This is a collection of posts from the latest blog carnivals that I feel are valuable to small business owners.

There are gems of information in all of these posts, so if the topic interests you, please read them.

What is a [tag]Blog Carnival[/tag]?

My personal favorite posts:

Entrepreneurship
• The Little Detail that Matters for Small [tag]Retailers[/tag]
• Entering Overfilled [tag]Market Sectors[tag]
• [tag]Naming a business[/tag], product or service
• Buying an [tag]Online Business[/tag]

Personal Finance & Investing
• [tag]Breakeven Point[/tag] Before Real Returns
• Uninterrupted Prosperity
• [tag]Stated Income Loans[/tag] May Pop the [tag]Housing Bubble[/tag]
• Circumventing Late Fee Anger

Blog Carnivals Referenced
• Carnival of the Capitalists

This is a collection of posts from the latest blog carnivals that I feel are valuable to small business owners.

There are gems of information in all of these, so if the topic interests you, please read them. You may learn something new.

What is a [tag]Blog Carnival[/tag]?

My personal favorite posts:

Marketing and Advertising
• The Workhorse of [tag]Sales Letters[/tag]: The Opening Paragraph
• Simplified [tag]Marketing Plans[/tag] for the Real World
• Dumb [tag]Advertising[/tag]!

Entrepreneurship
• Being a Successful [tag]Business Owner[/tag]
• You Will Be Successful… In 5 Years
• The Danger of Short-cuts in Writing [tag]Business Plans[/tag]

Taxation
• The [tag]Fat Tax[/tag] Doesn’t Work
• [tag]Alternative Minimum Tax[/tag] Discussion
• Whither the [tag]Estate Tax[/tag]?
• [tag]Death Tax[/tag] Debate
• Is the [tag]IRS[/tag] picking on small businesses?

Personal Finance
• Get Financially Secure, Not Rich
• [tag]College Savings[/tag] Reality Check
• Not So Rewarding [tag]Credit Cards[/tag]
• Who Can you Trust with Your Money?

Blog Carnivals Referenced
• Carnival of the Capitalists
• Carnival of Personal Finance #53
• Carnival of Investing #27
• Carnival of Business #9

Begining this week, I will do a full roundup of my favorite blog carnival posts. There are several carnivals that feature great posts on the topic of finance, investing and business, that I don’t want to limit my list to just the Carnival of the Capitalists.

What is a [tag]Blog Carnival[/tag]?

My fpersonal post collection:

Managing
• Predictably Unpredictable (Part 1)
• Why Should I Help You?
• Too Much of a Good Thing?

Career
• 3 Questions for Your Prospective Boss
• Give Value First
• Breakthrough Manifesto (Part 1)
• Be the Best

Personal Finance
• The Role of Financial Advisors (Part 1)
• Gas Price Tips
• How the Middle Class Can Get Back on Solid Financial Ground
• Ten good rules-of-thumb for investing
• Making Early Retirement Happen
• Are all the Joneses overspenders?

Blog Carnivals Referenced:
• Carnival of the Capitalists #137
• Carnival of Personal Finance #49
• Carnival of Investing #23
• Carnival of Business #5