Getting Funding
You know the clich+¿: it takes money to make money. It may be just a rationalization when hopefully uttered in a casino, but in your small business it's a truism. Even if your business plan calls for instant profitability, almost all businesses need initial funding to get up and running.

Global Digital Rights Management (DRM) Industry
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Digital Rights Management (DRM) Industry This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Digital Rights Management (DRM) in US$ Millions by the following Segments: Media & Entertainment DRM, Enterprise DRM, and Software DRM.

Your Company's Credit
More than one aspiring filmmaker tells the story of completing a first film project with a little gumption and a maxed-out credit card. Believe it or not, starting a business isn't much different. Small business owners rely on credit, both for getting their businesses off the ground and for keeping them afloat -- though most entrepreneurs will tap more resources than a single piece of plastic.

Structuring The Business
Determining how to structure your business is a potentially complicated decision. Your options include sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and limited liability company, and each carries with it potential benefits and disadvantages with regard to the legal and financial obligatons of your business. Ultimately, the choice will be based on your individual goals and style of doing business.

Your Company's PR
There's a popular saying that there's no such thing as bad PR. For your business, bad PR is, in fact, a bad thing. PR, or public relations, is how your business interacts with the public, frequently via media outlets. Large companies often make PR a subset of their larger marketing efforts, but for a small business, PR can be especially important because it may be the only marketing available.

Koyote Software Announces the Launch of Free MP3-WMA Converter
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- () -- With many elite and free media converter products already taking the online world by storm, Koyote Software is today pleasing audio fans everywhere by launching their latest product -- Free MP3 WMA Converter. The free software will put an end to the confusion often caused while downloading audio in different formats, as the company explains: "Often a user will download an audio file, only to find that it isn't compatible with the device they plan to listen to it on," says the company's Yogev Tuval.

Hiring Staff
As a small business owner, every employee you hire is a crucial part of your team. Employees who dodge responsibility, fail to address customer concerns, or just don't care are significant liabilities to any enterprise, all the more so when the company is small. Companies only succeed when everyone works together as a team --whether it's to help make products, deal honestly with suppliers, or interact with customers.

Sage Achieves Oracle Database Ready Status
PARIS, January 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage ERP X3 Tested, Tuned and Ready to Runon Oracle Database Sage announced today that Sage ERP X3 has achieved Oracle Database Ready status through Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), demonstrating that Sage has fully tested and supports Sage ERP X3 on Oracle Database 11g Release 2.