Dawn Fotopulos

Dawn Fotopulos is the founder of BestSmallBizHelp.com, a site dedicated to helping struggling solopreneurs. The site is home to an array of valuable tools for small business owners that will guide you through all the steps necessary to develop a successful small business. Dawn also serves as Associate Professor of Business at The King’s College in NY. She’s a frequent commentator at MSNBC’s “Your Business,” the NY Times Small Business Summit, the Kaufmann Foundation’s Fast Track Program, and Forbes.

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How to Account for Startup Costs with Online Businesses

Mary F. is reading Accounting for the Numberphobic and she wants to know how to account for development costs for her startup business. Here’s her question:

How to Save a $6MM Business

I love my students. They’re interesting people, hardworking, funny and talented. They come from interesting families too. Three months ago one of them asked me to speak to her parents about their business to see if we could get them on a more profitable path.

6 New Resolutions for Small Businesses

Now that we’re almost two months into 2015, you may have fallen off the path towards meeting your personal New Year’s resolution. If you own a business, there’s still more than three quarters left in the fiscal year to hit your financial goals.

3 Ways to Cut Expenses

I’m on a mission to cut expenses this year. Truth be told, I’ve been sloppy and have not paid attention to fees and charges in 2014 like I should have.

3 Tips to Say Thank You to Your Small Business Customers

Small Business Saturday might be over, but the shopping season has just begun. So what’s a great, low cost way to say “thank you” to your best customers?

6 Numbers That Drive the Success of Your Business

Gina Bianchini of Mightybell asked what specific measures do I look at regularly. Here’s what I said in answer to her question:

How to Protect Gross Margin with a Service Business

When you’re in a service business your cost of goods sold is really your cost of sales or the value of your time since you don’t have a physical product.

Pricing, Networking, and Value

Jenni from the Quick Books Self Employed Community says the following: “I always feel like my prices are too high, yet when I see my competition, their prices are almost double mine.”

How Small Businesses Can Save Green While Going Green

Greening your business is a smart move but it also can be an expensive one. Here are six ways businesses at every size can minimize their environmental impact while boosting the bottom line.

How to Start a Photography Business

Here are four tips to position your business to make real money (and avoid sleepless nights). You’ll have a business and not just an expensive hobby.