There is a fundamental difference between business and personal finances when it comes to taxes. While this is bound to cause anxiety, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. To start you off on the right track for next year, here are seven financial faux pas that are commonly overlooked by small businesses.

It's a basic tenet of business - before you can make money you have to figure out how to spend it. Drafting a budget is a key way to help you turn your dreams for business success into reality. This article details why your business needs a budget, what components you should include in a budget, and how to get started drafting a budget, and how to use the budget to better your business performance.

There seems to be no end to the range of declared "SEO truths" for local mom and pop shops. Search Engine Optimization strategies that work for the big brands differ from those that work for small, local players, so it’s no wonder that so many local marketers end up confused about how to really use SEO to build their businesses. Here's a list of five frequently heard claims about local SEO, followed by their corresponding truths.

You don't have to know everything about SEO to start reaping the benefits of it. There are some small but important search engine optimization changes you can make right away. Here are 5 simple things you can do today to improve your SEO.

A first-person account of a car wash owner from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. "It's a very weather-related business. We don't hope for rainy days to get the cars dirty. We want the sunny skies. You really need good weather," owner Jon Sobieski said.

The Albuquerque car wash made famous in the hit TV series "Breaking Bad" has been sold. Tucson, Ariz.-based Mister Car Wash announced Thursday it was buying all six Albuquerque locations of Octopus Car Wash, including the one that regularly appeared in the hit AMC show.

One day in 1983 Mark Lowenstern was flipping through Ski Magazine when a top 10 list caught his eye: the best jobs to have in a ski town. The publication listed part-time jobs such as bartender and car wash owner — gigs that would allow a skier to make some cash and still hit the slopes. Twenty years later Mark still gets on the mountain, biking or skiing and makes it to work at the car wash in Truckee.

Waterdrops Car Wash is expanding and a second location site has been chosen and approved by the city council. The car wash tunnel building will be approximately 4,290 square feet, including a cashier booth. The self-service vacuum stalls will be covered by two canopies totaling approximately 6,449 square feet. The canopies are designed to cover all 22 vacuum stalls, and are architecturally integrated into the car wash tunnel.