A majority of small-business owners prefer LinkedIn, according to a Wall Street Journal and Vistage International survey.

Valentine's Day is Thursday and it's one of the busiest days of the year for online retailers. It's also a busy day for online cybercriminals who use the flurry of purchasing activity as an opportunity to steal credit card information and spread computer viruses and worms.

Want to network or learn new skills this week? Here's where and when to go.

Jane Currin, a Raleigh Pampered Chef consultant, is one of millions of entrepreneurs who have turned to direct sales as a way to start their own business and make extra money.

Backstory:  It won't take long for Zydeco Downtown to transition the Raleigh restaurant from Super Bowl Sunday to Fat Tuesday. After all, New Orleans is never far from owner Antwan Harris' mind. Harris won the Super Bowl twice in his NFL career, the first in the Big Easy with the New England Patriots in 2002.

Guest Columnist:  Clinical social worker Paige Armstrong urges clients to get specific and come up with smarter goals, a technique based on Money Habitudes, a financial personality tool created by Syble Solomon.

Small business owners have to handle a lot of responsibilities to keep their business running. Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges asked owners how they manage their time and what tools they use.

Ask the experts:  If small business owners don't manage money well, they risk not being able to pay their employees or rent, and could ultimately go out of business.

oGoing has developed a free social networking app for small business owners, startups and entrepreneurs.

Want to mingle and get small business tips? Here's where to go and when.

According to a Lake Research Partners for Small Business Majority survey released last week, 80 percent of small business owners see a need for stricter rules for financial institutions and Wall Street.

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