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It’s easy to lose focus when you can’t turn down a business opportunity. Here’s how Tony Hawk learned the value of sticking with what you know.Tony Hawk knows that when you’re hurtling down a halfpipe into an aerial spin, losing focus could get you seriously hurt. After co-founding a skateboard company in 1991, Hawk learned that distractions in the business world can be equally dangerous…

A new exhibit at New York’s Tenement Museum explores a century of the city’s immigrant small-business owners, while the city government champions its growing tech startup community.

What to look for in a candidate’s resume and application.

Politicians aren’t the only movers and shakers in the U.S. capital. A highly educated population and revitalized urban core make Washington D.C. an ideal spot for launching a new venture, according to these eight startups.

Andrew Mason of Groupon gets booted, coders are the new rock stars, the business community rallies around same-sex marriage, fashion pioneer Marc Ecko on creativity, Honey Boo Boo tries entrepreneurship, how to become more likeable and why, top tech trends, Duck Dynasty shows America what redneck’ing is all about… This week’s notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps:

A killer company name isn’t just about finding something that sounds right. Here are six things to keep in mind.What you call a new venture can very well turn out to be one of the most important decisions you will make in the early days of a company. The business name will dictate which Web domain you can register, your trademark, and how people identify what you do…

Join the conversation on economic realities. Learn some benchmarks of small business success, plus check out a variety of helpful tools and resources from around the web that may help you run your business more efficiently and economically.

When it comes to launching a business, you can make countless excuses, but you have to have faith. Here’s how to confidently take the plunge.

Think your company is too small? Chinese hackers see many small businesses as a backdoor to the bigger target – that makes you a target, too.

We’re highlighting small businesses from around the country as nominated by you, our readers. If your favorite small business is using Twitter to communicate with customers, let us know about it @fbsmallbiz with the hashtag #mysbc, and it may be featured as an upcoming Small Business Spotlight.

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