Tax divide: A plan to avoid taxmageddeon without hurting small businesses? Experts agree it's possible, but they don't all recommend the same path. Washington Post.

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Pot potential: Following the approval of a recreational marijuana measure, pot dispensaries are ready for business. But they must still comply with a long list of regulations.

Franchising 101: In a shaky economy, many franchises are putting owners through training to make sure they know the business and don't get derailed by problems. WSJ.

Seller financing: When buying a new business, nothing boosts confidence in a deal like getting the previous owner to put some skin in the game.

Stretched seasons: How house painters, tax preparers, exterminators, Halloween retailers and others are extending their seasonal
