The following are recently issued business licenses in Henrico County. A Bella Services Inc. (accountant); licensee same, 6010 N. Crestwood Ave., Henrico...

Only 60 days left until April 15. Are you at least thinking of filing your taxes? If so, see if any of these tips will help you: •Get free tax filing...

Let your income-tax return guide your moves in 2010 The future is now. Use your 2009 tax return as a line-by-line blueprint for constructing your 2010...

Having a child when you’re still a child makes it harder to become the kind of adult you’d like to be, especially if that dream of adulthood...

Is that some piece of rosy propaganda put out by housing lobbyists to stimulate more homebuying? Not unless you consider Federal Reserve economists to...

You know the symptoms when the waiter delivers the bill: the sweaty palms, the frog in your throat, the brain cramps. It’s the tipping guilt trip....

Over the years, I’ve written about how to save on your homeowner’s or auto policies. Bundling them with one company often cuts your bill by...

The evolution of exchange-traded funds took a giant leap forward last week, but most investors missed it. Soon, however, it may be hard to ignore. Fidelity...

You can manage without a telephone, she would say. You can take the bus and get by without a car. But you can’t live comfortably if you don’t...

Before perennials and corsages became a daily staple in Steve Papoulakos’ life, he sat in pre-med classes at Lehman College in Bronx, N.Y. But the...

The following are recently issued business licenses in Richmond. Branch n Out Detailing (personal services); licensee Michael Branch, 1605 Edwards Ave.,...

Patrick M. Gibrall; 2112 E. Main St., addition, $55,000. Frances G. Goldstein, owner; Winters Contracting & Consulting, contractor; 3324 W. Franklin...

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Oliver R. Singleton is one of the Richmond’s networking experts—for small-business owners, nonprofit boards or large companies looking for...

The following are recently issued business licenses in Henrico County. True HD (personal services); licensee Ciamack Azimpour, 900 Pump Road, Henrico 23238....

Metro Business asked Fred Esposito, a counselor at SCORE, a national small-business counseling organization that has a Richmond chapter, about what someone...

The following are recently issued business licenses in Chesterfield County. Sinai Books (retail merchant); licensee Akintunde Akinlabi, 5232 Castlewood...

Merchants in Carytown, long regarded as one of the Richmond area’s more unique shopping areas, are looking to sell the district’s hometown...

The deduction for using part of your home for business purposes—popularly known as the home-office deduction—used to be something scary. It...

Indicators MONDAY Nothing scheduled. TUESDAYCommerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for December. Labor Department releases job openings...

NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS HCH Professional Insurance Services has opened at 25225 Harwell Drive in Petersburg. PARTNERSHIP Base Camp Realty of Richmond is...

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New members on the board of directors for Commonwealth Parenting are: Joseph R. Rudisill with Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital; Timothy R. Harris...

Jacquelyn Cowan New position: director, Project LIFE (Living Independently, Focusing on Empowerment) Previous position: independent-living coordinator...

Take note, you companies that sell professional business-to-business services: Your buyers are online. Are you there, too, with a distinctive Web presence?...

Posted on the Biz Buzz Blog last week Circuit City has put off a hearing on its plan of reorganization—again. It’s the third time that it’s...

The following are recent business bankruptcy petitions filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Case Number: 10-30495 Burning Bush LLC, Henrico County Assets: $562,900...