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Ichiro Ozawa is leaving Japan's ruling party, undermining Prime Minister Noda's grip on power.

The Accidental Entrepreneur
Take to the Street (Fairs) This Summer
Setting up a booth at street fairs, festivals and other outdoor events can give entrepreneurs insight into customers' shopping habits and access to a new market.

Friday Must-Reads
What you should read today on start-ups and small businesses.
Mixed Small Business Reaction to Health Ruling
While there's more certainty about what is expected of small-businesses owners come 2014, some say they are still worried about high insurance premiums.
Health Law Decision Disappoints Business-Owner Plaintiffs
The business owners who had been chosen to represent the legal challenge to the Obama administration's health-care overhaul Thursday expressed disappointment that the law was upheld by the Supreme Court.
What Decision Means for Your Small Business
The Supreme Court decision Thursday upholds the Affordable Care Act. But as a small-business owner, you may wonder what that means for you.
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Survey: Business Owners Struggle With Health-Care Law
Small-business owners and CEOs are struggling to understand how one of the key elements of the health-care legislation affects their firms, according to a new survey by The Wall Street Journal and Vistage International.
Businesses Fret After Immigration Ruling
Some Arizona business owners say they're concerned about how immigrants will view Arizona's enforcement going forward.
Wheeling and Dealing for New Domain Names
Entrepreneurs and big companies are battling one another for the rights to manage hot new Web address endings, including .app, .home and .book. A gathering will give some the opportunity to horsetrade or duke it out.
Small Businesses Remain Wary of IPOs
The JOBS Act was meant to encourage small firms to go public, but most continue to look elsewhere for capital, a study finds.
Larry Ellison to Buy Hawaiian Island
Larry Ellison, the billionaire CEO of Oracle, has struck a deal to buy the bulk of the Hawaiian island of Lanai.
- Photos: Lanai's Beaches and Peaks
Health-Care Tax Credit Eludes Some
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses are excluded from claiming a health-care tax credit, and many blame overly narrow restrictions.
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Mayor Taps Official to Aid Small Businesses
In one of the first attempts to preserve some of his administration's policies after he leaves office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to establish a new office to help businesses, especially smaller ones, navigate city bureaucracy.
Goodbye PowerPoint
Small businesses are increasingly using iPad apps to make sales presentations, citing the flexibility, portability, intimacy, and an element of the unexpected as all being good for sales. Will the iPad ultimately dethrone PowerPoint as the standard software for presentations?
Landing a Job at an Ad Tech Start-Up
Start-ups focused on advertising technology are booming as brands struggle to go digital. Here's how to make the connections and hone the skills you'll need to land a job at one.
Small Employers Welcome Work Permits for Young Immigrants
A new policy to stop deporting some undocumented aliens lets businesses off the hook for the job of policing immigrant workers, small-business groups say.
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A Young Entrepreneur's Sweet Idea
Starting a candy brand from scratch might seem ill-fated. But 15-year-old Nicky Bronner, with the help of his well-connected father, is out to build a business with products that contain only natural ingredients.

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Ground Zero in Greek-Yogurt Craze
Chobani, which is widely credited with launching the Greek yogurt craze in the U.S., landed on shelves only five years ago. Company founder Hamdi Ulukaya talks about how he built his company.
Where We Work
A Haven for Aged Super Heroes
Metropolis Collectibles Inc., a 14-person firm, buys and sells vintage comics. It recently sold an Action Comics #1 from 1938 (which debuted Superman) for $2.2 million. Take a look inside.

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Financing

Should Equity-Based Crowd Funding Be Legal?
Yes, says Dave Lavinsky, because businesses would get access to many more potential investors with a strong motivation to become loyal customers. No, says John M. Torrens, because it would create complications for people on both sides of the transaction, and there are better ways to get capital to entrepreneurs.
Tax Credits for 'Angels' Get Clipped
Raise Cash on Crowdfunding Sites

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Hardship Inspired Franchise
Family hardship gave 41-year-old Shelly Sun the impetus to start a home-care franchising business.
Tough Times for Franchising
Franchises, on a Smaller Scale

Building Your Business

Bringing a Winery to Brooklyn
Two friends got the idea to launch the Brooklyn Winery after taking several trips to New Jersey to make wine. They knew little about the process but wanted to bring the experience to New Yorkers. Here's a look at their wine bar and event space.
10 Things Your Employees Won't Say
Fire These Employees to Boost Your Business

Technology

Google Tweaks Search, Hurting Firms
Google changed its search algorithm last month, seeking to downplay sites it suspects of artificially boosting their rankings. Now some small businesses say they are scrambling to avoid being relegated to the Internet's junk bin.
'Pivoting' Pays Off for Entrepreneurs
Should Small Businesses Get New Top-Level Domains?

Management Headlines

Barclays Chairman to Step Down
Marcus Agius will step down from Barclays as soon as Monday, amid fallout from the bank's $453 million settlement of probe into Libor manipulation.
Women in Asia Face Barriers to Top Jobs
In Wynn's Macau Deal, a Web of Political Ties

Small Business How-To Guide

How to Decide if Entrepreneurship is Right for You
Starting a business is a lot like becoming a parent. Not only do you have to prepare for your start-up emotionally and financially, but you have to be committed to its constant needs until it's mature enough to hum along on its own. And even then (much like a child) it will always need you in some capacity, no matter how old it gets.
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Fireworks Sales Look to Pop as Curbs Ease
Fireworks retailers may have a new reason to celebrate this Independence Day—if they can figure out how to crack states that now welcome their business.
- Video: Sales Poised to Take Off
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Competing With Amazon on Amazon
Thousands of small merchants depend on Amazon.com to reach customers who otherwise wouldn't know they exist. But some complain that Amazon itself often spots their popular products and then starts muscling in.
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Citrix Turns to Start-Ups to Stay Hip
The growth of cloud computing, a proliferation of mobile devices in the office and the ever-blurring line between personal and business computing are compelling Citrix to look further ahead than before.
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Small Banks Put Up 'For Sale' Sign
A growing number of tiny community banks are deciding it's time to sell, frustrated by costly, new regulations and limited growth prospects.
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The Coming Shakeout for App Makers
The apps business is open to virtually anyone with a good idea, but marketing and selling the app remains a crude undertaking, writes Dennis Berman.
- Developers to Apple: Promote Our Apps!
- Apple Adds Online Gaming Options
Local Grocer Cultivates a Following
San Francisco's Bi-Rite Market, the go-to grocery for many of the city's foodies who don't mind paying more for the store's organic products, is getting ready to build on its success.

About the Small Business Team

The Wall Street Journal's small business team breaks news and delivers features on entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing small businesses. From start-up financing to selling a business, we cover the emerging trends and major issues, in print and online.

Email: Send tips or questions to smalltalk@wsj.com

Contributors

Vanessa O'Connell
Small Business Editor
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Sarah E. Needleman
Assistant Small Business Editor
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Angus Loten
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Emily Maltby
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Back-to-School Sales Creep Forward
Summer is barely here and it's already time to think about back-to-school—shopping, that is. Retailers are starting some back-to-school advertising sooner than in recent years.
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Stocks Surge, but End Quarter in the Red
By VITO J. RACANELLI
Market uncertainty eases on European plan to bolster troubled banks. Stocks finish up 2% on the week. Plus: Why U.S.-centric stocks have outperformed—and why that could change.
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Toyota to Recall Lexus SUVs
Toyota is expanding its recall of vehicles to fix a problem with floor mats that could lead to the accelerator pedal being entrapped.
- Photos: Toyota Models in Trouble
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