The Venture Edge

I'm going to take a wild guess that you think you're pretty smart when it comes to your particular area of business. That is, if you've got a marketing firm, then you probably think you're pretty knowledgeable when it comes to all things marketing. Or if you've got a computer services company, you're pretty swift when it comes to questions about the computer industry.

As a business writer AND an entrepreneur, I love to read the latest statistics on business and economic trends. As such, one of my favorite online hangouts is Discover Small Business Watch. Each month the Discover number crunchers do a survey of small business owners, and the results are often quite illuminating.