Reposted from the old blog. I double checked most of these links, and ditched a few, but I may have missed some. Hope they are of use.

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• Choosing a Retirement Solution for Your Small Business It helps small business owners understand the various retirement savings vehicles available to them and encourages them to start a plan for themselves and their employees.
• 401(k) Plans for Small Business – It highlights a 401(k) plan’s advantages, some of the options and responsibilities of an employer in setting up and operating a 401(k), and the different types of 401(k) plans.
• Applying for a Loan
• Business Plan Basics
• Checklist for Starting a Business
• Crossing the Bridge to Self-Employment A Federal Microenterprise Resource Guide
• Financing Basics
• Guide for Retirement Plan Management for Small Business SBA’s interactive website to help small business owners understand roles, responsibilities and resources for retirement plans. Business owners who seek out information about retirement plans help protect themselves from risk. The information on this site can help small business owners understand roles, responsibilities and resources for retirement plans.
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• Is Entrepreneurship for You?
• Marketing Basics
• Multilevel Marketing Plans Explains how MLMs work to sell goods or services through distributors. Cautions consumers to watch out for “pyramiding”- the illegal practice of paying commissions for recruiting distributors.
• SBA Financing Programs
• Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource
• Small Business Startup Guide
• Training How to Start a Small Business
• Writing the Business Plan

Most of the posts this month have been uploaded from our old site, so I hope you guys aren’t too disappointed at the lack of original blogging.

I am very deeply involved in my work these days and can barely concentrate on anything else. Also, the Leechblock has me in its grip. That thing is merciless.

I had to temporarily bypass it to do the work on the new website, and between that and some other not-at-the-board obligations, I lost nearly two weeks of drawing time!

Very little progress made from a full day’s work, lately.

I had started a new project and sat down to do my layouts only to realize the proportions of the new book were to be completely different than my other works. None of my layouts would do. Back to – oh, dare I say it – the drawing board.

Further irritation: Got the templates via email. They were created with non-photo blue. Non photo blue which would not print. Not even on my printer. Even the people in the publisher’s art department could not get the template to print. What the heck was up with that Photoshop file?

After a frustrating evening, I finally realized “Hey, I know how to draw simple shapes in Photoshop, all by myself!” so I did. Black lines applied. Wow! It’s so easy!

Duh. I keep forgetting I have a computer.

I measured the templates carefully to enlarge them to fit my drawing paper, only to realize I had measured carefully and yet wrong. There goes two more hours of drawing.

I swear I know how to use a ruler.

I don’t mean to give the impression I am experiencing deeply annoying days of wheel spinning worthlessness, because I am quite alert and working very hard. But progress is slow, and it is always on those days when you can least afford it that one does something profoundly stupid that gums the works. And then the self hatred bubbles over and the only cure for the deep wound to the superego is ice cream.

I just got my car back from the shop (again) and desperately hope it doesn’t die tomorrow because I need to go to Fedex. However, we are supposed to have a winter storm, so I may get stuck. I have to get my stuff off to New York Comic Con. I’ve got a couple of finished commissions I have to pack, too.

Frankly, I would just like to get out of here a bit, and get some city sights. I would like to go to Starbucks, and maybe buy some nice gloves.

Since I last posted pics of my office, I moved the furniture and it is even more comfortable in here, though I am sure the new treadmill will take up lots of room (it’s still in the garage.)

Now, my board sits right in front of the window where the birds feed all day. Delightful! Often, several times every evening, raccoons climb up to have a treat. Can’t seem to get a decent photo. Dead annoying.

Every time I see them, I wish I had a kitty.

Here’s a commission I did for Christian Berntsen. Quite fun. Meant to get double duty out of it by using it as a trading card design but the editor went for something else.