Joe Connolly talks about professionals who’ve left their jobs to start their own businesses and how the New York Business Development Council helped them.

See local business owners give advice on how to grow a business when you check out the new WCBS Small Business videos at wcbs880.com/50 and click on "Small Business Spotlight."

Inc. Magazine recently spoke about the issue of following a passion no one wants to pay you for and how to make sure your passion follows you instead. 

Joe Connolly tells us what prices New York area businesses are selling for, according to BizBuySell. 

At the WCBS Small Business Breakfast, head of the SBA Linda McMahon advised not going too far afield when trying to expand your product line.

CPA Dennis Bartlett says many professional services firms doing well lately because of outsourcing.

High-end home services are an indicator of how the economy is doing, says CPA Dennis Bartlett of Cullari Carrico, LLC. Since nothing is happening in Washington, many businesses in this industry are tapping the breaks on their outlook for the rest of the year.

A lot of successful smaller businesses are choosing not to have a formal office address, according to CPA Dennis Bartlett of Cullari Carrico, LLC.

CPA Dennis Bartlett of Cullari Carrico, LLC says one reason business and professional services firms are doing well is because business has become so complicated you need experts.

Joe Connolly has the best pieces of quick advice from recent reports.