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January 11, 2011 -- 10:00 a.m. EST 10 Reasons to Start a Business This Year Here are 10 good reasons to take the plunge this January instead of procrastinating until 2012.   *  *  * Business Owners Strive for a Better 2011 Entrepreneurs often resolve to enhance their business or take it to a new level. Here's how some owners are planning to meet those goals this year.   *  *  * Outlook for Small Businesses in 2011 After years of gloom, the clouds could lift a little for small businesses in 2011, though improvements are expected to be only marginal.   *  *  * Five Tips for Managing Your To-Do List How entrepreneurs can turn a task list into a productive, money-making machine.   *  *  * Management Flubs Made by Rookie Bosses Supervising employees is difficult job for many business owners to master. Here's a look at leadership mistakes entrepreneurs confess to having made—and how you can avoid them.   Tough Year for Business? Try Living in a Disaster Zone While U.S. entrepreneurs continued to struggle in 2010—facing tight credit markets and weak consumer spending—those problems paled in comparison to what business owners faced in the world's more troubled regions.   *  *  * Pizza Chain Seeks Slice of Bicultural Pie Pizza Patrón, a 100-unit restaurant chain that has long catered to a Spanish-speaking clientele, is turning its charms on English speakers.   *  *  * Public Relations, the Hard Way From BP's oil spill to Apple's "antennagate," 2010 saw more than its fair share of corporate crises. Here's a look at how some companies handled the heat.   *  *  * Year in Review: Are IPOs Gone for Good? The downturn slowed initial public offerings. Will they return? • Vote: Has your company postponed an IPO?   *  *  * Entrepreneurs Seek Input From Outsiders Christopher Brereton From left to right, the founders of Vapur, Brent Reinke, David Czerwinski and Jason Carignan Small businesses are increasingly tapping online communities to save time and money on product development.   *  *  * Start-Up Scoops Up Unsold Tickets A start-up with several high-profile backers is planning to unveil a system it says will help sell some of the millions of concert and sports tickets that go unsold every year.   *  *  * Money Hunt Clean-Tech Start-Ups Eye Funding Shift Clean-tech entrepreneurs are eyeing an expected shift in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program from big solar and wind projects to emerging technologies, like carbon capture.   *  *  * Enterprise New Pitch for Start-Up Visas With the latest immigration reform efforts fading in the Senate, immigrant entrepreneurs are holding out hope for a bipartisan bill that would ease visa restrictions on foreign-owned start-ups.   *  *  * Small Business Report When Parents and Children Go Into Business Call it the ultimate test of the parent-child relationship: starting a company together. A number of families are giving it a shot, and they often find that teaming up brings strong advantages. • Today's Business Tip: Go See a Movie • Legal Advice ... on a Budget • Read the full report.   Follow WSJ on Facebook and Twitter.