As they enter the job market today, young people worldwide are looking for more than money. They want to better the world.

As entrepreneurs, they develop life-changing products, from new medical technology to safer cars, raising living standards and generating jobs in the process. Furthermore, entrepreneurship fosters an environment that...

To help explain the phenomenon of businesswomen running for 2010 political office, I asked Gina Raimondo, Democratic candidate for Rhode Island General Treasurer a few questions about her campaign. Raimondo is a Rhodes scholar, turned lawyer, turned venture capitalist, turned candidate for Rhode Island state treasurer. As the mother of...

Some have declared 2010 "The Year of the Woman" in politics. More apt, we should dub this year "The Year of the Businesswoman". Take a close look at the names on the fall election ballot. Many are seasoned businesswomen taking their first steps into the political arena.

This year...

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land
We hoped Santa Obama would bring fortune in hand.
Small businesses hung stockings by the chimney with care,
In hopes that stimulus funding soon would be there.

With unemployment at 10 percent, we're awake...