Creating Conditions for Small Businesses to Thrive

Creating Conditions for Small Businesses to Thrive

Stacey Lawson  05.29.2012
By investing in our small businesses, we invest in job growth. One of the best ways to help small businesses lift more Americans into the...
Small Business Week Wrap-up: A Reminder to Keep Our Entrepreneurs Top of Mind All Year Long

Small Business Week Wrap-up: A Reminder to Keep Our Entrepreneurs Top of Mind All Year Long

John Arensmeyer  05.29.2012
By passing the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, lawmakers can give entrepreneurs some well-deserved relief. It would not only better...
It Ain't Over: They Ditched Their Jobs In The Stock Market For Pickles

It Ain't Over: They Ditched Their Jobs In The Stock Market For Pickles

Jessy Whitehead  05.29.2012
One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't...
How About National BIG Business Week?

How About National BIG Business Week?

Gene Marks  05.23.2012
It's the big companies in this country that are truly the engines of our economic growth. It may be politically correct to celebrate the...
From Waiting Tables To Wardrobing Hollywood Stars: 'I Knew I Wanted More'

From Waiting Tables To Wardrobing Hollywood Stars: 'I Knew I Wanted More'

Jessy Whitehead  05.23.2012
One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't...

Private-company Sales, Margin Growth Continue

Mary Ellen Biery  05.22.2012
Privately held U.S. companies -- the millions of businesses that drive job creation and GDP -- are growing sales so far this year at about...
Small Businesses Support 'All of the Above' Energy Policy That Balances Public Land Protection

Small Businesses Support 'All of the Above' Energy Policy That Balances Public Land Protection

John Arensmeyer  05.21.2012
Taking smart steps to preserve natural assets is good for business, plain and simple, according to job creators. They're the backbone of...
Why Facebook Is Killing Silicon Valley

Why Facebook Is Killing Silicon Valley

Steve Blank  05.21.2012
What's great for making tons of money may not be the same as what's great for innovation or for our country.

Five Things Small Business Owners Need to Know About Capitol Hill

Bill Cheney  05.17.2012
If small business owners want to see more credit available, they need to keep their eye on Washington as much as their local lending institutions....
Crowdfunding Secrets: Five Ways to Build an Amazing Campaign

Crowdfunding Secrets: Five Ways to Build an Amazing Campaign

Scott Steinberg  05.17.2012
While no equity or ownership stake has previously changed hands in exchange for contributions, the recent passage of the JOBS Act may prove...

Designer Co-Founder Series: Fab.com

Chris Johnson  05.15.2012
A design shopping site emerges, investors line up, and soon Demi Moore is tweeting about sales and signups go moonward. It all happened....

Two Heads Are Better Than One

Dr. Douglas C. Merrill  05.14.2012
People come pre-wired with expectations of how businesses should be run. Do people show up for work at 9:00 a.m.? Is it OK to show up for...

Hear the One About the Lawyer Who Started a Company?

Chris Johnson  05.14.2012
He realized he wanted to build things more than be a lawyer. So he left Cahill Gordon & Reindel and taught himself to code, learning Ruby...
Tax Credit Report: 7 in 10 Small Businesses Eligible for Combined $15.4 Billion in Healthcare Tax Credits

Tax Credit Report: 7 in 10 Small Businesses Eligible for Combined $15.4 Billion in Healthcare Tax Credits

John Arensmeyer  05.10.2012
The reality is, most small businesses operate within thin profit margins. And that means they're less likely than big businesses to be...