Where do you go if you need money for your startup? Of course the usual suspects are friends and family, bank loans, and increasingly, crowdfunding. But today I want to suggest that you spread your wings even further and consider the possibility of getting angel investments from across the globe.

We all know the lousy stats -- unemployment still hovers above 8 percent, manufacturing continues to recede, unions are out of fashion, people are underemployed, and the two parties blame each other.

Is there a solution?

You bet, and in fact, it is already in full swing.

What...

What do you do if you have been out of work for 99 weeks, your unemployment is running out and you have no prospects? What do you do if you are a 30-something, have two kids at home and the thought of not having a flexible schedule bums you out?...

I just took the best plane ride ever. It wasn't the second best plane ride, it was The. Best. Plane. Ride. Ever.

On board were about 250 entrepreneurs who were headed from New York to London with the express purpose of taking their small businesses global. After London, they...

I recently returned from the World Entrepreneurship Forum in Lyon, France, where I had a chance to mix and mingle with some of the best entrepreneurs on the planet. In attendance were businessmen from Britain, entrepreneurs from Africa, and experts from Asia, begging the question:

What do...

It seems that everyone is talking about ways to go green right now. And while most businesses like the idea of making their venture more eco-friendly. There also seems to be a common misconception that going green is too expensive, too difficult, or both.

Well, I am here to tell...

A little story:

In the late 1970s a farming commune in rural China was so poor that it could not even feed its own people. They were, quite literally, starving.

Finally, one night, the farmers got together in secret and made a pact that could have meant death: They...

(Evian, France) Sitting here at the World Entrepreneur Forum I am struck that Barack Obama may be the best entrepreneur in the world.

The event is both impressive and inspiring. Created by KPMG and the Emlyon Business School, and "under the high patronage of Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, President of...

Who is really the best candidate for small business? The answer may surprise you.

Pardon the pun, but this determination is no small thing and the candidates know it:

* 99 percent of all business in this country is small business (the vast majority have 10 employees or less)