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Deere & Co Profits Up 15 Percent

AP | JOSH FUNK | Posted 11.08.2011

Strong sales of Deere & Co.'s farm equipment pushed up the company's third-quarter net income by 15 percent, and it boosted its 2011 outlook after bea...

America's 10 Most Durable Brands And Their Logos

Daily Finance | Douglas McIntyer | Posted 05.25.2011

They're the brands you can't help but know, with logos that nearly everyone will recognize. They're companies founded back in the 1800s that became th...

FDIC Forum Ignores #1 Challenge for Small Businesses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

Let's just try something crazy like not giving federal small business contracts to some of the biggest companies in the world, and instead direct those dollars to the nation's 27 million small businesses.

12 Famous Companies' Surprising Beginnings

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011

Quick, when you think of Nokia, what immediately comes to mind? Cell phones, right? Most of us would be surprised to know that Nokia didn't start out ...

Harleys to Hanoi: How Foreign Consumers Can Rev Up U.S. Growth

Ed Gerwin | Posted 05.25.2011

Ed Gerwin

The United States virtually invented the modern middle class. Today, our exporters must reach out to the global middle class, and our government must assure that foreign trade barriers don't stand in the way.

Farm-Inspired Fashion: The Next Big Idea?

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Patrick Sauer | Posted 08.10.2011

Sure, Old MacDonald had himself a successful farm, but these days, an oink oink here and a moo moo there just doesn't cut it. Farm Boy & Girl was star...

Freddy Jaramillo Of Cortez Goes On Backhoe Rampage

Posted 05.25.2011

A disgruntled and intoxicated Cortez man took out his frustration on Saturday afternoon by going on a rampage with his backhoe damaging a motel and fl...

Culture Zohn: Eero Saarinen Shaped the Future

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Patricia Zohn

2010-01-22-saarinen.jpg This is the conversation about architecture of the 2st Century. What counts most? Your fanny or your fancy?

Obama Will Allow Fortune 500 Firms to Receive Federal Small Business Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

Petaluma, Calif. - President-elect Barack Obama has dropped a campaign promise to end Bush Administration policies that have allowed Fortune 500 firms...

Obama Drops Campaign Promise to End Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

The surprisingly low priority Obama has given small business issues on his websites is a clear indication this is not going to be a pro small business administration.

Government Small Business Contracts Went to Fortune 500 Companies

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

Federal investigations clearly show that Fortune 500 corporations are the actual recipients of federal small business contracts, and yet the Bush administration continues to maintain that this is a myth.