With all that is available to us, what we really struggle with is what Clay Shirky calls filter failure. Where should we put our attention? After all, we are where our attention takes us.

We know you've been doing it for years now, so why hide anymore? Instead, just tell the public what you're doing is yet another service you're providing, particularly if you concentrate on those groups that really make our lives worse.

When Roya Mahboob found out she was on Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world she thought it was a mistake.

It's been a rough week for the owners of Amy's Baking Company, featured recently on a May 10 episode of Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares"; but they...

The Marketplace Fairness Act is supposed to level the playing field between traditional brick and mortar storefronts and online stores. A lot of online stores that were started years ago and are just now beginning to really pick up steam will be hit the hardest.

If you want to be able to genuinely help another person and build a meaningful relationship, you have to know enough about the person to actually help them.

Co-working spaces can be a genuine boon to the often lonely pursuit of one's entrepreneurial dreams.

The insurance industry helped one of the nation's leading small business groups to push its anti-Obamacare message with a hefty financial donation, th...

During a recent Seattle University tele-seminar, artist Robbi Firestone fielded questions from a bright mix of art students, Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers preparing for second careers, and call-in listeners. Here are some of the highlights.

Really... no one should be "scared" about health care reform. But there are some scary things about this legislation. And the scariest things have to do with cost.

According to the Small Business Administration more than 65 percent of all jobs are created by small businesses. With that, it should be no surprise that there are events designed to celebrate and contribute to their success.

While the future of the legislation remains uncertain, it's time for our government to take a deeper look into the real impact this legislation will have on the little guys. U.S. small businesses are millions and millions strong and growing at astonishing rates.

CNBC: The Snuggie. The Flowbee. The Whoopee Cushion. The history of commerce is marked by small businesses that provoked skepticism in the exper...