Small Business Entrepeneurs

Building Brand, Community and Customer Loyalty: An Interview With Gillian Muessig (Part Two)

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.22.2012

Penny C. Sansevieri

"If your customers are not ready to buy, help them to be profitable enough so that they can buy. When it is time to buy, they will want to buy from you, because you were the one who helped them get there."

Enthusiasm and Entrepreneurship in Vietnam

Karen Leland | Posted 04.23.2012

Karen Leland

As small business owners, we have become so overburdened and overwhelmed by the constant bombardment of our marketing to-do list and social media strategies, I think we sometimes forget that what should ultimately drive our small businesses is enthusiasm.

Investors Seek Entrepreneurs With Fire in the Belly

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.21.2012

Marty Zwilling

If you think you want to be your own boss and run your own business, look in the mirror to see if you have the right traits to be an entrepreneur. Here are some key ones to look for.

Innovation Crisis in Black America, Pt. 1

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Green

There is a crisis occurring in 12.3% of the American population, otherwise known as Black America. The crumbling economic infrastructure of the natio...

You Aren't in Kansas Anymore

Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Wilson Solovic

Upon entry to the land of small business, remember people here speak a different language. No one cares what you used to do for Big Name Company. It's up to you to prove your value.

A Whistle-Stop to Opportunity

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Angela Glover Blackwell

We need smarter, more targeted spending. We must invest in the people, places and projects that will spread the most opportunity to communities that need it.