http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/small-business-news-and-trends Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/the-100-million-soap-entr_n_1553500.html 2012-05-29T14:05:47Z 2012-05-29T14:05:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In 2001, childhood friends Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry founded Method Products Inc., a maker of environmentally friendly cleaning and personal-care produ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/more-devices-brings-on-fe_n_1456036.html 2012-05-29T14:00:00Z 2012-05-29T14:02:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The growing trend toward BYOD (bring your own device) in the workplace is putting company data at risk, according to a survey by Mozy and Compass Part... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/data-backup">Data Backup</a>, <a href="/tag/survey-says">Survey Says</a>, <a href="/tag/computer-crash">Computer Crash</a>, <a href="/tag/computer-backup">Computer Backup</a>, <a href="/tag/company-data">Company Data</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/stolen-computer">Stolen Computer</a>, <a href="/tag/mozy">Mozy</a>, <a href="/tag/lost-data">Lost Data</a>, <a href="/tag/compass-partners">Compass Partners</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/what-small-business-can-l_n_1553441.html 2012-05-29T13:58:05Z 2012-05-29T13:58:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When I talk to people about Google and its organizational culture, they are equally fascinated and hopeless, believing that the magic behind Google li... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacey-lawson/small-business-tips_b_1541217.html 2012-05-29T13:08:14Z 2012-05-29T13:08:55Z Stacey Lawson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacey-lawson/ 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 middle class is to remove the economic barriers that are holding small businesses back. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/manufacturing-job">Manufacturing Job</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-america">Small Business America</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business">Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care-reform">Health Care Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/job-growth">Job Growth</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/gtar_n_1546302.html 2012-05-25T16:30:00Z 2012-05-25T16:42:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the past 15 years or so, you could say that there have been some interesting developments for the budding guitar players of the world. The rise of ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/incident">Incident</a>, <a href="/tag/iphone-guitar">Iphone Guitar</a>, <a href="/tag/gtar">Gtar</a>, <a href="/tag/rock-band">Rock Band</a>, <a href="/tag/kickstarter">Kickstarter</a>, <a href="/tag/kickstarter-guitar">Kickstarter Guitar</a>, <a href="/tag/guitar-hero">Guitar Hero</a>, <a href="/tag/how-to-play-guitar">How to Play Guitar</a>, <a href="/tag/learning-guitar">Learning Guitar</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/guitar">Guitar</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/12-characteristics-of-hig_n_1546213.html 2012-05-25T13:20:35Z 2012-05-25T13:20:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Some of the most admired companies are relatively young tech companies, like Facebook and Google. But do you have what it takes to work at a startup? ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/the-small-salon-priscilla_n_1546181.html 2012-05-25T13:11:03Z 2012-05-25T13:11:03Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When the rich and famous want to shop without hassle, some rent out stores for themselves while others trek to boutiques like Denver bridal shop Littl... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/small-business-index_n_1543319.html 2012-05-24T17:15:00Z 2012-05-24T17:34:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Citing increased liquidity and plans for expansion, small businesses started 2012 off on the right foot, according to a quarterly index from Capital O... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-hiring">Small Business Hiring</a>, <a href="/tag/capitol-one">Capitol One</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-survey">Small Business Survey</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/main-street">Main Street</a>, <a href="/tag/business-outlook">Business Outlook</a>, <a href="/tag/capitol-one-survey">Capitol One Survey</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-outlook">Small Business Outlook</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/romney-small-business-owners_n_1542684.html 2012-05-24T12:45:00Z 2012-05-24T12:57:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Small-business owners are leaning right leading up to the U.S. presidential election. Forty-nine percent of business owners plan to vote for presumpti... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/romney-small-business">Romney Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-small-business-vote">Barack Obama. Small Business Vote</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-voters">Small Business Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/manta">Manta</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-small-business">Obama Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/romney">Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/manta-poll">Manta Poll</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/the-new-alliance-to-suppo_n_1542696.html 2012-05-24T11:11:35Z 2012-05-24T11:11:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Think entrepreneurship is only for 20-something billionaire hopefuls?<br /> <br /> Karen Mills thinks otherwise.<br /> <br /> The chief of the Small Business Administrati... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/return-on-employee-investment_n_1539762.html 2012-05-24T10:00:00Z 2012-05-24T10:01:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Employees are the lifeblood of almost any company. They’re the group of people that work collectively -- often behind the scenes -- to ensure that e... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/return-on-investment">Return on Investment</a>, <a href="/tag/roeicom">ROEI.Com</a>, <a href="/tag/hiring-tips">Hiring Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/hiring">Hiring</a>, <a href="/tag/hr">Hr</a>, <a href="/tag/human-resources">Human Resources</a>, <a href="/tag/return-on-employee-investment">Return on Employee Investment</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/how-zuckerberg-snubbed-ph_n_1539479.html 2012-05-23T11:40:59Z 2012-05-23T11:40:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The image of a glowing, sun-dappled Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, posted to Zuck's Facebook account along with a status update after their surpr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/best-banks-small-business-loans_n_1522535.html 2012-05-22T14:45:00Z 2012-05-22T14:55:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When it comes to getting a loan for your small business, it may not come down to who you know, but where you go. Banking Grades, a new grading tool fr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/banking-grades">Banking Grades</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-loans">Small Business Loans</a>, <a href="/tag/best-banks">Best Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/multifunding">Multifunding</a>, <a href="/tag/worst-banks">Worst Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/worst-banks-for-small-business">Worst Banks for Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/ami-kassar">Ami Kassar</a>, <a href="/tag/best-banks-for-small-business">Best Banks for Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-lending">Small Business Lending</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/entrepreneur-bankrolls-ge_n_1536223.html 2012-05-22T11:35:15Z 2012-05-22T11:35:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ SAN DIEGO — If Americans ever eat genetically engineered fast-growing salmon, it might be because of a Soviet biologist turned oligarch turned gover... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/small-biz-owners-not-excited-about-crowdfunding_n_1533815.html 2012-05-21T14:55:28Z 2012-05-21T14:55:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners aren't excited about a new law that will allow them to raise money by soliciting investors on the Internet, ac... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/jobs-act">Jobs Act</a>, <a href="/tag/american-jobs-act">American Jobs Act</a>, <a href="/tag/crowdfunding">Crowdfunding</a>, <a href="/tag/alternative-funding">Alternative Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/ap">Ap</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/the-early-investors-behin_n_1533234.html 2012-05-21T12:02:15Z 2012-05-21T12:05:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Where do start-ups get the money to start up? Friends, family and fools.<br /> <br /> It's an old joke, but it neatly sums up the conventional wisdom about the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/sea-lion-car-boat_n_1525589.html 2012-05-21T11:45:00Z 2012-05-21T11:49:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Finally you can channel your inner-Aquaman, with your own multipurpose vehicle to cruise land and sea. The new amphibiously minded Sea Lion from the C... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/car-boat-hybrid">Car Boat Hybrid</a>, <a href="/tag/water-car">Water Car</a>, <a href="/tag/fantasy-junction">Fantasy Junction</a>, <a href="/tag/car-boat">Car Boat</a>, <a href="/tag/sea-lion-car">Sea Lion Car</a>, <a href="/tag/mark-witt">Mark Witt</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/amphibious-car">Amphibious Car</a>, <a href="/tag/sea-lion">Sea Lion</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/older-workers-retirement-age_n_1503432.html 2012-05-21T11:00:00Z 2012-05-21T11:13:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Everyone’s buzzing about how Gen Y is taking over the workplace, but the offices of the future are more likely to be populated by older, not younger... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/retirement-age">Retirement Age</a>, <a href="/tag/older-workforce">Older Workforce</a>, <a href="/tag/retirement-trends">Retirement Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/average-retirement-age">Average Retirement Age</a>, <a href="/tag/older-workers">Older Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/target-retirement-age">Target Retirement Age</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/retirement-planning">Retirement Planning</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/bespoke-innovations-prosthetics-that-rock_n_1525455.html 2012-05-18T13:41:49Z 2012-05-18T13:54:48Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Bespoke Innovations isn't your average design firm. The young company is creating stylish accessories for a demographic often left behind by the fashi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/prosthetics-business">Prosthetics Business</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/cool-prosthetics">Cool Prosthetics</a>, <a href="/tag/bespoke-innovations">Bespoke Innovations</a>, <a href="/tag/bespoke-prosthetics">Bespoke Prosthetics</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/the-reserved-riches-of-si_n_1527387.html 2012-05-18T11:10:54Z 2012-05-18T11:10:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Wealth is here if you know where to find it.<br /> <br /> Fabulous home theaters are tucked into the basements of plain suburban houses. B... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/a-look-back-on-facebooks-_n_1527343.html 2012-05-18T11:00:26Z 2012-05-18T11:08:45Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ With Facebook set to enter the public markets tomorrow–it just priced its IPO at $38 per share–we took a trip through the VentureWire archives to ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/small-business-debt-optimism_n_1524837.html 2012-05-17T15:00:00Z 2012-05-17T15:39:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The number of small businesses carrying debt is declining, while optimism about obtaining credit and the economy in general is improving, according to... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/debt">Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-poll">Small Business Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-debt">Small Business Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/gallup-poll">Gallup Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/business-optimism">Business Optimism</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/business-debt">Business Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/gallup">Gallup</a>, <a href="/tag/business-outlook">Business Outlook</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-optimism">Small Business Optimism</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/the-people-that-kill-work_n_1524364.html 2012-05-17T11:24:13Z 2012-05-17T11:24:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When it comes time for a meeting, co-workers can be deadly. Discussions get hijacked. Bad ideas fall like blunt objects. Long-winded colleagues consum... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/the-successes-of-baby-boo_n_1524297.html 2012-05-17T11:12:54Z 2012-05-17T11:12:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ See how 10 baby-boomer entrepreneurs reignited their careers by going into business for themselves.... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/email-overload-health_n_1514900.html 2012-05-17T10:00:00Z 2012-05-17T10:08:58Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Email overload may be doing more than driving you crazy -- it could be sending you to an early grave. Research from the University of California at Ir... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/email-management">Email Management</a>, <a href="/tag/survey-says">Survey Says</a>, <a href="/tag/email-overload">Email Overload</a>, <a href="/tag/email-tips">Email Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/email">Email</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-news-and-trends">Small Business News and Trends</a>, <a href="/tag/inbox-management">Inbox Management</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p>