Step through the glass doors of Eso Won Bookstore, the landmark but struggling Leimert Park shop specializing in African American titles, and you'll s...
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
CIT has been a stalwart lender for small businesses. But there are alternatives if you look for them.
David Becker | Posted 05.25.2011
Farming is hard work, yet the farmers I meet are some of the most satisfied people I know. Odd, because in my experience, running a small business can be stressful and not a whole lot of fun.
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
Turkey, cranberry sauce, and a side of health care debate is dominating Thanksgiving tables this year. The debate gets more heated when some worry that their situation will be adversely affected.
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
The lesser-known 504 program from the U.S. Small Business Administration can be ideal for small-business owners to buy, build or rehabilitate commercial buildings.
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011
The question remains, while a creative/unusual/incomprehensible title can be a real ice-breaker at networking parties, will it help you get -- or keep -- the job?
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
Although small business, economic stimulus lending is being widely criticized, $5,000 to $25,000 is available to you if you have a reasonable credit score and meet basic underwriting criteria.
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
Resolve to grow your business in 2010. But if you have not started your company yet, resolve to launch it.
Fawn Germer | Posted 11.17.2011
This is not the story of a man starting out with one store and turning it into an empire. It is the story of a man who loved being a pharmacist so much that he refused to quit -- no matter what.
FORTUNE Small Business | Posted 05.25.2011
Fortune Small Business ranks the 50 best places to start a small business in the U.S. ...
inc.com | Tamara Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011
Being your own boss has plenty of perks. And working from the comfort of your living room only sweetens the deal. A look at some of the hottest indust...
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
The common denominator among SCORE volunteers is that they will be passionate about creating new jobs and helping their clients launch new businesses successfully.
Larry McNeely | Posted 05.25.2011
While much attention has been focused on this year's health reform debate, there has been startlingly little of that attention paid to the plight of America's small business owners.
Beth Schoenfeldt | Posted 05.25.2011
A pioneer in the world of pilates, Alycea Ungaro opened her doors 15 years ago and quickly started drawing a celebrity crowd.
Huffingtion Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011
(AP) WASHINGTON � President Barack Obama, citing a new White House study suggesting that small businesses pay far more per employee for health insur...
Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011
The credit markets are improving and the banks can sell the guaranteed portion of their SBA loans at premiums closer to what they got before the financial meltdown.
Jen Grisanti | Posted 05.25.2011
With the current state of the economy, people are looking at their lives and re-evaluating their mission. If Passion is your mission, are you living it?
Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011
We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.
Tim Berry | Posted 05.25.2011
All the blather about Obama's small business taxes signifies nothing except perhaps how few non-business opinion leaders know what they're talking about when they talk about small business.
Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 05.25.2011
There is one silver lining to the economic misery surrounding us -- more Americans are likely to start their own businesses this year.
Tim Berry | Posted 05.25.2011
It should be a simple question, right? How bad is the credit crunch for small business?
Jane Devin | Posted 05.25.2011
With our country in crisis, this is a time to face the truth, hold businesses and people accountable, and give relief where needed -- not just where it's politically advantageous to do so.
Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 05.25.2011
The Small Business Administration was founded to strengthen the overall economy by helping small businesses start and grow. Does the SBA actually do what it's supposed to do?
Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011
I've had some successes as a businessman, but I have not been able to find a way to generate enough revenue so I could help my employees with health insurance.
latimes.com | Cyndia Zwahlen | Posted 05.25.2011