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Sage Advice for Today's Entrepreneur

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Zondra Hughes

Last week, African-American entrepreneur Johnny Brown succumbed to cancer after an 11-year battle with the disease. These are Mr. Brown's words of wisdom in his last phone interview.

Wall Street and Washington Dissing Main Street, One Year Later

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Wall Street and Washington don't understand what is happening on Main Street. The people in Washington are pushing the line that they saved us from "something even worse." Like what?

Giving Back While Looking Gorgeous: How One Designer is Revolutionizing the Way We Buy and Wear Jewelry

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Marissa Bronfman

I had the opportunity to talk with this philanthropic jewelry designer about what inspired her to start Joan Hornig Jewelry and the lessons she learned along the way.

Small Businesses and Health Reform: It's Time to Speak for Ourselves

Susan Davis and ReShonda Young | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Susan Davis and ReShonda Young

As people concerned with small business issues we have a major stake in the success of health care reform. Our current health care system has failed small businesses famously.

Mandatory Coverage Removes Small Business Owner's Competitive Advantage

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Grant Cardone

Taking away the choice of business owners to provide health insurance or not removes from entrepreneurs a competitive advantage and involves government in businesses unnecessarily.

Did Obama's Speech Set Stage For Death Of Change?

Megan Carpentier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Megan Carpentier

Why is Obama so determined to be inclusive of those people who want to take their toys and go home anyway?

America's Irrational Health Care Status Quo

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Diane Francis

As an American living in Canada, it's really embarrassing that a country as smart and rich as the United States cannot get out from under the world's worst medical system.

The Recession's Accidental Entrepreneurs (SLIDESHOW)

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevksy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

The recession has put thousands of people out of work, creating a new class of accidental entrepreneurs. Whether by ingenuity or just plain luck, man...

Emotions and Business

Jen Grisanti | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Jen Grisanti

So many people experience situations where they say, "My emotions got in the way." What if you can learn to utilize your emotions so that rather than getting in your way, they pave the way?

Doing Well by Doing Good -- Together

Lynda Resnick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Lynda Resnick

In an era when so many of the companies we trusted have come to let us down, it's comforting to find entrepreneurs who believe that doing well in business involves some degree of doing good.

Consumer Spends When Value Exceeds Price

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Grant Cardone

While the consumer is motivated to save money the desire to spend money runs deep in our culture.

The Libertarian Gotcha

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Harry Moroz

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is generating quite a bit of controversy for a measure designed to protect children from lead and other unsafe consumer products.

Empty Is as Empty Does

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Lita Smith-Mines

In a formerly rural part of Long Island, many bountiful farm stands used to flourish. Now there are very few, as the land that had produced the harvests was sold during past abundant years to builders and developers.

David Chang: the Porcine Prince Respects the Circle of Life and Worries about the Future of Food

Louise McCready Hart | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Louise McCready Hart

David Chang: I'm not an economist, so I'm not the one to say anything about this, but it's going to be very difficult to feed everybody when America doesn't produce food anymore

The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

Blah, Blah, Blah, It's A Business

Nelson Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Nelson Davis

Rule number one for current talk radio success seems to be to demonize a person, his or her belief system, or an entire political party.

Lending: Banks Worry about SBA's Guaranty

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Jerry Chautin

SBA's loan programs are less effective because lenders fear may find a reason not to honor its guaranty.

The Kennedy Legacy vs. Glenn Beck's Lies About Reform "Murdering" Small Businesses

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Art Levine

Contrary to conservative myth-making, it's not just workers who would benefit from the right to get accessible, affordable health-care, but small businesses too.

Obama Administration Policies Could Be Big Problem for Small Businesses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Lloyd Chapman

The Obama Administration released the federal government's latest statistics on the volume of contracts awarded to small businesses. Small business owners were stunned, angered and disappointed.

The New Power Girls: Is the Credit Crunch Hurting Women Startups?

The New Power Girls | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
The New Power Girls

Today's new modern women entrepreneurs and executives know the power of networking and support. In fact, they live by it.

Today Is the Day to Cut Up Your Credit Cards

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Don McNay

When three people who know about money go to the extreme of not owning any credit cards, others might want to take note.

Obama Spouts Pro Small Business Rhetoric, But Gives Small Business Billions to Corporate Giants

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Lloyd Chapman

When you look closely at Obama's policies towards small businesses you start to think its just a matter of time before he loads small business owners into crowded train cars headed for prison camps.

Saving Small Businesses, The Brooklyn Way

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Jim Luce

Bob Zuckerman does not want to wait for the economic stimulus package to drip down to Brooklyn's quickly emptying storefronts.

Small Business Administration Continues to Fabricate Contracting Data

Chris Gunn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Chris Gunn

Despite a mountain of evidence for the diversion of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to large corporations, the Small Business Administration refuses to acknowledge the extent of the problems.

Obama Administration Rhetoric Inconsistent with Small Business Policies

Chris Gunn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Chris Gunn

Thus far, the Obama administration has failed to follow-though on a majority of its promises to the small business community.