What Would You Do If...
A few years back I spoke with a business owner who had a problem. His star, high-performing employee had a negative attitude that was damaging morale and ... Read story
Bobbie Gossage
It Runs in the Family
The Lacerte clan's four-generation entrepreneurial streak. Read story
Otherwise Engaged
The same-sex wedding trade show was super, thanks for asking. Read story
Snowe Me the Money
Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the SBA. Read story
What Would You Do If...
People aren't buying as many CDs and the more you do to shut down file-sharing, the more your customers resent and defy you. How would you fix it if you w... Read story
Buying Into Gmail
Google's Gmail , the free email service with one gigabyte of storage that is still in beta testing, continues to spa... Read story
Concrete Tips for Urban Pioneers
What to keep in mind if you do business in the inner city. Read story
Designing Success
It's not just the iPod and Target toilet brushes. Even small companies with prosaic products are finding that design can be the difference between success an... Read story
Where Are They Now?
Is there life after entrepreneurship? Can business leaders find happiness outside their company walls? Find out whatever happened to some of yesterday's icon... Read story
Small Business Hiring News
In the next six months, 46% of small businesses polled say they plan to hire additional full-time or part-time workers, according to findings in an Americ... Read story
Manufacturing Rebound
Things are looking up for the manufacturing industry, at least in the Northeast. Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released its business out... Read story
The Dog Ate My Excuse
Proof that workers will say anything to get a day off. Read story
Dear Mr. Bush: Thanks For Your Concern
The President pays a call on an Inc. letter writer. Read story
SBA Slams the Door on Borrowers
SBA to borrowers: Drop dead! Read story
Lawyers Rethink Their Pay
The American Bar Association is seriously considering new pay rules. Read story
Love at the Office
Mixing business and romance can lead to one dangerous brew warns this cautionary ta... Read story
Five Ideas to Watch
The perfect Valentine's Day gift; a weather watchdog; cool skis; and some heady news for trademark holders. Read story
Fishing Off the Company Pier
They say you shouldn't date an employee. But maybe they're wrong. Read story
Barring Prison Labor
Your top rival? He may well be a guy serving 10 to 20. Read story
SBA 7(a) Loans Suspended
The SBA has suspended its 7(a) loan program, possibly until the end of the month, reports the Read story
Letters to Bush
Re: The entrepreneurial owners of successful, fast-growing companies have some suggestions, compliments, and a few grievances to air when it comes to doing b... Read story
Charging Ahead
Half of all start-ups are financed with credit cards. But be careful: Sky-high interest could bury you for years. Read story
Where It's a Woman's World
Looking for enterprising women? We suggest you head south. Read story
Hiring, Hollywood Style
What Hugh Grant and your marketing assistant may have in common. Read story
Sunny-Side Up
Primarily due to the pervasiveness of the Atkins diet, egg prices have Read story
Mom
Your company has a personality all its own. Find out what it is. Read story
Talking the Talk
This fall, Webster released its first guide to business terms. Can you talk the talk? Read story
Five Ideas to Watch
Teenage-seeking billboards; long-distance MRIs; and why Mom makes a better CEO than Dad. Read story
A Holly, Jolly Christmas?
Despite the recent upswing in the GDP and recent gain... Read story
Smart Set
An educated work force and bargain university research lab facilities lure entrepreneurs to Lawrence, Kansas. Read story
Five Ideas to Watch
Going private, Republican ice cream, a fab scanner, and more. Plus: Remembering a factoring guru. Read story
The Call of the Entrepreneur
I really enjoyed this story (registration required) about Robert Serros and his Orla... Read story
How to Make Friends...
Forget the Rotary Club: You can now build your professional network online. Read story
What a Smile Means
Forget what they say. It's how focus groups smile and smirk that matters. Read story
May I Have the Envelope, Please?
As part of the Small Business Administration's 50th anniversary, yesterday the agency honored 17 women-owned businesses for excellence in entrepreneurship... Read story
More Than A Feeling?
You can't keep a good entrepreneur down. In fact, they're more optimistic now than they were during the tech boom (or at any time since 1986) leading some... Read story
Fast-Growing Health Plans
Most CEOs of fast-growing companies think they have good health plans. PricewaterhouseCoopers released a sur... Read story
Opening the Kimono
How much should you reveal when negotiating with potential partners? Here's how to "open the kimono" now -- without feeling taken advantage of later. Read story
Build a Better Virus
Should college students be taking classes to help create viruses? Read story
Drives Provide New Electronics Avenue
A Colorado company brings new circuitry to MP3 players near you. Read story
