Are Big VC Deals Bad for Start-ups?
The trend seems to be that small businesses need much more venture capital these days to get started. Read story
Jerry Useem
The Virtual Road Show
A quick look at how another piece of the capital-raising process, the road show, may move into cyberspace. Read story
Entrepreneurship Unplugged: Amish and the Internet
"The products marketed by OCC are crafted and manufactured by various plain communities. It is our goal to represent them with sensitivity and integrity."... Read story
American Hopes to Conquer World -- from Long Island
A profile of a new Sunday paper aimed at Americans who are overseas. Read story
Info-Age Companies Shun Debt and Equity, Embrace Royalties
Here's a look at a financing program based on a royalty-based plan. Read story
Small Business on a Mission
A quick look at a small-business-only exporting mission established by the Department of Commerce. Read story
The Virtue of Necessity
Given that the Amish reject self-advancement, what explains their success as entrepreneurs? Read story
Young M.B.A. Seeks Attractive Company
There is a new tool that M.B.A.s can use to find a company they can own: a search fund. Read story
CBS Drops Small Businesses from Letterman Lineup
Neighborhood business people tell what happened on their block when David Letterman and his Late Show moved in. Read story
Internet Superstart Enlists Locals to Battle Giants
An overview of a Web business that is banking on networking with local businesses to overcome giant competition. Read story
Forget Patents, Says Stanford Prof
The author of The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law explains why patents may not protect you in the new economy. Read story
U.S. Business Data Worst in World -- and Getting Worse
Various experts discuss why it has become so difficult to track issues concerning small businesses. Read story
Now Let's Talk About You
Some examples of changes different companies made in order to go public and comments from some managers. Read story
Start-Up, Spanish Style
When Nicolas Luca de Tena was setting up his franchising business in Madrid in the mid-1980s, "entrepreneurs" he says, "were considered bad people" in Spa... Read story
The Defiant Ones
Europe has concluded that it must work harder to recognize and nurture growth businesses, and what that means to you. Read story
Web on the Fly
A review of new software that promises to make Web pages more dynamic. Read story
Working on the Highway
An overview of a Web-based service for road warriors who need to maintain communications with customers. Read story
Six Characters In Search of a Strategy
Six strategies that six separate travel companies use to compete and thrive in the new economy. Read story
Alliances: Making a Marketing Match
A promising new technology was successfully marketed by forging new alliances. Read story
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