Josh Spiro


Special Offers Drive Brand Loyalty on Social Media Sites

Most consumers friend a brand on Facebook and Myspace to receive special offers; less likely to follow a brand on twitter.  Read story

A Non-Profit Trains Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs

Growing up in Ethiopia, Alfa Demmellash had no idea she would one day start a non-profit that trains entrepreneurs in low-income areas.  Read story

Non-Latin Domain Names Bring Costs, Opportunities

What will URLs with non-Latin characters mean for your business?  Read story

Trading Lawn Mowers For Goats

Goat and sheep mowing businesses thrive as organizations choose to mow their acreage with beasts instead of machines.  Read story

Gamers Experiment with Pay Whatever Model

By letting people set their price, two video game designers sold over 50,000 copies of their game World of Goo in just one week.   Read story

SBA Makes the Business Case for Health Care Reform

An SBA study asserts that small businesses pay more for health care coverage and are more likely to lose their coverage than large businesses.  Read story

A Besieged Brewery Fights Back

Rock Art Brewery is embroiled in a trademark war with the beverage giant Hansen over the name of the brewery's Vermonster beer.  Read story

The Great Leaders Series: Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com

Jeff Bezos is an e-commerce pioneer who started Amazon.com to sell books, and expanded into just about everything else.  Read story

Subpar Broadband Stifling Small Businesses?

The FCC estimates that it could cost more than $350 billion to wire the U.S. with high-speed Internet access.  Read story

Will Tax Incentives Get You To Hire?

Existing proposals of hiring tax credits to create new jobs have mixed political support and experts disagree over their efficacy.  Read story

Is Entrepreneurship in Your Genes?

Research suggests that entrepreneurial qualities are heritable, but does DNA determine your ability as an entrepreneur?  Read story

Don't Be Afraid of Social Media

With new social media platforms popping up all the time, many companies worry about missing a trend.  Read story

Small Businesses Exempted from Emissions Law

The EPA exempts businesses with greenhouse gas emissions of less than 25,000 metric tons per year under the Clean Air Act.  Read story

Small Businesses Are No Big Brother

Inc.com Poll: Small businesses are less likely to monitor their employees' computer activities.  Read story

How Business Travelers Can Avoid Swine Flu

Experts say businesses and their employees must take precautions against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus on the road.  Read story

One Company's Budget: Increasing Capital Investments in a Recession

Fusion Systems makes manufacturing equipment with a twist: they innovate new ways to make obsolete machines.  Read story

Business Owner, the Happiest Profession

Poll finds that the self-employed have higher levels of well being than other workers.  Read story

Marketers Learn to Talk Like a Pirate

Move over Halloween. Businesses are turning International Talk Like a Pirate Day into a marketing bonanza.   Read story

Adobe Will Acquire Omniture

In a marriage of "art and science," Omniture, the web analytics technology company, will be acquired by Adobe for $1.8 billion.  Read story

$1.1 Billion for Green Tech and IT

Khosla Ventures raises the largest amount of VC since 2007 to invest in clean technology and IT companies.  Read story

Oprah Uses Her Midas Touch on Chicago

Oprah's taping of her 24th season premiere brought crowds to businesses on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.  Read story

Is the Recession Draining the U.S. of its Talent?

In a poor job market, American graduates are seeking jobs on foreign soil.  Read story

They Make Money While You Sleep

Three young inventors dream up a smart alarm clock that helps people sleep better.  Read story

The Traits of an Entrepreneur

A new entrepreneurship study conducted by Ace Hardware reveals that many small business owners think that, when it comes to the secret of their success, hard...  Read story

Is the U.S. Entrepreneurial Self-Image Skewed?

Experts agree that the United States has a proportionally low number of small businesses and rate of self-employment, but they disagree as to why.  Read story

Hiring Rebounds in August

A new survey of human resource professionals suggests a gradual improvement in the labor market.   Read story

Amid the Downturn, Some Companies Thrived

Inc. ’s 28th annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America reveals broad economic trends and a positive outlook.  Read story

Crowdsourcing for Small Businesses

Using open innovation to solve targeted problems can help small companies compete with their larger competitors.  Read story

Clamoring for Foreign Capital

Start-ups stymied by traditional means of raising capital are turning to foreign investors seeking citizenship.  Read story