Bailout Fallout
Earlier today, the House of Representatives balked at the Paulson bailout plan, prompting the Dow to drop 777 points. Writing on his New York Times ... Read story
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Bloomberg's Next Move
Among the financiers working overtime this weekend: Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City. The New York Times Read story
The Next Krispy Kreme?
Is cupcake chic destined to burn out in the same way that the Krispy Kreme phenomenon of the late '90s did? So asks Jennifer 8. Lee on the New York Tim... Read story
Small Business Owner Sued for $20 Million Over a Blog Post
Leslie Richard, a North Carolina woman who runs an eco-friendly boutique, is reportedly being sued for $20 million by a TV production company based in Flo... Read story
Copyrighting Your Marketing Materials
"Should you file copyright for your online videos, webinar presentations, email newsletter articles, blogs, SEO-ed Web pages, podcasts, white papers ... a... Read story
The Great Beer Crisis of 2008
If all your competitors were hurting badly, would you help out? Read story
Bloomberg's Dilemma
Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire business information mogul and two-term mayor of New York City, is said to be pondering a third term in office. Trouble is... Read story
Unveiling the Candidates, and a New Product
The Democratic National Convention in Denver is a chance for Senator Barack Obama to promote his campaign themes and introduce his running mate, Se. Joe B... Read story
Intuit Seeks Buzz Through Jingles
In the quest for buzz, Intuit's QuickBooks division, which serves small businesses, is turning to music. The company has launched a wesbite called The Jin... Read story
Under Armour and the Art of Authenticity
Under Armour, the now ubiquitous apparel company that graced the Inc. 500 back in 2003, was the subject of a recent New York Times profile. The pap... Read story
Can You Name Your Top Ten Customers?
How well do you know your best accounts? That's a question Brian Carroll, CEO of InTouch, a sales consulting firm in Arden Hills, Minnesota, recently tack... Read story
Banks Tighten Credit
Start-ups and small companies are having an increasingly difficult time borrowing from banks, the New York Times reports. "Two vital forms ... Read story
What Makes a Great Start-Up
Why do some new businesses succeed, while others fail? It's a puzzle for the ages, and one that we decided to explore (again) in this month's cover story.... Read story
Randy Pausch, "Last Lecture" Professor, Dies
Randy Pausch, the computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon whose last lecture to students became a web video phenomenon, has died of pancreatic cancer at age... Read story
Dieting Entrepreneur Sidney Craig Dies
Sidney Craig, the co-founder with his wife Jenny, of the Jenny Craig weight-loss empire, has died of cancer at age 76, the Los Angeles Times report... Read story
The Buzz About "Groundswell"
Books by analysts at research firms have a tendency to be deadly dry, but not Groundwell by Forrester's Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. That's the op... Read story
Under Armour's Kevin Plank: "We're Fueling Our Own Fire"
Kevin Plank, the president and CEO of Baltimore-basedUnder Armour, was recently interviewed by Read story
Is Your Company Like the Brady Bunch?
When companies are sold, the founder will probably have a hard time coping, and the buyer may not turn out to be as or clever in their management as one m... Read story
McCain Loves Crocs
Are Crocs the next great American export? John McCain suggested as much at a town hall meeting in Denver yesterday, according to Christopher Beam's blog a... Read story
The Problem Obama and McCain Won't Talk About
Are America's immigration policies stifling our high-technology industries? George H. Will thinks so. In an Read story
Alternative Energy's Uphill Climb
Many people are enthusiastic about the prospects of the alternative-energy industry, but two pieces of news today underscore the fact that the industry is... Read story
News Round-up: Bobby Flay, Global Warming, Gay Marriage, and More
I was at the Aspen Food & Wine Classic this past weekend, and there were a number of entrepreneurial tidbits from the likes of Read story
Federal Contractors Must Vouch for Workers
In an effort intended to address illegal immigration, the Bush administration released an executive order today asking all federal contractors to certify ... Read story
The Best Viral Marketing
Viral marketing is all the rage but, as many companies are finding, it's hard to pull off. And even if a campaign draws considerable traffic, that's no gu... Read story
Inspired by Silicon Valley
What inspired you to become an entrepreneur? On his blog wanderingstan , Stan James writes about the kinetic e... Read story
The Best Cause of All
U.S. companies are by far bigger givers than their global counterparts. Yet they're not particularly interested in doing good. What gives? Read story
Golf is Dead
Is the sales pitch conducted on the fairway a thing of the past? Simona Covel of the Wall Street Journal believes it is. She profiles a small compa... Read story
Obama's Secret Weapon? Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
Just how did Senator Barack Obama build the campaign fundraising apparatus that has fueled his bid for the White House? Actually, he didn't. A group of Si... Read story
Remembering Robert Mondavi, a Legendary Entrepreneur
Back in the 1960s, he was reportedly bounced out of his family's business for being too much of a maverick. He went on to start his own company and, in th... Read story
The Keys to Great Customer Service
At a time when the economy is hitting a rocky patch, companies are being careful about hiring, and every expense falls under the microscope, it can be eas... Read story
The Business Card Gets Downsized
Companies of all sizes are switching to business cards that are much smaller in dimension than the standard business card, according to the Boston Glob... Read story
Paying for Stupid Payroll Mistakes
Have you ever overpaid an employee by accident? If so, what did you do about it? That's the question that John Hollen Read story
Chinese Entrepreneurs are Coming to America
Much has been written about American entrepreneurs setting up shop in China. But with inflation surging in China and the weak dollar, Chinese companies ar... Read story
A Tinkerers' Ball
Inventors and hobbyists and entrepreneurs from all over will gather at Maker Faire at the San Mateo Fairgrounds this ... Read story
An Opec of Rice?
With food and grain prices surging worldwide, an organization of rice-producing nations appears to be in the works, the New York Times reports. Read story
In Tough Times, Focus On Fairness
A Q&A with the one minute entrepreneur. Read story
Still So Few Women. Why?
As the first viable female candidate for president barnstorms across the country, Del Jones of USA Today takes a look at the entrepreneurial landsc... Read story
Center of Attention
While many U.S. entrepreneurs are going global these days, Central America is not often the first place they look. Big mistake. Watch video
The Oil Boom
With oil well over $100 a barrel and gas prices flirting with $4 a gallon, oil-rich nations are becoming just that -- rich. So who has the most petrodolla... Watch video
The World's Tastiest Intellectual Property
A lawsuit involving two chefs and the intellectual property of the raw bar has been settled out of court, the New York Times Read story
