Venuri Siriwardane's work has appeared on Inc.com, and in the Newark, New Jersey Star-Ledger, USA Today, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications.


How to Pay Taxes on Internet Sales

State officials are cracking down on small businesses that don’t comply with tax law relating to online sales. Here’s how you can keep tax auditors from ...  Read story

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Berkeley Bionics

This California company developed a bionic exoskeleton that gives paraplegics new legs.  Read story

Obama's Privacy Bill of Rights

How the White House wants to protect Americans from intrusive data gathering. Plus, Mexico City's first innovation center, and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Staking a Claim on Web Privacy

Who will regulate consumer privacy on the Internet? Plus, Groupon gets dissed at SXSW and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read story

Save the Yellow Pages

Small-business owners are fighting to preserve the old-fashioned phone book. Plus, Groupon gets sued, and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

No IPO Plan for Twitter

Biz Stone deflects rumors of a deal with J.P. Morgan, a bleak outlook for small-business lending and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

From China, With Love

More American entrepreneurs are turning to investors far from home. Plus, a beer brewer's epiphany and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Imagining a Post-Steve Jobs World

What will Apple look like without its visionary CEO? Plus, Ashton Kutcher's latest venture, the most influential women in tech and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

America’s 10 Most Helpful SBDCs

Here are the centers that stand out as the most active and influential small business development centers across the country—providing exceptional support ...  Read story

An SBDC Helping Businesses to Export

The San Antonio Small Business Development Center has been facilitating relationships across the Mexican border.  Read story

An SBDC That Turned Things Around

The Maryland Small Business Development Center, Central Region went from being one of the worst performing SBDCs in Maryland to one of the best.  Read story

An SBDC for First-Time Federal Contractors

The District of Columbia Small Business Development Center helps business owners save time and avoid frustration when applying for federal contracts.  Read story

Jobs, Zuckerberg to Huddle With Obama

The president will brainstorm tonight with Silicon Valley's superstar executives. Plus, reports say Steve Jobs has cancer and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Groupon's Boardroom Shakeup

Starbucks boss Howard Schultz is joining the daily deal site's board. Plus, Obama's wireless pitch, a renegade Google executive and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Firing the "So-So" Workers

Jay Goltz on how to handle hiring mistakes. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg's stalker, the new social media elites and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Groupon's Game Day

Will the social coupon site's Super Bowl ad be a fumble or a touchdown? Plus, Google's hiring spree and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Online Dating Sites Get Hitched

Match.com buys OKCupid, plus Google's war of words with Microsoft and the rest of the day's news.  Read story

Hard Times for Egypt's Entrepreneurs

What's it like to be a business owner in Egypt? For starters, you're drowning in red tape. You're struggling to raise capital in a culture that...  Read story

Move Over, Groupon

LivingSocial gaining ground on Groupon. LivingSocial seems to be giving the U.S.'s dominant group-buying discount site a run for its money. Mashabl...  Read story

A Chief Digital Officer for New York

City picks entrepreneur to lead digital efforts. Meet Rachel Sterne. The 27-year-old entrepreneur was tapped by New York City Mayor Michael Bloombe...  Read story

A Deal Gone Wrong

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read story

Obama Looks to Ease Small Business Regulations

In a government-wide review, the President is asking officials to offer entrepreneurs special treatment, including extended compliance deadlines and total ta...  Read story

More Workers Complain of Bias on the Job

Experts say high unemployment led to a record amount of workplace discrimination claims in 2010.  Read story

Bullish on New York

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read story

Manufacturers and Retailers Rebounded in December

Two industries battered during the recent recession are showing signs of renewed vitality—and fueling an economic recovery, the Fed reports.  Read story

10 Reasons to Start a Business

Each day,  Inc.'s  reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:<...  Read story

Why Groupon Isn't in Australia

Copycats the world over have their eye on Groupon's wealth. Well, that's what CEO Andrew Mason says in Read story

Get a Green Card, Create Jobs

Each day, Inc . 's reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:Read story

India's Twitter?

A clever intern shows us that ...  Read story

Spreading the Wealth Around

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read story

Move Over, Snuggie

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read story

How to Run a Brainstorming Session

Line up the white boards and ditch the judgment. Here's how to encourage an open flow of ideas and spur innovation.  Read story

6 Ways Companies Celebrate Sales

Here are some tips on how to reward your best salespeople while also building team morale.  Read story

Jersey Shore and Lady Gaga Gear Drive Costume Shop Sales

Costume shops are selling out of Jersey Shore-inspired costumes and a BP oil spill outfit, while regretting that Lady Gaga didn't wear that meat dress a litt...  Read story

How to Build a Bootstrapping Culture

Here are some tips to the art of building a business with little or no cash.  Read story

How to Cold Call a Big Customer

Here's how to pitch a highly visible company and turn one call into a future sale.  Read story

Report: Crisis Communication Up

More employers are disclosing company financials to ease employee anxiety, a survey finds.  Read story

Nation Could Lose Two Million More Jobs

The labor market won't improve in the near future, a business research firm says.  Read story

The Super Bowl's Other Big Payday

It's the National Football League's championship game and the most-watched sporting event of the year. But the Super Bowl has some big winners off the field ...  Read story

Report: Employee Turnover Persists

Despite a shrinking job market, many workers will quit their jobs this year, a study finds.  Read story

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