Venuri Siriwardane


Cashing In on Clean Technology

Despite the credit crunch and falling oil prices, venture capitalists say green energy is still a good bet.  Read story

What It Takes to Survive a Recession

Find out how well-positioned entrepreneurs plan to ride out tough times.  Read story

Report: Layoffs Leading to Data Theft

Workers facing job losses would take company information with them, a new survey finds.  Read story

Payroll for Dummies

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Would You Buy a Car From These Guys?

A survey finds most Americans would steer clear of bankrupt automakers.  Read story

Health Care Spending Down

As employees tighten their belts, many are cutting corners on health care, a survey finds.  Read story

Only Connect

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Can You Get an SBA Loan?

The Small Business Administration has come under fire for not lending more at a time when business owners need cash the most. We asked an Inc. 5000 SBA lende...  Read story

Retailers Slash Ad Spending

Amid weaker sales, storeowners are scaling back on advertising over the holidays.  Read story

Mortgage Delinquencies Soar

Amid rising job losses, more homeowners are falling behind on their payments, a report finds.  Read story

Let's Go Cheaper

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Online Spending Down

Retailers are hoping the holidays will boost weaker online sales, comScore reports.  Read story

What Kind of Business Are You Running?

As a budding entrepreneur, one of the first decisions you'll make is choosing your company's legal structure. And three letters like 'Inc.' can mean much mor...  Read story

Dialed In

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

U.S. Entrepreneurship Rate Down

Fewer Americans are starting their own business, a study finds.  Read story

Weak Black Friday Sales Expected

Retailers are bracing for a disappointing start to the holiday shopping season, a survey finds.  Read story

Executives Getting Paid Less

With the economy tanking, more companies are cutting top-level wages and stock options, a survey finds.  Read story

Retail Sales Plummeting

Economic fears pushed consumer spending to a record low in October, the government reports.  Read story

Investor Confidence Down

More wealthy Americans are pessimistic about the economy, a survey finds.  Read story

Cost-Cutting More Strategic

Having learned from past downturns, employers are taking a focused approach to staff reductions, a survey finds.  Read story

Small-Business Aid Urged

Lawmakers are calling on the SBA to provide emergency loans to struggling business owners.  Read story

Owners: Environment Comes Second

A survey finds most small businesses go green primarily to save cash, not the planet.  Read story

Retirement Savings Down

To cope with the slumping economy, many Americans are neglecting their long-term savings.  Read story

Workday Spending Down

Facing an uncertain economy, more employees are packing a lunch and skipping office happy hour.  Read story

Businesses Beef Up Marketing

Expecting weaker sales ahead, stores are planning big holiday promotions.  Read story

Retailers Staffing Up for Holidays

An expected sales slump has many store owners beefing up customer service to attract shoppers.  Read story

Businesses Cut Back on Travel

Costs continue to rise as fewer travelers take to the skies, a report shows.  Read story

Some Business Owners Upbeat

Despite the slowing economy, many entrepreneurs say their companies are doing just fine, a survey finds.  Read story

Business Owners Changing Sides?

As they head to the polls, many entrepreneurs are reconsidering party allegiances, a survey finds.  Read story

More Lawsuits Expected

Business owners fear the uncertain climate will spur legal and regulatory disputes.  Read story

What Kind of Laptop Are You?

Are you a tricked-out or geeked-up marvel of technology evolution or are you an all work and no play workhorse? Find your laptop personality.  Read story

Owners Shrug Off Insurance Risks

For many small businesses, the cheaper premiums offered by self-insured groups outweigh dangers, a survey finds.  Read story

Private Firms Slashing CEO Pay

With turmoil on Wall Street, employers are reining in top-level salaries, a survey finds.  Read story

Retailers Facing Markdowns

Tighter credit and weaker spending have store owners struggling with inventories.  Read story

IPO Market Declines Continue

Investors are taking a wait and see approach to the economy, market watchers say.  Read story

Venture-Backed IPOs Tanking

Just one VC-backed company went public over the past two quarters, as investors wait for the market to rebound.  Read story

Retailers Pinched by Gas Shortage

Storms in the Southeast have crippled supply lines, raising costs for gas station owners.  Read story

The Business of Iraq

A lot of American contractors have done very well during the Iraq war. What happens if it ends?  Read story

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