What Women Really Want

Businesses aren't the only ones who are thinking about marketing to women. Now, entire cities are jumping on board. A Read more

Entrepreneurs, VCs Heading to Philadelphia

Entrepreneurs from the mid-Atlantic region will have a chance to network with investors at a conference in Philadelphia in October, organizers said. <...  Read more

Philadelphia Presses Forward with Wi-Fi Plans

A new deal will provide wireless Internet access for the entire city.  Read more

Philadelphia Votes to Ban Smoking in Bars and Restaurants

Pending Mayor John Street's signature, the city will join New York and Washington in requiring smoke-free workplaces.  Read more

Philadelphia Bans Smoking in Bars, Restaurants

Owners express concern that patrons will take their business outside the city limits.  Read more

Conference to Focus on Raising Capital, Networking

The Mid-Atlantic Venture Conference expects to draw 700 investors and entrepreneurs.  Read more

Wi-Fi for the Masses

Tropos Networks aims to bring the high-speed internet to everyone. Here's how the company is doing it--one city at a time.  Read more

Philadelphia Presses Forward with Wi-Fi Plans

A new deal will provide wireless Internet access for the entire city.  Read more

Wi-Fi for the Masses

Tropos Networks aims to bring the high-speed internet to everyone. Here's how the company is doing it--one city at a time.  Read more

He's His Own Distributor

Bill Dunman, who founded Hank's Beverage Co. in 1995 with four partners, says his sweet, frosty brew goes down easy in the company's hometown of Philadelp...  Read more

Case Studies in Business Ethics

You don't have much time to worry about world hunger and nuclear disarmament when you're building a business. But that's not to say entrepreneurs can't be so...  Read more

A Mix-and-Match Money Menu

Pros and cons of differenty types of private placements.  Read more

For Women: A Directory with a Double Payoff

A breif article about a group in Philadelphia who are raising funds to offer collateral for loans to businesswoman.  Read more

Strategic Planning

Chart of companies that have downsized in the past four years.  Read more

Client Conflict;

THE IDENTITY OF YOUR NEW business competitor across town may surprise you. It may turn out to be a lawyer -- your own lawyer -- who is trying to take your...  Read more

Money Talks;

PHILADELPHIA BANKER FAL DE Saint Phalle is on his way up in a job that used to lead nowhere but down or out. Just a decade ago, says de Saint Phalle, sma...  Read more

Compensation;

Deflation may be forcing you to keep raises in check this year, but there are ways to score points with employees without putting anything extra in their ...  Read more

All In The Family

Plan on deducting a family affair? Consider, says Neil B. Godick of Godick & Co., a Philadelphia-based accounting firm, what happened to Alfred and Ce...  Read more

Unstatesmanlike Acts;

From giving away land in Kansas to building ski resorts in Kentucky some public officials will pay just about any price for a few jobs.  Read more

Exporters Gather for Conference on China

Exporters will head to Philadelphia later this month to discuss the obstacles of doing business in China, organizers said. The China Smart Conferen...  Read more

IBM Corp. is the biggest and most sucessful computer company, but it wasn't the first to enter the market. Electronic Control Corp., of Philadelphia, was...  Read more

Diary of a Start-up: On the Road

This is the second in an series of weblogs from one of the owners of redwagon, a business that makes and sells hand-crafted fashion accessories and clo...  Read more

Network: January 1992

Network resources.  Read more

Office Depot Conference Expands

Jan. 17, 2007 -- Office Depot, a nationwide office products and services company based in Delray Beach, Fla., is expanding its annual con...  Read more

Cooperative Ventures

Jay Guben made his name in Philadelphia as a restaurant and head of the highly regarded Restaurant School, where he taught entrepreneurs how to make payro...  Read more

Metrobabble

A Wharton professor uses a complex formula to determine the quality of living in U.S. cities.  Read more

RCN Offers InGrid Security Services

The self-installable system provides two-way broadband communications.  Read more

A Look at the Losers

The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs.  Read more

Business Leaders, Mayor Clash Over Taxes in Philadelphia

Jan. 18, 2006 --Despite protest from local businesses, Philadelphia Mayor John Street has pledged to veto new legislation designed to refo...  Read more

The Principal Women in Business Teleclass Series

Tuesday, January 30, 2007  Read more

Business Forums for Women of Color

Jan. 22, 2007 -- The first of four national research forums on businesses owned by women of color begins on Feb. 21 at the Courtyard Marr...  Read more

Network: Reader Responses

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Business Leaders, Mayor Clash Over Taxes in Philadelphia

Mayor John Street is expected to block reform of the city's business-privilege tax, which critics say unfairly targets small businesses.  Read more

With A Little Help From Your Friends

Negotiating the sale of your company is too important to leave to the professionals -- or to yourself.  Read more

Taxing the Call of the Wild

Does Puma’s cat or Geico’s gecko deserve a royalty?  Read more

The New Civil Rights Act

Why the new Civil Rights Act will make life much more difficult for employers who are sued by employees.  Read more

Boomtowns '06

Bellingham, Washington; St. George, Utah; McAllen, Texas... You may be surprised by the places that top our list of the hottest cities for entrepreneurs.  Read more