Smart Questions for Your Credit Card Company
More than six billion credit card offers jammed mailboxes last year, and competition among business card issuers for new customers is fiercer than ever. Here... Read more
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Google Launches Online Coupons for Small Businesses
A weekly look at the latest products and services that will help you build a better business. Read more
Companies Push for Renewal of R&D Tax Credit
Manufacturers say a prolonged gap in incentives is cutting into their bottom line. Read more
Smart Questions for Your Insurance Agent [Audio] 
Most business owners are not protected from catastrophe. Articles editor Larry Kanter explains which types of insurance can help keep your company afloat.... Watch video
Christmas All Year Round
CEO Fred Schwam takes us inside his workshop, which designs holiday decorations for Radio City Music Hall, Saks Fifth Avenue, and other New York City land... Watch video
Democrats Block Effort to Reduce Estate Tax, Raise Minimum Wage
Republicans fell four votes short of advancing a bill that combined two key issues for business owners. Read more
SBA Issues Loans to N.Y. Businesses Hit by Blackout
Businesses disrupted by the prolonged power outage are eligible for up to $1.5 million. Read more
Small Businesses Maintain Optimistic Outlook
Energy costs and rate hikes fail to erode a positive view based on companies’ own successes. Read more
Assessing Vonage's Grim IPO
Was it a fluke or a sign that investors no longer prize growth-company stocks? Read more
Smart Questions for Your Insurance Agent
Are you protected if a catastrophe hits? Quite possibly not. More than half of small businesses don't have business-interruption insurance, a recent survey f... Read more
New Grant Program Looks to Help N.O. Companies Create Revenue
A $100,000 grant has been earmarked for 20 businesses of fewer than five employees that are working to bring tourism to the area. Read more
Number of Angel Investor Groups More than Doubles
The average group now makes close to six deals a year, investing nearly $1.5 million, according to a new study. Read more
A 23 Year-Old CEO
Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of United Bank Card, talks about starting his business when he was sixteen years old. His credit card transaction processi... Watch video
Survival Story
Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Ping Fu discusses her software firm Geomagic. Having survived Chinese prisons, she came to America and built Geomag... Watch video
Bootstrapping 101: Get Your Suppliers to Finance You
Why not offer your key suppliers some upside? Read more
Agenda 7/06
Relax and celebrate, if only for a weekend, especially if you just closed the books on a successful fiscal year. Read more
Bootstrapping 101: Get Paid Up Front
David Segura started his company with the initial payment for his first job, and continued his business through early payments and barters. Read more
Bootstrapping 101: Use Cheap Web Tools
Using open-source tools that are free on the Internet, Jason Fried and his partners began to devise applications for internal use--and soon sold them on thei... Read more
Senate Republicans Postpone Vote on Estate Tax
Facing a shortage of votes, Majority Leader Bill Frist is holding off until after the Fourth of July. Read more
The Home Depot
Bernie Marcus, founder of The Home Depot, addresses how Sarbanes-Oxley affects small business owners today. He encourages all small business owners to get... Watch video
Study: Family Businesses Outperform Non-Family Firms
Companies started by families are more profitable and can have higher employee productivity. Read more
House Passes Overhaul of Estate Tax
Under the new bill, 99.5% of all estates would be exempt from what critics call the 'death tax.' Read more
NFIB Summit Presses Health-Care Reform, Estate-Tax Repeal
The nation's largest small-business lobby urged members to head to the polls in November. Read more
Discover Releases Credit Card for Business Owners
Despite its relatively late entry, the company says the category is still underserved. Read more
Estate-Tax Repeal Falls Short in Senate
Republicans say they will pursue a compromise on reducing the 'unfair burden' on small businesses. Read more
Battle Lines Drawn Over Estate Tax
During Senate floor debate, Republicans made their case for permanent repeal, while Democrats called the move 'unconscionable.' Read more
Summertime Tax Breaks [Video]
You can save a bundle on your taxes during the summer months. Associate editor Nadine Heintz explains how. Watch video
Home-Based Sole Proprietors Generate $102 Billion in Revenue
Such business owners make less on average, but have higher return on revenues, according to a new study. Read more
Summertime Tax Breaks
'Tis the season to slash your tax bill--and have a little fun, too. Read more
Disaster Relief
Richard Zuschlag, CEO of Acadian Ambulance Services, discusses his companies heroic involvement in hurricane Katrina. As a local ambulance service, Acadia... Watch video
Ignoring Washington, States Push Ahead with Minimum Wage Hikes
Businesses grow faster in states with higher minimum wages, according to a new study. Read more
Independent Gas Stations Cleared of Price Gouging
A Federal Trade Commission report blames refinery disruptions for high prices after Hurricane Katrina. Read more
Finance & Banking
Our continuation of the close examination of the small businesses of the Inner City 100, measureing a variety of numbers, statistics and metrics. Read more
Get the Most Out of New Employees
Vance Patterson, co-founder and CEO of Patterson Fan, discusses smart hiring practices, and how to keep the best employees involved through profit-sharing... Watch video
Independent Beer Makers Lobby Congress Over Tax
As part of an annual conference, brewers are voicing opposition to a longstanding excise tax. Read more
