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Health Care Reform for Business Owners

The Inc. Business Owners council recently convened with a Andrew Torelli of e3 financial,to discuss health care reform, small business health care costs, and...  Read more

Health Care Reform, Oh My!

When you invite small business owners to discuss Obama's health care reform, be ready for an earful  Read more

Health Care Reform and Business Owners

Health care Reform and Business Owners  Read more

Small Business, Washington D.C. Style

Many of us agree that small business owners and entrepreneurs are the engine of growth for the U.S. economy. And yet we watch big business pulling at the ...  Read more

Small Business Jobs Bill Decoded

Many business owners are asking themselves: Small Business Jobs Bill? New government mandated reporting requirements? Why is all of this hitting now when ...  Read more

Year End Power Moves for Business Owners

We exit 2010 with historic uncertainty about taxes and other government policies which go to the heart of business ownership, employment and healthcare.Read more

When Is a Company Like a House?

Sally Anne Hughes sells companies for a living. Her clients come to her when they think the timing is ...  Read more

Sally Anne Hughes Speaks

What's your business worth? With Sally Anne Hughes and this exclusive business owners session, you'll find out which key metrics support the value of your bu...  Read more

Cashing In

You hear from the news media how bad things are all the time. But is there any doubt that some folks will come out as winners when the economy gets back on t...  Read more

Buying and Selling Companies

As the great capitalist, Bob Dylan (over 100 million albums sold) once said, "The Times They Are A-Changin'". How right he was. Company mergers an...  Read more

How to Network Effectively

Success in business requires you know what other people know but also who other people know. But networking takes more than just a LinkedIn profile or a deep...  Read more

The Brake Pad Economy

In early 2009, in the depths of the nation’s economic turmoil, Sean Fredericks, president of CodeShre...  Read more

The Mayor of New York Wants You

On July 27, 2010, Mayor Bloomberg's Commissioner of Small Business Services ...  Read more

From Coffee to Coffins

I recently asked my colleague at NYC Business Solution, Cristina Shapiro to share some ideas of what kinds of products and services New York City purchase...  Read more

Sarah Prevette, Founder of Sprouter 

Sarah Prevette has created a service that entrepreneurs can use to socialize, share tips, and ask questions in a rapid-fire, short-attention-span fashion.  Watch video

Get Ready To Meet Your Biggest Client

As small businesses continue to struggle, many have overlooked the potential opportunity found within  large institutions and  governments. Whether it's...  Read more

First, Make a Lot of Money, Then Spend It!

FIRST, MAKE LOTS OF MONEY... Tom Angell, a partner at top-notch accounting firm  Rothstein Kass (and occa...  Read more

How Incubators Speed the Start-up Process

Initiatives such as Y Combinator in San Francisco and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado, provide more than just funding.  Read more

Tony Hsieh Shares His Secrets for Success

On the heels of a successful transaction with Amazon.com, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh took some time to reflect with Inc.’s New York-area community this week.  Read more

Zappos' Tony Hsieh Comes to The Big Apple

SPECIAL EVENT: A one-on-one interview with one of America's top entrepreneurs, Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com on June 9 in midtown Manhattan. Read more

Start-Up Help at Your Local Library

More than 2,400 entrepreneurs have participated in the Brooklyn Public Library's “PowerUp!” program since 2003.  Read more

Attraction In Action

Paul Speigelman was a guest of Inc. Magazine's Business Owners Council: Greater New York on May 18 (NYC) and May 19 (...  Read more

Big Week in the Big Apple

Paul Spiegelman, CEO of Beryl Co., a call-center devoted to the healthcare industry, has been in the process of turning himself into a thought leader and ...  Read more