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More Businesses on the Market
Brokers say many baby boomers are heading into retirement by selling their businesses. Read more
Angels Growing Cautious
Amid economic uncertainties, angel investors are putting less money on the line. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Down
The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports. Read more
A Buyer's Guide To Events
Looking for a little ROI among the RSVPs? Here's what sponsors pay (and the benefits they receive) at events of all sizes. Read more
The Three Toughest Questions
Be honest with yourself about your new business to see how it measures up. Read more
Meet the Buyers
Sellers of businesses are more or less the same: They're all looking for the best price they can get. Buyers are a little trickier to figure out. Read more
How Fast Can This Thing Go, Anyway?
Zipcar was a classic founder-run company--long on passion, short on cash. Until a new CEO came aboard, gave the business a seven-step tune-up, and put the pe... Read more
Legacy: Ken Hendricks, 1941-2007
A common man who achieved uncommon things. Read more
How to Keep Joint Projects Jumping
Benjamin Gomes-Casseres, a Brandeis University professor who has written several books on alliances, offers this advice for copacetic co-development. Read more
Your Turn in the Spotlight
Business for sale: A Tennessee company that produces events and concerts, for $2 million. Read more
Constant Contact Hosts Small Business Seminars
Offered in Georgia, the seminars address building customer relationships using online tools. Read more
Google Launches Apps Team Edition
The move allows employees to collaborate using Google Apps. Read more
IBM Introduces Enhanced Business Strategy Solution
An array of products and services aims at helping businesses manage data. Read more
Microsoft Expands Office Live Small Business
New features include an e-commerce tool for Web site and eBay sales. Read more
Qwest Expands Contact Center Solutions
An automated interactive voice response service offers businesses a scalable customer notification feature. Read more
Five Requirements for a Successful Franchise Model
In 1993, Joanna sought a hair salon that would cater to her young children. Her fruitless search became her business opportunity, inspiring her to open the f... Read more
Coca-Cola Purchases Share in Honest Tea
The beverage giant will acquire a 40 percent stake in the organic tea maker. Read more
Aastra Unveils New Ethical Policy
The EthoSourcing policy contains guidelines on health and safety, treatment of staff, and the environment. Read more
IGG Upgrades Financial Management Application
IBank 3 Public Beta includes a Web-based tool for entering transactions with an iPhone. Read more
Riverbed Launches User Group Program
The out-of-the-box application records meetings and conferences of any size. Read more
Riverbed Launches User Group Program
The move expands the company's customer community forum by providing year-round regional support. Read more
Spectrum Bank Acquisition Completed
With the purchase, Belvedere Capital plans to develop a small-business community bank. Read more
Ask James Dyson
Vacuum guru James Dyson on the advantages of being small. Read more
Do-Gooder Finance
How a new crop of investors is helping social entrepreneurs. Read more
A Counter Offer
Business for Sale: A New England-based kitchen and patio furnishings online retailer priced at $9.9 million Read more
How I Did It: George Naddaff
From Spit 'n' Shine Boy To Boston Chicken and Beyond. Read more
ACI, Simply Retail Solutions Market Payment Suites
The packages help manage retail sales transactions, customer and inventory data. Read more
Asempra's BCS Now Compatible With Tivoli
BCS is designed to provide continuous availability, data protection and disaster recovery. Read more
Hughes Signs EMBARQ to Resell Broadband
The deal offers rural small businesses access to broadband satellite Internet. Read more
Verizon, RIM Launch New BlackBerry Software
The partnership offers wireless e-mail for small and midsize businesses. Read more
Sage Introduces Mobile Contact Management
ACT! for Palm OS features contact record access from scheduled appointments. Read more
AltiGen Launches New Service Plans
The business phone plans are designed for small and midsize businesses. Read more
Fonality Signs Deals With Dell, JMI Telecom
The company's PBXtra phone system supports branch offices and mobile and home-based workers. Read more
IBM Offers POWER6 Microprocessors to SMBs
The platform can create up to 160 virtual partitions in a single system. Read more
