Google Asks NSA for Help Fighting Cyber Attacks
As reports warn of growing threats to cyber security, the fiercely independent Google calls on the nation's largest intelligence agency for help. Privacy adv... Read more
Strategy and Planning
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Obama Outlines $30 Billion Small Business Loan Proposal
How does President Obama's plan to increase hiring break down? Read more
Starting a New Business Cooperative
Howard Brodsky of CCA Global Partners on choosing a co-op partner. Read more
The Benefits of Joining Cooperatives
Mike Fleck still feels the sting whenever he sees the billboard. You can't miss it if you are heading east on Route 37, a hypnotic unfurl... Read more
How I Did It: Arianna Huffington
The founder of the Huffington Post on the business of creating a platform of 4,000 opinionmakers. Read more
Entrepreneurs in the News
Magic Johnson plans to finance midsize companies. Read more
Review: Fascinate
To develop brands, marketers must do more than impress customers—they have to be truly fascinating. Read more
Obama Promises Help for Small Businesses
In his first State of the Union address, the president pledges to spur lending to small businesses and eliminate the capital gains tax on small business inve... Read more
Business Horoscopes: February 2010
Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry... Read more
The Best and Worst Industries of the Next Decade
A new analysis predicts which industries will experience the best and worst revenue growth over the next ten years. Read more
Use Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool
In the age of social media, you can use Wikipedia -- the world's online encyclopedia –- as a marketing tool. Small businesses are find that getting a listi... Read more
To Avoid Layoffs, Companies Lend Away Staff
As an alternative to handing out pink slips, some companies are choosing instead to lend members of their staff to other companies—including competitors. Read more
Should Record Labels Abandon CDs?
In a recent report Nielsen projected that in 2010 digital music could jump to half of all album sales. Is it time for labels to ditch CDs? Read more
Winning a Government Contract
Though billions of stimulus fund dollars are being allocated for government contracts, many small business owners are still unaware of how to strategically w... Read more
7 CEOs Share Their New Year's Resolutions for 2010
The past year tested entrepreneurs' resilience and fortitude. What is in store for 2010? Seven CEOs share their goals, both personal and professional, for th... View slideshow
The Best Books for Business Owners of 2009
A look at the most helpful, interesting, and entertaining business books of 2009, including the latest from Jim Collins, Malcolm Gladwell, and Tim Brown of I... View slideshow
After Years of Growth, the Service Sector Struggles
Law firms, advertising agencies, and other business services companies have been hard hit in the recession. Read more
Report: Small Business Owners Ambivalent About the Public Health Care Option
Some owners believe a public health care offering will lessen the financial burden on small business, while others won't risk losing employees by canceling c... Read more
When and How to Micromanage
Managers today are taught not to micromanage their employees. But there comes a time in every business when you need to step in and master the details. Read more
Entrepreneurs in the News
Former MTV and AOL mogul Bob Pittman (left) has teamed with former Jose Cuervo executive Bertha Gonzalez Nieves to ... Read more
Review: Drive
In Drive, author Daniel H. Pink explores the complex relationship among corporate culture, employee motivation, and job satisfaction. Read more
Secrets to Getting Good Reviews Online
There’s a right way and a wrong way to seek positive online reviews for your business. Filing fake reviews led New York State to collect $300,000 from a pl... Read more
A Non-Profit Links Small Businesses with Investors
Fifty small business owners from inner-city neighborhoods pitch their companies to potential investors. Read more
New OSHA Guidelines Seek to Rein In Black Friday Crowds
In response to a death last year during a Black Friday shopping promotion in New York, the government has released guidelines to help employers keep their em... Read more
Mark Zuckerberg Takes Control and Fending off Hackers
Is Facebook secretly preparing for an IPO? The company says no, but a step taken yesterday suggests otherwise. The Wall Street Journal Read more
Inc. 500 Company Canopy Financial Subject of FBI Probe
The health care company's founder, Vikram Kashyap, has stepped down as CEO. Read more
Report: Business Owners Regaining Confidence in the Economy
Hiring and sales commissions are up, though concerns about health care persist. Read more
The Wisdom of Peter Drucker from A to Z
Known widely as the father of management, Peter Drucker formulated many concepts about business that we now take for granted. On the 100th anniversary of his... Read more
Film Documents Young Business Dreams
Mary Mazzio’s documentary Ten9Eight follows several high school teens as they compete in a nationwide business competition. Read more
Goldman, Buffett to Aid Small Business
Two icons of bull-market Corporate America team up to finance and support 10,000 small businesses. Read more
Global Entrepreneurship Week Kicks Off
Thom Ruhe from the Kauffman Foundation talks about Global Entrepreneurship Week, which will be marked by more than 25,000 events worldwide. Read more
SBA Makes the Business Case for Health Care Reform
An SBA study asserts that small businesses pay more for health care coverage and are more likely to lose their coverage than large businesses. Read more
Does Slow Growth Equal Slow Death?
I always thought that expanding my business at a steady pace was a smart move. Now I worry that it could potentially kill us Read more
Entrepreneurs in the News
Aspiring entrepreneurs will get some star treatment with the release of TEN9EIGHT , a documentary opening in AMC theaters this mo... Read more
The Real Ayn Rand
A groundbreaking new biography paints a surprising -- and surprisingly lurid -- picture of the writer and thinker Read more