"The Governator" Vetoes Data-Security Bill
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday vetoed a bill aimed at curbing identity theft by boosting payment-card security standards, citing unduly... Read more
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Intuit Introduces Campaign to Inspire Budding Entrepreneurs
Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) has launched a new campaign and contest to encourage Americans to start their own small businesses. The nationwide "Just Start" campa... Read more
Primal Solutions and Bresnan Unveil Telephone Service
Primal Solutions (NYSE:PSOL) and Bresnan Communications have partnered to launch the new Business Line telephone service aimed at small and midsize busine... Read more
Smart Online Partners with RushTree Business Advisors
Private-label software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Smart Online (OTC:SOLN) has teamed up with RushTree Business Advisors to offer small business owners ... Read more
Win a Free SMB Communications Makeover
Fortune 400 companies save vast sums through greater efficiencies -- and for SMBs, streamlining can be a contest for life itself. Read more
Women-Owned Businesses Outpacing Other Firms
In the past 10 years, the number of U.S. small businesses owned by women rose by 42 percent to 7.7 million nationwide, according to a recent survey by Mas... Read more
Looking Back, Moving Forward 
Bob Galvin helped transform Motorola from a small tech company into a household name. Today, in his mid-80s, he's turning his attention to several new ven... Watch video
Business Objects Upgrades Mid-market Business Intelligence Solution
Business Objects (NASDAQ:BOBJ) has unveiled the final edition to its now complete line of BusinssObjects Edge Series products for small and midsize compa... Read more
Retail Sales Inch Up
Led by auto sales, total retail sales rose 0.6 percent last month to $380.2 billion, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Excluding auto sal... Read more
SBA to Boost Inner City Business
The Small Business Administration is set to unveil a major initiative aimed at spurring entrepreneurship and business growth in the nation's inner cities... Read more
Senate Committee to Take Up Innovation
Entrepreneurs and small-business owners are being invited to take part in a roundtable discussion on innovation and technology hosted by the Senate Commi... Read more
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Mindy Harvey, the co-founder of Ultimate Ears, makes high-end monitors for some of the biggest names in music, including Mariah Carey and Steven Tyler. So... Watch video
Students to Vie for Innovation Prize
The Innovation America Foundation this week launched a contest for high school students aimed at showcasing the future of innovation, organizers said. ... Read more
SBA Seeking Top Business Owners
The Small Business Administration is taking nominations for a variety of small-business awards to be presented at next year's National Small Business Week... Read more
Tips on Winning Federal Tech Grants
Small-business owners will be offered tips on winning government grants for technology and innovation at a conference in Texas this fall. The Natio... Read more
Small-Business Bankers Gather in Chicago
Small-business bankers are heading to Chicago this month for a conference on how to appeal to smaller firms, organizers said. The Small Business Ba... Read more
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Clean Energy solutions provider Comverge (NASDAQ:COMV) has announced a 10-year Virtual Peaking Capacity (VPC) contract with The Connecticut Light and Powe... Read more
HP to Expand Imaging Product Line for SMBs
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I.C.E. Inks Agreement With E-chx
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Imation Unveils New 300 GB RDX Removable Disk Cartridge
Imation (NYSE:IMN) has expanded its line of RDX removable disk cartridges for small and midsize businesses. The new 300 GB capacity cartridge has the larg... Read more
Report: Wyoming Tops for Business Taxes
Among all 50 states, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nevada offer the best tax systems for growing businesses, according to the Tax Foundation. Based on... Read more
VTech Launches Cordless Phone System with Bluetooth Capabilities
VTech Communications, a division of VTech Holdings (OTC:VTH), has introduced a new expandable cordless phone system designed for homes and small offices. ... Read more
Most Entrepreneurs Plan to Stay Involved After Selling Companies
Seventy percent of business owners say they cannot fully give up control, according to a new survey. Read more
IBM Announces Industry Solutions for Midsize Businesses
IBM (NYSE:IBM) continues to expand its mid-market offerings with the introduction of new solutions designed and priced for midsize business customers in t... Read more
Employers Struggling to Fill Jobs
Despite an upturn in hiring plans, small-business owners with job vacancies last month were finding few qualified workers, the National Federation of Inde... Read more
LSI Introduces iSCSI-based Storage System
LSI (NYSE:LSI) has launched its Simplicity iSCSI-based 1532 storage system, designed and priced for small and midsize businesses. The company now ha... Read more
M&A Value Hits Seven-Year High
The average deal size of venture-backed mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter was $226.3 million, the highest level since the closing months of 20... Read more
OneBeacon Offers Liability Insurance for Small Firms
OneBeacon Insurance Group (NYSE:OB) has introduced the Employment Practices Liability insurance solution to its small-business customers. As part of the O... Read more
30 Under 30: The Granola Guys
Jason Osborn and Jason Wright started Feed Granola Co. out of their New York apartment. Today their healthy snacks can be found on the shelves of Whole Fo... Watch video
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The Way I Work: Kim Kleeman of ShakespeareSquared
Her business wants more (and more) of her time. Is the CEO of ShakespeareSquared going to give in? Let's just say that her BlackBerry sleeps in the car. Read more
New Grant Program Seeks to Boost Veteran-Owned Businesses
The Veterans Corporation plans to issue grants to education and outreach organizations that help veteran entrepreneurs. Read more
Business World Mourns The Body Shop's Anita Roddick
Roddick used her global chain of cosmetics stores to put social responsibility on the map. Read more
103 Countries and Counting
The Inc. 500 is truly global in scale. More than half the companies on the list do business overseas, from Baghdad to Bordeaux. And some 40 companies have es... Read more
Here's the Thing
The world isn’t all ones and zeroes, not yet. Plenty of Inc. 500 companies still make and sell physical objects. Stuff. Things. Here are some that caught o... Read more
