How I Did It: David Katz, CEO, AEE Solar
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"Fear and Doubt" in the Valley
How will the demise of Bear Stearns and the concomitant credit crunch affect the financing options of entrepreneurial growth companies? "[A] cash drought ... Read more
Priced to Sell
With all of the valuation methods out there, you'd think calculating a selling price for you business would be easy. Just sit down with your financial sta... Read more
Box of Rain Forest
New business sells cereal sends rain forest preservation message. Read more
Meter Reader
New business information on residential electric meters. Read more
You Can Find Gold in This Garbage
An overview of a California recycling company offered for sale, including the price, expected profit margins, and the outlook on growth in the recycling indu... Read more
Heading South
Northern California may still dominate the high-technology headlines, but in recent years southern California has begun to challenge the Bay Area as the n... Read more
How Much Should a Business Appraisal Cost?
Like any other professional service, such as legal services, medical care, financial advisory services, or accounting services, the price of appraisal ser... Read more
Power From The People
High in the Trinity ALps of northern California sits a single Pelton turbine whirring away inside The garish yellow sign out front identifies it as Mom &a... Read more
Out of the Air
New business opens quick-serve emissions testing and repair centers. Read more
How to Choose the Right Telecom System
The pros and cons of various voice over Internet protocol systems, plus a telecom glossary for small business owners Read more
Bypassing the Bank
A builder finds an alternative to bank loans: a private construction loan pool funded by local individuals. Read more
Bug Vacuum
Paragraph on BugVac, a tractor-like vacuum used as an alternative to insectides. Read more
How to Profit from Your Customers’ Gratitude
Insurers revoke policies to avoid paying high costs . A few days before a scheduled mastectomy, Robin Beaton's insurance company cancelled her polic... Read more
As Oil Hits New High, Businesses Continue to Struggle
Increased fuel costs have forced companies to raise their own prices and provide new commuting options for employees. Read more
A Borrower Be
Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? Read more
Directory of Inventors Groups
Are you an inventor looking for advice or resources? This directory lists inventors groups across the country, organized by state. Read more
The Microchip Goes Golden
It's barely a headline anywhere else. But, imagine where we'd be without it. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the microchip; the first integrated circu... Read more
Essential Steps to Starting a Business Podcast
Whether you go it alone or hire a professional producer, follow these rules of thumb to create an engaging podcast that can attract listeners, and hopefully,... Read more
Business Development – Is it A Boy’s Club?
I have to admit, sometimes it's hard writing about situations that speak to women in business because I don't always think "like a woman." I think "like a... Read more
HW Flrs, Ocean Vw, Stck Optns
MedicaLogic, a 15-year-old medical-records-software company in Hillsboro, Oreg., made its first Internet play in 1999. That was late enough to run into th... Read more
Best Places to Buy Wine Online
As any wine lover worth his or her cork knows, 2003 was an exceptional vintage in Europe, producing wines with very rich levels of ripeness. Say you knew ... Read more
Immigration, Valley Blues, and Easy Managing Tips
Immigration and innovation. In the New York Times, Thomas Friedman has a Read more
Customer Satisfaction Pays
Let's face it: Frada Silver's company hardly sounds like a venture capitalist's dream. Silver makes a product whose heyday passed decades ago. Her machin... Read more
Facebook Valuation, Google Vanity, and Tesla on Letterman
What's Facebook worth? Facebook is negotiating with investors as it tries to raise additional capital, the New York Post Read more
Hand-picking Your Investors
Hand-picking investors who will contribute to your success. Read more
Things I Can't Live Without: Lavetta Willis
Every entrepreneur has a dream. Lavetta Willis says hers is to avoid speaking to anyone for 10 days. Read more
How to Navigate Business Insolvency
Advice on bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, dealing with creditors, and financial insolvency. Read more
The White House Small Business Conference;
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE White House Conference on Small Business that met last August and the conference of the same name that met under Jimmy Carter... Read more
Start-Up Looks to Match Mac Lovers
Do Apple fans inherently have more in common than just a love of Macs and iPads? Dating website Cupidtino is betting they do. Read more
Buy the Boss -- or the Company?
Sure, CEOs affect how their stocks perform. Does that mean you should consider the CEO when picking your portfolio? Read more
There's No Such Thing as a Free Launch
Andrew Raskin, CEO of Gazooba.com, prepares to wow investors with a unique presentation at an industry conference. Read more
Bootstrap Marketing: Taking on Procter
She may not have the resources of her giant competitors, but Amilya Antonetti is making her own mark in the soap business, one customer at a time. Read more
Meet Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen , Ph.D., is an influential and respected Internet expert. The New York Times named Nielsen a "guru of Web usability... Read more
Meet Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen , Ph.D., is an influential and respected Internet expert. The New York Times named Nielsen a "guru of Web usability... Read more
There's No Such Thing as a Free Launch
Andrew Raskin, CEO of Gazooba.com, prepares to wow investors with a unique presentation at an industry conference. Read more
Silicon Valley Versus Route 128
A look at how companies are shaped by the business and social cultures around them. Read more
Obama's Marketing Value, Small Banks, and the Belgian Blues
Barack Obama, brand evangelist. Former Inc. Senior Writer Stephanie Clifford has a great story in today's New York Times about <... Read more
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