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Q: What's the small-business-lending capital of the United States? A: South Dakota. Read more
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Recent Articles about South Dakota
Labor: Paying Your Dues
1 Wyoming 6. Hawaii 2. South Dakota 7. Idaho 3. Kansas 8. Nebraska 4. Vermont 9. Utah 5. Colorado ... Read more
Study: South Dakota Best for Small Firms
South Dakota, Nevada, and Wyoming are the nation's most entrepreneur-friendly states, according to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
South Dakota Tops List of Best States for Small Business
Nov. 1, 2006 -- South Dakota has the best climate for small businesses in the country, according to annual rankings released today by the... Read more
How to Get Started
Column discussing government programs designed to help entrepreneurs and why no one knows about them. Read more
Crunching the Numbers
Inc. looks at hiring trends, the cost of ink, and sales of trucks and cargo vans. Read more
South Dakota Rated Friendliest State for Entrepreneurship
Oct. 12, 2004 --If you're looking to start a small business, your best bet is to set up shop in the Mount Rushmore State, according to a n... Read more
Network: December 1991
Network resources. Read more
Unconventional Wisdom;
Don't simply create new public-sector programs. Change private-sector behavior instead. Unless a state can change what happens in the marketplace -- how... Read more
At a Glance
Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies. Read more
D.C. Ranks As Most Hostile Place for Small Business
The nation's capital is a harsh place for entrepreneurs. Want somewhere friendlier? Try South Dakota. 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
Wyoming, South Dakota Top List of States with Best Tax Climate
In contrast, Rhode Island and Ohio ranked as the worst tax states for businesses. Read more
Ways to Make Your Laptop Battery Last Longer
Yes, you can take that transcontinental -- or transoceanic -- flight, without lugging along a spare battery. Read more
Changing State Liability Laws
Not only do states have widely varying laws dealing with liability claims, but these are in flux: some 30 states have made changes in just the past year. Thr... Read more
Feds Target Growth in Underserved Markets
The Small Business Administration this fall is hoping to spur small-business growth in inner city and rural areas through a series of programs and activit... Read more
Carbon Post-it Notes Win National Business Contest
March 19, 2007 -- Carbon Post-it Notes created by students at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City, S.D., was ... Read more
The Top 10 States In Six Categories
CAPITAL RESOURCES 1. New York 2. California 3. Massachusetts 4. Connecticut 5. Minnesota 6. Texas 7. Penn... Read more
The War Between The States, Revisited
Last year's celebrated war of words between Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich and his South Dakota counterpart, William Janklow, may have marked a new low p... Read more
Using Customer Databases Daily
One-to-one relationship selling is the oldest game around, but if you're not working it in conjunction with a well-maintained customer database, opportuni... Read more
Personal Income Up in Second Quarter
Sept. 28, 2005 --Strong earnings in real estate, professional services, and other entrepreneurial sectors helped jumpstart personal income... Read more
Best & Worst
Rating the best and worst states--among the 26 whose governors are up for reelection--in seven key areas. Read more
Start-Ups and Blowouts
Chart showing new-business incorporations, business bankruptcies and business failures nationwide by region. Read more
New Year, New Laws
An entrepreneur's guide to state policies taking effect at the start of 2006. Read more
The Business of Base Closures
While most communities worry about job losses, a few see opportunity Read more
Joel Was Wrong, Arrington Gets Uninvited, and This Wink Will Cost You
Dear Michael Arrington, Please don't come back. Sincerely, Europe . The TechCrunch founder lives the high life in Paris at the Read more
Here's a Nice Problem
Mike Levsen has a problem most mayors would love to have -- he's got jobs galore coming to his tiny town of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and isn't sure he has ... Read more
Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America
If you're looking for cities large, medium, and small where job growth is robust and economies are strong, head to the ones on this year's Top Cities list. F... Read more
Community Banks, Viral Marketing and More Spending Declines
Small banks forced to cut back . The Wall Street Journal has a great pie... Read more
10 Great Seasonal Summer Businesses
If it weren't for these seasonal businesses, much of what we love and take for granted as simple summer pleasures might never have existed. Here's to all com... View slideshow
The Most Expensive States for Business?
Hawaii and New York remain the most expensive states to run a business, while South Dakota is the cheapest, according to a recent study by the Milken Inst... Read more
Which States are Best for Entrepreneurs?
South Dakota and Nevada top new rankings by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. Read more
What The Rankings Mean
In years past, INC.'s annual Report on the States ranked the business climates of the 50 states through a formula that took into account roughly a dozen v... Read more
Cement Shortage Has Builders in a Bind
Governors of five states say tariff exacerbates the problem. Read more
The 1991 Inc. 500(Introduction)
Introduction overview of the Inc. 500. Read more
The Inc. 100 Portfolio;
* Six INC. 100 chief executive officers once worked for IBM Corp. * Symbion Inc. (#43), which makes the Jarvik-7 artificial heart and other artifici... Read more
Desperation Capitalism
What do Clorox and Apple Computer have in common? Both were launched by bootstrappers-- and here are some other bootstrapping Hall of Famers. Read more
Best Of Show Business Activity: Trouble In The Oil Patch
1. New Hampshire 6. Florida 2. Colorado 7. Georgia 3. Alaska 8. California 4. New Jersey 9. Massachusetts ... Read more
Do-It-Yourself Job Creation
Profiles of entrepreneurs who are creating their own jobs and changing the face of business. Read more
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