Empowerment Zones
Empowerment zones (EZs) are economically distressed communities designated by government for aid—but this aid is intended primarily to lift the communit... Read story
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Businesses
Related Terms: Small Business Data from the last... Read story
Seed Capital
Money isn't the only green stuff that businesses can get from the federal government. Your company may be able to obtain free plants and shrubs from the U... Read story
Florida Citrus Growers Face Crackdown
The Agriculture Department is banning fresh citrus shipments from Florida to prevent bacteria outbreak. Read story
Mad Cow Doesn't Scare This Rancher
A top rancher's mad cow moment. Read story
Power of Poverty
A group of vignettes that examine various successful companies that were started with $10,000 or less. Read story
Seed Capital for Farm Communities
Financing for rural businesses. Read story
Seeds Of Discontent
I am some what amazed at "Seed Capital" (Ideas You Can Use, April). This article refers to a United States Department of Agriculture program through whic... Read story
Green Marketing
Environmentally-responsible or "green" marketing is a business practice that takes into account consumer concerns about promoting preservation and conserv... Read story
Farming: A Hard Row To Hoe
You people must be getting your input from President Reagan and the Department of Agriculture. The truth of the matter is that the greedy bankers dangled ... Read story
Consumer Advocacy
Consumer advocacy refers to actions taken by individuals or groups to promote and protect the interests of the buying public. Historically, consumer advoc... Read story
Can You Find The Farmer In This Picture?
Dorothy had to abandon the Kansas wheat fields for Oz in order to find a tin man. Soon, though, the tin man will be right there on the farm -- plowing th... Read story
The Pioneers
They built these businesses back when green was just another color. Read story
A Back-to-School Business Plan
Why an $8 billion market is suddenly up for grabs. Read story
Small Potatoes
Much like minimills in the steel industry, small farms are using their size to stay flexible and responsive to new market opportunities. Read story
The Exporting Advantage
For Hibco Plastics, going after new markets in Mexico did more than boost sales—it transformed the entire company. Read story
Network: May 1991
Network resources. Read story
Demographics
Related Terms: Market Segmentation Dem... Read story
Government Aid
Start-up pursues the commercialization of an African plant that can be made into paper. Read story
Desperately Seeking Start-Ups
A pilot program is matching up entrepreneurs with communities with strengths in their industries. Read story
Democrats Charge Bush Short-Changing SBA, Others
Feb. 21, 2005 -- Democrats are making small business a point of contention in their battle against the Republican White House. In ... Read story
Heartland Poised for Entrepreneurial Growth
Expanding organic industries and a population shift make the Plains states a "potential hotbed of capitalist creation," according to a new report. Read story
How Our Nation Can Compete Again
Technology entrepreneurs will lead the way. Read story
Labor Surplus Area
Labor surplus areas (LSAs) are government-designated towns and counties that have experienced severe unemployment. These area are designated by the govern... Read story
Rubble With a Cause
Company manufactures a molded structural material made of recycled materials. Read story
Portrait of an Agile Manufacturer
Know who understands how a factory works? Factory workers. Read story
Street Smarts: "You Do What?"
"I import dirt," he said. And if he can keep his focus, it just might work. Read story
Laboratories For Entrepreneurs
The government wanted Gary Seawright to help cattlemen keep track of their herds. His "failure" spawned a whole new business. Read story
Loans for Rural America
Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) provides federal loan guarantees to rural businesses. Read story
Imagine Your Best Employees Vanishing Overnight. For Beekeepers, It's Reality
Nearly a quarter of the nation's bees have died from a mysterious disorder in just the past few months. Read story
Search: Numbers -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Where to find statistics on just about anything, and how to tell the data sources that are gold mines from the sources that are minefields. Read story
Exporting—Financing and Pricing
Related Terms: Exporting The financing of export sales con... Read story
With Few Options, Rural Businesses Forced to Find Their Own Internet Access
Jan. 20, 2006 -- While the Internet's reach continues to spread, the majority of small businesses located in rural areas -- two-thirds --... Read story
One Federal Loan Window That's Still Open
The Urban Development Action Grant program is alive and well -- and it may have some money for those businesspeople seeking to expand in downtown areas. Read story
In Search of the Small-Business Bible
Report on current books on business; 25 best business ideas; on-line resources for start-ups. Read story
Milk Fight
When Farmland Dairies broke up the New York City milk cartel, the real war began Read story
Bootstrap Banking
For decades, the federal government has tried in vain to bring entrepreneurship to the poor. Now, a small Chicago bank may have found the answer in -- of all... Read story
Operations: From Notes to Market in No Time
A natural-food supplier explains how a groupware package helped bring a new product to market more quickly. Read story
Resources
A guide to more information discussed in articles appearing in the November issue of Inc. magazine. Read story
Location, Location, Location
The unlikely story of Cobalt Boats, whose secret ingredient to quality is...farmers? Read story
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