Getting an Idea to Market
To succeed at her new venture, an entrepreneur realized she needed more than money and a great idea. She needed the timing of the market as well. Here she of... Read story
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Eldercare
Related Terms: Career and Family Eldercare... Read story
The Gender Gap Strut
Like strutting peacocks, Democrats and Republicans have been displaying their interest in women's issues to attract votes. The most dramatic gesture was D... Read story
The Reluctant Entrepreneurs
Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own? Read story
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
Joel Kotkin's sense of history is skewed, and his sociological analysis of black culture is sorely lacking in depth and quality. Although Kotkin deftly d... Read story
Yo, Ladies
Company plans to sell advertising to publications put out by various women's organizations. Read story
A New Black Dream
A new trend of self-sufficiency and entrepreneurial spirit takes root in some African-American communities. Read story
Plans That Ask, What If?
Women's Business Development Center encourages entrepreneurs to write and use exhaustive business plans. Read story
Black Entrepreneurs: A New Generation
As traditional black-owned retail and service businesses decline, new, more ambitious black entrepreneurs emerge. Read story
Diversity: Gays in the Workplace
Two books are reviewed that examine the issues surrounding homophobia in the workplace. Read story
Been There, Doing That
As researchers study how women do business, they're finding women-owned companies offer some interesting strategies. Read story
Black Entrepreneurship, the Sequel
Some thoughts on how the recent emergence of more black-owned small businesses reflects on a proud history. Read story
A League of Your Own
A look at the exploding number of women business owners and the increasingly sophisticated network of female advisors, mentors, and venture capitalists who a... Read story
Congress Passes Kerry Initiative for Women in Business
Nov. 29, 2004 --As part of its fiscal year 2005 omnibus spending package, Congress this week passed an initiative introduced by Sen. John ... Read story
Time Warner Launches Spanish Business Site
Hispanic business owners can access info on voice, data and video tools. Read story
Gay Marriage Bad News for Small Business?
RNC Chairman Michael Steele says the legalization of gay marriage would hurt small business, but some advocacy groups aren't so sure. Read story
Business Forums for Women of Color
Jan. 22, 2007 -- The first of four national research forums on businesses owned by women of color begins on Feb. 21 at the Courtyard Marr... Read story
Un Nuevo Día…A New Day
Companies shift their focus to accommodate and capitalize from the Latino population boom. Read story
All Things Are Not Equal
For many women business owners, it's not quite a man's world, but the other gender often has more advantages. Read story
Redesigning America
On the road with the man who's helping businesses profit from our aging population, and building a company of his own in the process Read story
What Gender Gap?
Inc.'s editor-in-chief discusses a recent study showing number of women-owned small businesses to be growing quickly. Read story
The Gospel According To Ken
However controversial among the country's gerontologists, Dychtwald's brand of marketing wisdom has caught fire among businesspeople. The world is changing, ... Read story
Urban Renewers
Some thoughts on what groups are making it in the inner-city, and why. Read story
Selling to Gray Americans
Advice on selling to the over-50 population. Read story
Giuliani To Address Latino Small-Business Event
April 13, 2007 -- Former New York Mayor and presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will be a keynote speaker at the 2007 Small Business Econo... Read story
Women Entrepreneurs
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Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
Joel Kotkin's article "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" (September), is a manifest example of "bikini journalism." What it reveals is interesting and provocat... Read story
Redesigning A Hotel Chain
Dychtwald on Holiday Inns: "For any company that wants to serve the senior market, the first step is to claim it, to let seniors know they are a market th... Read story
Fun Meets Functional The August 2007 issue of Inc. was the most fun business magazine I've read in a long time ["Read story
Q
Two microloan experts answer some often asked questions about microloans. Read story
What Do Women Want?
A business expert explains why, when it comes to building high-growth companies, men and women aren't so different. Read story
Self-Employment Up for Women and Ethnic Groups
December 6, 2004 --Between 1979 and 2003 the number of self-employed women, blacks and Latinos has risen sharply, according to a report re... Read story
Selling To The New America
A new wave of immigration is changing the complexion of the American consumer market, turning 'minority' markets into 'majority' ones Read story
Shark Bytes
Internet vendor Rudy Socha is a flouter of norms. He doesn't promote his Web site. He discards customer data. And he gives away money. Lots of money. Yet ... Read story
Hispanic Economic Organizations Expand Training
Bilingual training is gaining ground in the business community. Read story
Elder Shelter
New business develops affordable retirement communities. Read story
Free Workshops for Women Business Owners
Jan. 23, 2007 -- The Women's Business Gallery, an educational group for women in business, is launching a new tele-seminar series for sma... Read story
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
Paramount among the factors affecting the development of black business enterprise has been the postindustrial restructuring of the U.S. economic system. ... Read story
The Selling of Ethics
Two hair-care competitors trade jabs on whether or not it's ethical to advertise a company's political correctness. Read story
A New Kind of Business
Policymakers should take a good look at growth companies founded by African Americans. Read story
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