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Home-based entrepreneurs have always suffered under a kind of second-class citizenship in the small business world. It was sort of code for “hobby business.” But in recent years, as technology made virtual teams easier, I’ve increasingly come to wonder if that status was warranted.
I’ve often found myself interviewing the CEO of some hot new multi-million [...]
Today’s edition of Wednesday Web Resources wanders about the Internet, finding mind-stimulating information to help your business succeed. These three companies’ ideas touch every aspect of business operations, offering a new approach for vetting vendors, a creative way to envision your business, and new data on how to value your online social networks.
Cortera offers a new [...]
With the rise of self-publishing, print-on-demand publishing, e-book publishing and other low-cost forms, the avalanche of business books released every year has only increased. Usually just hearing the titles makes my mind feel anesthetized–so many don’t seem to say much that’s new. But recently, several titles have caught my attention, and I’ve even found myself [...]
The oddsmakers and forecasters are already at work calculating how much we’ll spend on Black Friday–the day after Thanksgiving–and Cyber Monday, the Monday following the holiday weekend. In our internet age, these two days form the official opening the Christmas shopping season and usually are a strong predictor of how much shoppers will buy for [...]
Yesterday, President Barack Obama held a small-business financing forum to discuss what more should be done to help break the lending logjam small business owners have experienced the past two years. Before it even began, Obama was being criticized for keeping the guest list under wraps. Interested parties such as the American Small Business League issued [...]
Small businesses have been crying for help getting loans for two years now. And finally, help arrives from an unexpected quarter: global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs is teaming with savvy American investor-icon Warren Buffett to offer $300 million in financial aid to small businesses, coupled with $200 million more for college-level training [...]
Growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jill Donenfeld cherished the time spent with her family around the dinner table every night. Those times inspired her to launch The Dish’s Dish–a customizable, health-conscious home chef service.
When Donenfeld moved to New York City to attend Barnard College she simultaneously immersed herself in the City’s vibrant culinary scene. [...]
A sort of We Are The World moment for young entrepreneurs happens this week–the second annual Global Entrepreneurship Week. Founded by busy U.S. business-stimulators the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and U.K.-based Make Your Mark, the week aims to bring together young would-be business owners from around the globe to learn and get inspired to make [...]
Back in July, I blogged about Maid Brigade’s Veterans Franchise Giveaway. This week, to coincide with Veterans Day, the company announced the results of the contest, after narrowing the field down from over 100 entries to six finalists. The winner of Maid Brigade’s “Gold Award”–including waived franchise fees, equipment, training, and $27,500 in working capital–is [...]
The whole healthcare-reform debate hit home for me this week. I’ve been ignoring a large envelope that came from my health insurance agent about a month ago. They left me a sort of ominous-sounding phone message about it, too, but I hadn’t had a chance to call back. You know how sometimes when you can [...]
