Number Of U.S. Businesses Fell In 2010: Census Bureau

Number Of U.S. Businesses Fell In 2010: Census Bureau

06.26.2012
(Reuters) - The number of U.S. businesses with paid employees fell for a third straight year in 2010, but the rate of decrease slowed,...
For Fitness Entrepreneurs, Zumba Has Become Big Business

For Fitness Entrepreneurs, Zumba Has Become Big Business

06.26.2012
(Reuters) - Alberto Perez started out as a street performer and then an aerobics teacher in Colombia, making extra cash on the side teaching...
What Small Business Owners Should Know About Each Possible Supreme Court Health-care Ruling

What Small Business Owners Should Know About Each Possible Supreme Court Health-care Ruling

06.26.2012
The Supreme Court is set to release its ruling on the constitutionality of President Obama's controversial health reform law, the Affordable...
Decorated Couches On The Move

Decorated Couches On The Move

06.25.2012
First festival-goers sought to improve the comfort and leisure available at large music events by bringing their own couches to sit on....
Hawaiians Are Eager For Larry Ellison's Arrival

Hawaiians Are Eager For Larry Ellison's Arrival

Janean Chun  06.25.2012
Every morning for years, a group of regular customers has gathered around a big table at the Blue Ginger Cafe on Lana'i for a heated discussion...
The Anatomy Of A Pass, A Quantitative Analysis On Why A VC Passes

The Anatomy Of A Pass, A Quantitative Analysis On Why A VC Passes

06.25.2012
It is an exciting time for early stage technology company building and venture capital.  Despite some early bumps in Facebook’s recent...
Yao Ming, Venture Capitalist

Yao Ming, Venture Capitalist

06.22.2012
Yao Ming, the 31-year-old, 7-foot 6-inch former NBA star forced into early retirement from injuries, is now trying to make a splash as...
Rocky Start, How More New Businesses Get Started

Rocky Start, How More New Businesses Get Started

06.22.2012
A lousy economy apparently has one upside: It inspires entrepreneurs, says a new report. Fifteen percent of entrepreneurs launched their...
Small Family Firms Go Global

Small Family Firms Go Global

06.22.2012
(Reuters) - Poupie Cadolle's family has been making handmade lingerie in a workshop on Rue Saint Honore for five generations, with Qatari...
Cigar Lovers To FDA: A Cigar Isn't Just A Cigar

Cigar Lovers To FDA: A Cigar Isn't Just A Cigar

06.22.2012
RICHMOND, Va. -- Sometimes a cigar isn't just a cigar. From large hand-rolled cigars and smaller machine-made cigars to little cigars...
5 Entrepreneurs Who Chose To Grow Slow

5 Entrepreneurs Who Chose To Grow Slow

06.22.2012
The following startup founders decided to take the scenic route -- as opposed to the eight-lane highway -- toward business success. Here's...
The Biggest-Seller On The Fastest-Growing Ecommerce Site Is What!?

The Biggest-Seller On The Fastest-Growing Ecommerce Site Is What!?

06.21.2012
Fab.com is only a year old, but the gay social network turned flash sale site already has 5 million users who have purchased 1.8 million...
Scanbox Turns iPhones Into Portable Scanners

Scanbox Turns iPhones Into Portable Scanners

06.21.2012
Few have illustrated the agony of owning a printer quite like Matthew Inman did in his comic titled “Why I Believe Printers Were Sent...
Old Factory, Snap Decision Spawn Greek-Yogurt Craze

Old Factory, Snap Decision Spawn Greek-Yogurt Craze

06.21.2012
Hamdi Ulukaya was managing his small cheese company in Johnstown, N.Y., in 2005 when he stumbled upon an advertisement that would change...