Obama's former marketing and technology directors offered tips to business owners at SXSW.
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Obama’s former marketing and technology aides offered some tips to business owners at SXSW.
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OSB HEADLINES
An critical lesson from gym class
And other insights from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone’s discussion at South by Southwest in Austin.
State Dept. seeking more start-ups
A look at five ways the agency is partnering with new businesses to solve a number of global problems.
How to improve our patent laws
Several experts sat down in Austin to discuss what Congress is doing right and wrong on patent reform.
Where’s the next Silicon Valley?
The architects behind new start-up hubs in D.C., Austin, Chicago and Moscow share secrets to success.
SXSW’s hottest tech start-ups
An app that translates text using your phone’s camera and a motorcycle helmet right out of the film Iron Man.
New delays to the health law
It may be another year until small businesses in some states can offer their employees more than one plan.
A business primer on the budget
More infrastructure spending may help some, but many firms would be left out of Obama’s tax reform plans.
Gov’t poised to hit contracting goal
Meanwhile, a new bill would require agencies to award even more work to small businesses in the years ahead.
THE ROUNDUP
Keeping regulations in check
A review of the biggest small-business and start-up news from the past week.
SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE
How to tell your company’s story
Lyn Graft has built a career telling other entrepreneurs’ stories, and he shared some of his secrets at SXSW.
Come out ahead on your taxes
A tax attorney walks us through several important rules and credits that have change since last year.
Small business, big mistake (Ep. 2)
His company’s first product was still in the development stages when he shifted his attention to the second.
Seven equity crowdfunding tips
One of the first start-ups to sell equity shares online offers some pointers for others considering crowdfunding
How to clean up your finances
It’s a new year, and one banking executive says that’s the perfect time to get your financial house in order.
Small business, big mistake
Check out the first column in our new series, where business owners reflect on their biggest mistakes.
Critical lessons from Target’s breach
An expert offers some key takeaways for consumers and retailers from the massive data breach.
How to recruit the best employees
An expert offers several tips to help firms establish a recruiting process and a better company culture.
How to choose the right capital
Credit cards, bank loans, private equity — with so many options, which one is right for your company?
OSB MEDIA GALLERIES
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Entrepreneurial studies taking root at black colleges
Driven by a recession that hit minorities the hardest, HBCUs are launching programs to help students create their own jobs.
Adapting on the fly to new crowdfunding laws
One crowdfunding platform is keeping close tabs on the latest SEC proposals and adjusting its business plan accordingly.
U.S. entrepreneurship headed in the wrong direction?
American entrepreneurship may suffer a massive offshore migration if Congress cannot agree on a remedy.
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