Africa

Two recent surveys of small business owner optimism seem to tell competing stories. So how are you feeling about what's in store for you and your business?

In the world of fast-food marketing, you either go big or go home. And Denny's new gut-busting stunt food sensation definitely goes very, very big.

The chain trades hot subs for a hot mess in what an expert calls "one of the biggest restaurant collapses in American history."

Many in sales wish they had a "real" job -- one to be proud of. Those people don't understand their "sales ancestors" -- or their real role in society.

The Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women's (IEEW) Peace Through Business program provides entrepreneurial education for women from Afghanistan and Rwanda.

I recently attended the SAGE USA National Competition to judge presentations from ambitious young people who are launching socially responsible small businesses ... while still in high school!

This could be called the tweet that was heard round the world.

The tweet that was heard round the world.

Mexico buys more U.S. products than China and Japan combined. Smart small businesses are taking advantage of the trend and sending their exports south.

What’s so precious about precious metals? Hoover's assays mining companies that really dig gold....

Consider participating in an Open Social Co-creation design contest to create a $300 house and learn a few things about innovation along the way

Facebook - or for that matter MySpace - shouldn’t be the only "face" online for a small business.

Today you might hear about a fantastic new announcement,,,

Of course what you and I might consider polite could be enough to toss someone else behind bars.

Recent encounters with a number of driven young entrepreneurs makes me realize their generation sees the world of business in a very different way, creatively combining the pursuit of profits with a new...

Last week throngs of protesters expressed their disgust with a leadership decision. And I'm not talking about the legions of Egyptians who filled the streets of Cairo in protest to the refusal of...

Would the young in Egypt have taken to the streets if Google’s fearless Wael Ghonim had not become the cyber-activist that so many of us have come to admire?

Remember, your customers are your neighbors, and reaction to bad news can be swift and harmful for the long term.

So before you crash that party or blab your way into a conversation get the proverbial lay of the land.