Don't Let Divisive Views Tarnish Your Business Image
June 25, 2009, 12:15 PM
Sharing our personal views, political or otherwise, is certainly within our rights as U.S. citizens. But if you are a business owner, you have to weigh the consequences of speaking out versus alienating your customers, vendors, and others.

Tweeting About a Revolution
June 18, 2009, 2:45 PM
From Twitter's trumping of the mainstream media in covering recent world events to the "Great Recession's" shaping of a startlingly new business landscape, profound change is sweeping through our society. So how can we entrepreneurs survive and thrive in this ...

Are You Running Your Business, or Running on Empty?
June 11, 2009, 3:25 PM
Rare is the entrepreneur who has enough time each day to do everything that's needed to run a successful business. But some simple tips can help you let go a little, focus on what's really important, and maybe even get ...

Is It Time for Your Business to Move Home?
June 04, 2009, 2:40 PM
Hit hard by the troubled economy, many retailers and business owners are closing up their storefronts and offices and headed home, and they're taking their businesses with them.

Signs of Life for Small Business Health Care Reform
May 28, 2009, 2:10 PM
Today, far too many entrepreneurs and small business owners are struggling to provide health care coverage for themselves, their employees, and their employees' families. But there are signs the SBA might be ready to help.

Hope, Optimism Permeate Small Business Week
May 21, 2009, 2:45 PM
Nearly everyone I spoke to at the SBA's National Small Business Week celebration in Washington, D.C, expressed the feeling that things are, at long last, looking up.

Surprise, Surprise -- Give Your Customers the Unexpected
May 14, 2009, 10:55 AM
The key to building customer loyalty is to find the right balance between the expected and the unexpected.

Succeeding Even If You're Not a 'Born Entrepreneur'
May 07, 2009, 3:55 PM
It's an old question: Are entrepreneurs born or can they be taught? I have always come down on the side of almost anyone can be an entrepreneur; it just takes exposure, education, and hard work.

Running a Business Is About More Than Leadership
April 30, 2009, 4:25 PM
Janice Bryant Howroyd, the inspirational founder of Act 1 Personnel Services, shares how she turned $1,500 and her dream of business ownership into the largest woman- and minority-owned staffing company in the U.S.

Is Your Computer Killing You Softly?
April 23, 2009, 1:55 PM
It is estimated that workers suffering from repetitive strain injuries cost U.S. companies between $15 and $20 billion annually. I recently sat down with ergonomics expert Brian Bentow to discuss how we constant computer users can protect ourselves.