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Co-ops, or employee-owned companies, offer important advantages for small businesses and entrepreneurs -- especially when traditional financing is scarce.

Austin may be a top choice for growth, jobs, and quality of life, but as usual there's more to the story for companies and workers thinking of moving there.

Hoover's shines a rocket's red glare on some of the companies backing big Fourth of July celebrations this year.

I met a bearded veteran of the camping trails at a local coffee shop and in exchange for a large black coffee, he was willing to chat a bit about his luggage. I...

From the time I received that letter, I knew Marnie and Carl Hensel would become dear friends, great customers and a pair of the largest supporters of our future ventures. Theirneeds and intentions...

We experience the rain in Spain and make another trip to Altea to visit a business for sale.

The point is this; it is never safe (and no, 'never' is not too strong a word here) to talk about politics with a stranger, business colleague, fellow passenger, or client while you’re...

Maine’s Cadillac Mountain stretches more than 1,500 feet toward the sky and Acadia National Park is one of this country’s prettiest hidden treasures.

If you have over a handful of employees, you probably pay a lot of worker's compensation premiums each year.

Bears, Moose, Loons, Minks, Beavers, Lakes, Northern Lights, pristine wilderness, and absolute silence is what draw people to the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota.

In the face of career decimation, you can find a fresh path to personal credit and business credit health.

The next time you need to host a client for a business meeting, why not consider a venue outside of the cold, mundane confines of a Holiday Inn conference room?

Two new surveys show entrepreneurs are reaching the end of their rope.

The world is rarely black and white, but with the two deals I completed recently, one went to a strategic buyer that practically defines the term strategic, while the other went to a...

This of course will only add to the after holiday suffering we are all facing because of the seasonal over-indulging in sweets, cookies, pies, cakes, breads, parfaits, and puddings.

There's no need to break a sweat to lose those flabby, too-common words from your lexicon.

Consider taking an extra vacation day to rent a car and zip along the route to see some sights. Any of these drives are certainly worth it.

“Ok, you get home after another 12-hour day in your cubicle, and decide there must be a better way. So, the obvious thing to do is to stroll down to the harbor and...

Give a rational person the knowledge that the plane he's sitting on can take him to his destination in three hours. Now, sit him on that same plane next to a window where...