Getting Started

One town in America consumes twice as much fast food as the national average.

Avoid News Corp.'s slippery slope of situational ethics by embedding accountability into the bedrock of your business governance and business ethics.

Surprise! Gen Y is the most inherently entrepreneurial generation the world has ever seen. And even as that creates tension with their elders, it also promises to change the world.

Would a line of credit from Google help you launch your Adwords campaign? Now you can find out -- the search giant is testing the waters with its very own credit card.

For six months you've been carefully nurturing an equity investor and now he's threatening to back out of the deal. What should you do?

Many businesses rely on grants to cover their startup costs. Here's how to take advantage of this fantastic source of funding.

If you are headed toward high growth, perhaps a PEG is in your future.

Owning a bar or restaurant is tougher than it looks, but Jon Taffer, host of the new Spike TV reality show "Bar Rescue," knows the secrets to success in the hospitality business.

To select the card with the right mix of features and benefits for your small business’s needs, you first have to decide which are most important. Here are a few questions to get...

The core of any franchise’s success is a tried, tested, and perfected system. Even in such a well-oiled machine, however, there's often room for franchisees to innovate.

Many entrepreneurs recognize the value of writing a book to promote their brand. Here are some answers to the questions I get from aspiring authors.

Follow these six steps to build a business that can eventually grow through franchising.

Why do immigrant communities produce so many entrepreneurs? Perhaps because it's their best -- or even only -- path to success.