This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Ashish’s Niti.

Slashdot: “Stephen Friedl writes ‘I’ve been a self-employed consultant for almost 20 years – I still have my first customer! – and I’m asked→

REO News: “Inman News reports that the Federal Trade Commission filed charges against marketers of a course that claimed to teach students how to→

David St Lawrence: Starbucks charges a pretty penny for wireless access and they are doing the competition an enormous favor. If you are not→

MSN: Call it the lure of the land. Just as the family farm seems destined to become a romantic icon of another era, entrepreneurs→

NFIB: “Every large, Fortune 500 company once was a small business. So what did they do differently that allowed them to grow and profit→

MSN: “Now that the national do-not-call list makes it impossible to reach millions of potential customers, some marketing companies are returning to an old-fashioned→

Paul Kedrosky: “Some of you may have an appetite for deeper analysis of the venture capital industry. If so, a good place to start→

The Entrepreneurial Mind: I have known a couple of folks who started businesses offering their services as professional organizers. This article at StartupJournal shows→

Glenn Fleishman: “It took a little doing, but you can watch my presentation on The Entrepreneurial Blog from the recent Blog Business Summit. I→

Startup Journal: “Financial-services companies are offering a way to help self-employed workers stow away more money for retirement: pension plans. These so-called defined-benefit plans→

→ houlihans.com A pioneer in the full-service, casual dining industry, Houlihan’s has been serving up the finest pastas, ribs, desserts and more in a→

→ huhot.com HuHot Mongolian Grills, L.L.C. started with a Mongolian BBQ grill called Mongos Mongolian Grill in Missoula, Montana in June 1999. Since then,→

→ indigojoes.com The compelling Indigo Joe’s story is one of opportunity, not only for their customers and employees but for those who are looking→

→ italianpierestaurants.com The Italian Pie began in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Bienville Street, back in 1992. Musa and Fatima Ulusan conceived the concept and→

→ kriegerspub.com Krieger’s feels confident that their sports-minded restaurants and quality foods fit a needed niche in the restaurant industry. They have developed a→

→ rotellipizzapasta.com Rotelli Pizza & Pasta knows that quality in its finest form has to begin with people, products, and performance. From the assistance→

→ pepes.com Pepe’s Mexican Restaurants in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area offers a broad selection of authentic Mexican style food, available in full→

→ ribcrib.com Rib Crib is a barbecue-themed casual dining restaurant concept that delivers award-winning barbecue and outstanding customer experiences, resulting in substantial economic performance.→

Inc.: “Despite rising interest rates and higher fees, small business owners tapped a record number of Small Business Administration-backed loans in the first quarter→