WBBM Newsradio 780:
A man from the Chicago area who spent much of his life developing new kinds of chewing gum is now using his expertise to help American troops serving in combat.
Retired chewing gum inventor...
Deseret News:
The busy home of entrepreneurs Stephanie Greenwood and Steve Thomas smells of lemon, cloves and lavender.
White marker-boards cover walls of the home, which serves as headquarters of Bubble & Bee Organic. On one board...
Get Entrepreneurial:
Have your phones stopped ringing yet? The economy is lagging and dragging. We've felt the effects in the United States. Now we're seeing global implications.
Here are eight "Killer Steps" to Attracting New Business in...
AbsolutelyNew:
You see the latest from the "cheap chic" folks at Target — a digital camera gift card? That’s right, they've introduced a Target gift card that can be loaded with $50 to $1,000 of...
Naples Daily News:
A local inventor and businessman launched a local-based online clue game, Gopher Wit, that is like an online treasure hunt that turns into a race.
It's free to sign up and play,...
The New York Times:
These may not be the best of times to start or run a small business, but Christopher Hazlett’s struggle to hang tough through one crisis after another may hold lessons for the...
Inc.:
It’s no secret to anybody running a small or independent retailer that we’re operating in an unprecedented economic environment.
Right now, it feels like the only thing that we can be certain about is uncertainty....
PR Web:
Started in 1998 as a small online retailer of children's and baby toys, Genius Babies has grown into a national supplier of developmental and educational toys. Over the past ten years, they have been...
Courier & Press:
Four years after starting her own business, garden marker manufacturer Chris Ingler has found her niche.
What started as a way to track her 3,000 day lilies has blossomed into a business that has...
Washington Post:
Bank loans have been harder to come by, but that doesn't mean companies' need for funding has dried up. To get cash, small and medium-size businesses have increasingly turned to firms that get them...
Small Business Trends:
I’m not a big fan of Christmas and Year-end Holiday cards. They are not only expensive, but boring and predictable.
Every year I look for creative marketing ideas that won’t break the bank, but...
CourierPostOnline.com:
In the era of Nintendo's, Playstations and thousands of computer games, kids are continuing to get lost in a world of fantasy and violence, and experiencing disconnect from their families. One Pennsylvania father decided to...
CourierNewsOnline.com:
In a dismal economy, Nickie Olivier says business couldn't be better.
In fact, requests for her Curly Girlz pins are far outweighing her ability to handle the orders that keep rolling in.
"Our demand is so great...
The Wall Street Journal:
When Summer Mills visited her local CVS drugstore recently, to save a few dollars she bought the store-brand facial scrub rather than the Olay version she normally uses.
"I thought I'd be able...
Forbes:
Mom and pop shops didn't need the nasty headlines of the last two months to tell them things were bad out there.
The National Small Business Association's annual survey of small-business owners published in August found...
Forbes:
While things might be topsy-turvy in the financial markets above ground, it's still a bull market in the boneyard. The 13 famous names that make up our Top-Earning Dead Celebrities earned a combined $194 million...
Alibaba.com:
Leaving corporate America to run a homebased business is the ideal situation for many people: There's no boss breathing down your neck, no boring meetings to attend and no 45-minute drives in rush hour traffic....
The Columbia Daily Tribune:
Corey Rimmel turned 21 last Sunday.
Instead of visiting local watering holes with his buddies for a celebratory first legal drink, Corey enjoyed milk and cookies at his newly opened business, Hot Box...
The Wall Street Journal:
The economic downturn is bad for the nearby mall but good for local consignment shops. Sales at these stores have soared since January as cash-strapped consumers look for bargains, income and tax...
BradentonHerald.com:
It’s Sunday evening, the weekend is winding down and you’re beginning to think about the work week ahead. What are your feelings?
Do you find yourself excited and challenged, looking forward to another week of doing...
