Small Business

Fireworks Usage Is Exploding. But July 4th Silence Awaits

Your ears aren't deceiving you: fireworks usage, and noise complaints, are soaring in some cities. But Independence Day celebrations make up more than half of the yearly revenue of many companies. And COVID-driven cancellations are leaving them reeling

By Andrew R. Chow June 19, 2020

Why More Women of Color Are Starting Businesses

Latina women are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the U.S.

By Rosalie Chan August 10, 2016

The Importance of Properly Staffing Your Team

Limited bandwidth means missed opportunities

By Joseph Walla / LinkedIn October 1, 2015

Women and Minorities Make Only a Fraction of Small Business Revenues

They've made inroads, but revenues still show inequalities

By Tanya Basu September 1, 2015

These Are America's Top 10 Small Cities With Thriving Businesses

Experts say businesses in smaller towns tend to experience higher revenue with lower cost of living

By Tanya Benedicto Klich / Entrepreneur August 20, 2015

How Sweet Potatoes Could Help Fight Blindness

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute August 13, 2015

Blue Bell resumes production at its Alabama plant

Still no word on when it will bring its products back to market.

By Laura Lorenzetti / Fortune August 6, 2015

A Huge Percentage Of Etsy Sellers Are Women

But just one-third of U.S. businesses are run by women.

By Benjamin Snyder/Fortune July 23, 2015

These 3 Tools Will Help You Prepare a Killer Business Plan

A thorough plan will increase your chance of success

By Jeff Boss / Entrepreneur July 14, 2015

This small Philadelphia company is the No. 1 best workplace for millennials

Believe it or not, it's a home remodeling company

By Daniel Roberts June 23, 2015

These Are the Top-Rated Small Business CEOs

The votes come from Glassdoor's latest executive survey

By Daniel Roberts / Fortune June 10, 2015

Artichoke, Turmeric and More Strange Flavored Water Products

Producers try to replicate the success of coconut water

By Mandy Oaklander April 2, 2015

The New Tool for Marketers: Your Face

Businesses are using facial analysis to see if their campaigns are working on you

By Jeffrey Kluger March 19, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 12

1. Protecting whistleblowers protects national security. By Mike German at the Brennan Center for Justice 2. Could we treat pain by switching off the region of the brain controlling that feeling? By the University of...

By The Aspen Institute March 12, 2015

Making Good, Plus a Profit

A new type of company lures activist entrepreneurs

By Bill Saporito March 12, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 11

1. Special collaborative courts focus on rehabilitating troubled veterans. They're working. By Spencer Michels at PBS Newshour 2. PayPal runs a dead-simple microlending program that helps small businesses grow. By Michelle Goodman in Entrepreneur 3....

By The Aspen Institute March 11, 2015

These Are the Best (and Worst) States for Business

All of the 10 best states had unemployment rates below the national unemployment rate in 2013

By Thomas C. Frohlich , Alexander Kent and Mark Lieberman March 4, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 23

1. The propaganda war against ISIS doesn’t tell us anything about the real fight. By Paul Waldman in the Week 2. Programs supporting women-owned small businesses will boost the economy. By Claudia Viek at the...

By The Aspen Institute February 23, 2015

9 Tips to Make Money on Facebook

These marketers have increased their clients' profits by as much as 800 percent

By Marla Tabaka / Inc. February 5, 2015

The Rise of Pop Chefs

Tiny, temporary restaurants are a model with staying power

By Mandy Oaklander February 5, 2015

How Affirm Wants to Remake Money

The new charge to disrupt lending

By Dan Kedmey November 13, 2014

Cider’s Big Moment

Small-batch producers want to take on the beer establishment

By Sam Frizell November 6, 2014

The App Fueling Hong Kong's Protest

FireChat lets users communicate even when they can't get online or send text messages

By Alex Fitzpatrick October 9, 2014

This Is the Deeply Moving, Almost Unbelievable Story Behind Auntie Anne’s Pretzels

Sex, loss, grief, redemption and a Mennonite chicken farmer who made dreams come true

By Matt Vella August 14, 2014

The 13 Best Cheese Shops in America

Travel + Leisure names the shops that stock the finest local and imported cheese

By Nicholas DeRenzo / Travel + Leisure August 13, 2014

Recycle, Reuse, Reprofit: Startups Try to Make Money Selling Your Stuff

Phones, clothes and even food get a second life on these sites

By Katy Steinmetz July 24, 2014

Facebook to Small Businesses: Buy More Ads

There will be no summer vacation for Facebook -- the company is spending the season trying to convince small businesses to buy more ads on the social network. The company hosted the first in a...

By Victor Luckerson June 3, 2014

Square Banks on Cash Advances for Small Businesses

The commerce startup aims to simplify a business with a not-so-great image

By Harry McCracken May 28, 2014

Your Local Dinky Mom and Pop Liquor Shop Is in Major Trouble

Total Wine & More, a rapidly expanding megastore chain with cheap prices, huge selection, and a reputation as "Toys R Us for adults," understandably has mom-and-pop liquor shop owners feeling like they could use a...

By Brad Tuttle March 27, 2014

Google Will Pay You $15 for Each Business User You Get Hooked on Google

You'd think it wouldn't be all that hard for Google to get people to use Google -- and you'd probably be right. This $15-per-person referral deal that Google writes about on its enterprise blog has...

By Doug Aamoth March 11, 2014

12 Ways to Get Pretty Much Anything You Want

Simple steps for anybody

By Colan Lee February 6, 2014

10 Reasons to Stop Working So Hard

It's time to add up all the ways in which working ridiculous hours hurts you and the people around you--and put a stop to the madness.

By Inc. February 3, 2014

7 Things Extremely Persuasive People Do

Sometimes you absolutely have to make your point. Here are 7 tips on how to do it effectively with style and grace.

By Kevin Daum January 24, 2014

Etsy's Handmade Wars

Etsy's marketplace is a big success. So why are some of its artisans tearing one another apart?

By Roya Wolverson February 18, 2013

Small Business

How the Shipping Crisis Is Crippling the Board Game Industry

'YOLO Mentality' Has Ignited a Tattoo Boom

How Small Retailers Are Getting Creative to Survive a Pandemic Holiday Season

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