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Here's how Jonathan Boos of Wurkin Stiffs swam with the 'Sharks' and lived to tell the tale.

Present a creative idea, and you might take home up to $25,000 in the current crop of contests. Here are details.

How a unique customer-donation program helped a small cafe pay for energy-efficient lighting. But will this fund-raising method gain traction?

Business owners who've survived the downturn have gained some useful skills that could pay off as the economy improves.

Here are two businesses that do a good job of taking a tone with customers.

Owners are finally coming out of survival mode and moving into growth mode. Here are a few suggestions for how to grow without taking on added risks.

Â鶹Éçial veterans get a boost from a new federal initiative that includes a focus on helping veterans seeking to start or grow a business.

Here are some questions to ask in deciding whether the life of a retail shopkeeper is for you.

A new study finally answers the question: How many entrepreneurs were afraid to even apply for a loan during the recession?

Here's how to increase revenue at your home business while keeping it a one-person show.

Tax time is fast approaching, here are some credits that promise amp up your returns.

What can you do to get your business booming again? Profit-management expert Patricia Sigmon offers some tips.

A new survey shows more than half of small-business owners believe the U.S. economy is backsliding.

Here are six ways to turn customers away from your e-commerce store.

After a decade-long struggle, a new program to boost federal contracts among women-owned businesses kicked in. Will it work?

A look at small-business bankruptcy filings reveals that economic conditions are looking up in some places.

Â鶹Éçship can be an expensive and thankless 24/7 endeavor that few people wind-up succeeding at. See if you're ready.

The giant earthquake in Japan should serve as a reminder to business owners in the U.S. to have a backup plan.

To manage your staff effectively, instilling rules and fostering flexibility make an ideal combination.

The SBA's backing of small business loans, which helped keep money flowing to some lucky owners, is getting a makeover.

Venture capital dollars have been largely scarce since the downturn set in. But these days, that tide appears to be turning.

Through the downturn, business owners have been in overdrive to keep their companies afloat. Some now value time over money.

With still tight credit conditions, taking out a home equity loan can be tempting. But it's a mistake.

The post-holiday slog doesn't have to be unproductive too. Here are a few ways to use your down time wisely.

Before Priceline's Scott Case, takes on the White House's new business-assistance program, he asks businesses where it hurts.

Business may be better, but some owners remain slow to hire. Here's how to meet your employment needs without the commitment.

What do entrepreneurs think would help America out-innovate other nations? President Barack Obama is slated to get an earful of opinions on that topic today from Cleveland-area entrepreneurs. Following up on his State of the Union speech, which focused on the need to reignite American innovation, Obama is convening a Winning the Future Forum on […]

Keeping your day job while starting a business is a tried-and-true way to ease into entrepreneurship without going broke. But it can also leave you bleary-eyed from lack of sleep and without even a shred of personal life. That’s a “recipe for disaster,” says Kristin Cadinale, author of “The 9-to-5 Cure.” Running a side-business or […]

The federal government has decided that the small-business cash crunch is over. In his proposed 2012 budget introduced Monday, President Barack Obama proposes to cut the Small Business Administration budget by a whopping 45 percent, based on the total the agency received in 2010. In terms of core budget allotment, the SBA actually gets more […]