October 22, 2014
Today in Small Business: A Lesson in Pricing
By GENE MARKS
Is franchising a scam? A start-up gets a valuation of $2 billion. Should car manufacturers be allowed to sell directly to consumers?
Two heads can be better than one in a start-up. but sometimes one needs to take charge to have a clear chain of command.
The Valley Stream Flea Market in Nassau County closes on Oct. 26, another large flea market shut down to make way for developers.
Successful business owners who sell their companies but consider themselves too young to retire are redeploying their skills in social or environmental projects.
Programs to keep employees healthy are popular with their employers, but the evidence of their effectiveness is very thin.
The growth in employee plan premiums was only 3 percent in the last year, tied for the lowest rate of increase in 16 years of the Kaiser survey.
A textbook rental service changed course after Amazon, a supplier, cut it off. The service found a lucrative niche working with campus bookstores.
The chief executive of Yesware has come up with three solutions to address weak software sales. Outside experts offer advice on which path to pursue.
With robots and skilled labor, Drew Greenblatt re-engineered his firm from one making simple wire baskets to one producing custom pieces for aerospace clients.
A Colorado resort executive helps prepare a training program for workers to help improve relations with consumers.
Addition, a two-person company that makes liquid spices for cocktails and beers, considers how to increase production from 750 bottles a month to 7,500.
Export Now was created as an easy, low-cost way for American businesses to export to China, but when that didn’t work, the company took a new tack.
Small companies find contract work a good way to assess candidates for permanent jobs, especially in certain types of positions.
Diamond Dallas Page, a former W.W.E. wrestler, created a new form of healing for broken-down macho guys like himself.
Photos from readers that reveal something meaningful about the ups and downs, the grind and the rewards of building a business.