Small Business
Shops on Wheels, but the Goods Aren’t Sold From the Trunk
By TAMARA BEST
Mobile businesses are increasing in cities across the United States, as entrepreneurs embrace the lower overhead and freedom to change locations.
While formal business plans can still be required to get a loan, more new companies are skipping creating one, considering it a relic of the old economy.
Mobile businesses are increasing in cities across the United States, as entrepreneurs embrace the lower overhead and freedom to change locations.
The Affordable Care Act has opened up entrepreneurial opportunities for start-ups like Stride Health, a recommendation engine for health insurance.
Four chief executives describe the importance of taking stands, and of making sure they’re heard.
E-commerce services help mom-and-pop shops achieve a more polished web presence.
Christopher Pouy founded Cow Wow Cereal Milk to bring a taste of his past to today’s children. But the milk is proving more popular with an older set.
Issues expected to get a new look include a corporate tax overhaul, environmental and financial regulation, trade deals and the Keystone oil pipeline.
If the ballot measures on Tuesday were any measure, the issue has become unmoored from partisan politics, drawing support from both sides.
Richard Thomas opened a health food restaurant after a nutritional consultant told him that fried food was bad for his customers.
A year after the insurance marketplaces were introduced as part of the Affordable Care Act, provisions meant to help small businesses offer benefits to employees have yet to fulfill their promise.
Inc. is becoming a mainstream publication, turning out glossy covers that broaden its appeal.
In a market dominated by industrial-scale brands such as Seiko, Citizen and Casio, niche businesses are fighting to keep artisan trades alive.
A business will want the revenue they haul in, their crackling insights and bursting energy. But the hit to company morale just isn’t worth it, managers say.
The Valley Stream Flea Market in Nassau County closes on Oct. 26, another large flea market shut down to make way for developers.
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.
A textbook rental service changed course after Amazon, a supplier, cut it off. The service found a lucrative niche working with campus bookstores.
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.
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.