Some Arizona business owners say they're concerned about how immigrants will view Arizona's enforcement going forward.
Entrepreneurs and big companies are battling one another for the rights to manage hot new Web address endings, including .app, .home and .book. A gathering will give some the opportunity to horsetrade or duke it out.
The JOBS Act was meant to encourage small firms to go public, but most continue to look elsewhere for capital, a study finds.
Larry Ellison, the billionaire CEO of Oracle, has struck a deal to buy the bulk of the Hawaiian island of Lanai.
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses are excluded from claiming a health-care tax credit, and many blame overly narrow restrictions.
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In one of the first attempts to preserve some of his administration's policies after he leaves office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to establish a new office to help businesses, especially smaller ones, navigate city bureaucracy.
Small businesses are increasingly using iPad apps to make sales presentations, citing the flexibility, portability, intimacy, and an element of the unexpected as all being good for sales. Will the iPad ultimately dethrone PowerPoint as the standard software for presentations?
Start-ups focused on advertising technology are booming as brands struggle to go digital. Here's how to make the connections and hone the skills you'll need to land a job at one.
A new policy to stop deporting some undocumented aliens lets businesses off the hook for the job of policing immigrant workers, small-business groups say.
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Starting a candy brand from scratch might seem ill-fated. But 15-year-old Nicky Bronner, with the help of his well-connected father, is out to build a business with products that contain only natural ingredients.
House Democrats cite ties to a Republican super PAC in the NFIB's legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
Some entrepreneurs hope they'll benefit by working together to collaborate on new products, in order to fast track production and branch into new markets. But before you seek to co-develop a new product, there are some possible pitfalls to think about.
Immigrants are more inclined to own small businesses than native-born Americans and are increasingly opening shop in areas beyond the major cities in which they have traditionally settled.
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What is it about Estonia that produces so many start ups? It has three things in its favor: political leadership, the success of Skype, and its culture.
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A wave of sanity is washing over Silicon Valley after Facebook's listing debacle, and that may be bad news for private companies looking to raise money. Suddenly, investors seem to care about business fundamentals again.
Small businesses are waiting longer for commercial customers to pay their bills as many big companies continue to hoard cash to bolster their own working capital.
Chobani, which is widely credited with launching the Greek yogurt craze in the U.S., landed on shelves only five years ago. Company founder Hamdi Ulukaya talks about how he built his company.
Metropolis Collectibles Inc., a 14-person firm, buys and sells vintage comics. It recently sold an Action Comics #1 from 1938 (which debuted Superman) for $2.2 million. Take a look inside.
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Yes, says Dave Lavinsky, because businesses would get access to many more potential investors with a strong motivation to become loyal customers. No, says John M. Torrens, because it would create complications for people on both sides of the transaction, and there are better ways to get capital to entrepreneurs.
Family hardship gave 41-year-old Shelly Sun the impetus to start a home-care franchising business.
Two friends got the idea to launch the Brooklyn Winery after taking several trips to New Jersey to make wine. They knew little about the process but wanted to bring the experience to New Yorkers. Here's a look at their wine bar and event space.
Google changed its search algorithm last month, seeking to downplay sites it suspects of artificially boosting their rankings. Now some small businesses say they are scrambling to avoid being relegated to the Internet's junk bin.
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While other consumer-products giants are focused on fast-growing economies overseas, Clorox CEO Don Knauss is betting heavily on the U.S. consumer.
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Starting a business is a lot like becoming a parent. Not only do you have to prepare for your start-up emotionally and financially, but you have to be committed to its constant needs until it's mature enough to hum along on its own. And even then (much like a child) it will always need you in some capacity, no matter how old it gets.
Use this startup calculator to figure out the true costs of launching a company. How much do you think it will take to open your business?
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The growth of cloud computing, a proliferation of mobile devices in the office and the ever-blurring line between personal and business computing are compelling Citrix to look further ahead than before.
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A growing number of tiny community banks are deciding it's time to sell, frustrated by costly, new regulations and limited growth prospects.
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The apps business is open to virtually anyone with a good idea, but marketing and selling the app remains a crude undertaking, writes Dennis Berman.
San Francisco's Bi-Rite Market, the go-to grocery for many of the city's foodies who don't mind paying more for the store's organic products, is getting ready to build on its success.
M.B.A. recruiting used to be the domain of big companies. Now universities are reaching out to smaller employers.
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Coca-Cola plans to pour $5 billion into India by 2020. Despite a tumultuous history there and government policy flip-flops, the company sees potential in the nation, where average Coke consumption is 12 bottles a year.
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Thousands of small merchants depend on Amazon.com to reach customers who otherwise wouldn't know they exist. But some complain that Amazon itself often spots their popular products and then starts muscling in.
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Best Buy founder Richard Schulze, who resigned from the company's board earlier this month, is working with Wall Street bankers to explore taking the electronics retailer private.