Fast growing women-led firms employ 27,000
BrightStar Care, a Gurnee, Ill.-based staffing services firm owned by Shelly Sun, was named the fastest-growing woman-led business in North America in April. The Top 50 women-led businesses, which were...
View ArticlePanzanzee incubator targets social enterprises
One of Chicago’s newest incubators is aimed at social enterprises. Panzanzee offers co-working spots in its 2,200-square-foot space as well as the opportunity for social entrepreneurs to address a...
View ArticleSteep slowdown in startups impacts economy
Submitted by the Kauffman Foundation (KANSAS CITY, MO.), May 2, 2012 – Building on a long-term trend, the nation’s business startup rate fell below 8 percent for the first time in 2010, marking the...
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Business Owners Are Politically Active But Misunderstood: Survey
Most small business owners engage in political activity yet feel misunderstood, according to a National Small Business Association survey. Despite being among the most politically active, small...
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TWITTER CHAT – WEDNESDAY NIGHT 9 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME Join us. Discuss the Mission: Small Business contest, your company, share business tips, and learn from each other. We’ll also talk about what...
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Business reaction to health care ruling is mixed, but hard-to-insure owners...
By Ann Meyer Evanston photographer Thomas Chadwick, who supports public health care, said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act was a positive step. While conservative...
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Belly aims to bring personal touch to loyalty programs for small merchants
Belly CEO Logan LaHive hit the streets to determine what type of loyalty program small businesses wanted. Big stores have loyalty programs. Little ones generally don’t. But that’s changing....
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Why unleashing your inner entrepreneur is the only way out of this mess
By Gregory Downing Guest columnist Gregory Downing offers 15 ways to succeed at entrepreneurship. The middle class used to follow a simple formula for building a good American life: Go to college and...
View ArticleIPO market recovers from summer doldrums
Press release submitted by PricewaterhouseCoopers NEW YORK – Oct. 2, 2012 – The continued strength in the equities markets, a healthy registration pipeline, a decrease in market volatility and the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs’ confidence improves: Amex
Submitted by American Express OPEN NEW YORK, October 18, 2012 – While economic uncertainty persists, many entrepreneurs feel more confident and less stressed this fall. According to the latest findings...
View ArticleHow to manage nasty word-of-mouth reviews
Ideally we would all love to avoid negative reviews in the first place. To defray them, be sure to post positive reviews. Ask the happy customers to write a review, but never pay for it.
View ArticleBusiness ethics: A matter of principle
How America conducts business has been called into question during the current economic crisis. Greed, ambition and poor regulation frequently have been raised, while ethics – or the lack of -- doesn't...
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