Deirdre Lord and a longtime colleague teamed up to start The Megawatt Hour. "Essentially, we're the Turbo Tax for businesses that buy energy in deregulated markets," she said.
When a business is sold, some owners make the difficult transition from entrepreneur to employee. Owners who have had the experience say it is important to negotiate well - and be prepared for the worst.
Only about 30 percent of family businesses survive beyond the founder’s generation. Those that do have a willingness to reinvent, a focus on succession and an openness to outside help.
The most successful investors in restaurants consider how a style fits an area and track who their customers are, said Hudson Riehle of the National Restaurant Association.
In a new take on an old business model, online entrepreneurs have come up with creative ways to sell products, like dog food, that have not traditionally been sold by subscription.
Moves by states to collect sales taxes from retailers that use affiliate marketers, which direct Internet traffic to the retailers, are costing marketers heavily.
A prime complaint about mentoring programs is their failure to pair people correctly. A joint venture of the Clinton Foundation and UBS plays matchmaker.
Already passed by the House, the bill is intended to make raising money easier for start-ups. The Senate will take it up, with amendments that would toughen safeguards for investors.
Newt Gingrich set up his speaking and consulting business as an S corporation, which exempted this portion of his income from Medicare taxes, an unusual move for a business based on services.
When people talk about trying to ease the regulatory burden faced by small businesses, consider the case of Juliet Pries, who wanted to open an ice cream shop.
William Burris and nine others paid thousands of dollars for franchises in a box rental business. When the Australian parent company collapsed, the franchisees faced some difficult choices.
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