There's a lot in store for small business owners in President Obama's health reform law. They should keep a close eye on the upcoming Supreme Court decision. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The health reform law is chock full of new rules and benefits for small businesses
Schilling, 400 employees, and Rhode Island taxpayers had to learn the hard way that venture capital is best left to those who know how to make money. FORTUNE -- Five years ago Curt Schilling was a hero in New England, right up there with Paul Revere,
Arizona is a sizzling spot for startups. People were more likely to launch businesses here than in any other state in the country last year. Arizona has benefited from a steady stream of entrepreneurs migrating from less business-friendly states like California. The lure? Business and property
BWP is among several boutique bat companies gaining traction inside MLB equipment lockers. Here's how they are doing it. By Cristina Rouvalis FORTUNE -- Selling a boutique bat to a famous major league baseball player is about as easy as teaching your great-aunt to hit a low
Romney fielded questions from small business owners Wednesday, promising to tackle taxes, regulation and health care reform. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Mitt Romney promised members of the nation's small business lobby on Wednesday that, if elected, he would shut down health care reform, reduce taxes and
The crowd-funding site Kickstarter, as we’ve written, can be a wondrous tool. Entrepreneurs post an idea for a new product and then turn to the Internet community to raise capital to fund its development. According to the site’s new statistics page, Kickstarter has helped
Back in 2008, Randy Lebolo sensed the housing market was “going down hard,” so he started looking for ways to diversify his commercial construction business. The Colombian immigrant certified his Boynton Beach (Fla.)-based company as a small, disadvantaged business through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a)
When Micha Benoliel was an MBA student in France in his 20s, he studied abroad in San Francisco for six months. One day he walked into the headquarters of Gap (GPS) to offer his services. He schmoozed a staffer and talked his way into the
Jonathan Spiel has tried three times to turn his beloved Tea Lounge in Brooklyn into a thriving chain. Four years ago, he closed his second location after his landlord raised the rent. Another outlet failed because of poor sales, and he abandoned his last attempt
When Sonja Zozula and Jerry Anderson founded LightSaver Technologies in 2009, everyone told them they should make their emergency lights for homeowners in China. After two years of outsourcing to factories there, last winter they shifted production to Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles from their home
