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(Technorati) — An entrepreneur starting a small business today is taking a gamble. According to the Small Business Administration, 50 percent of all businesses fail within the first five years. But the help of a business expert can mean the difference between small business failure and small business success – 90 percent of successful small […]
(Phoenix Business Journal) — Americans aren’t as entrepreneurial as they used to be, according to two new studies. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor found that only 6.9 percent of Americans were involved in early-stage entrepreneurial activity last year, down from 10.6 percent four years earlier. The only increase in activity in 2009 came from necessity-driven entrepreneurs — those who […]
(Inc) — Serial entrepreneur Brad Oberwager founded Sundia (No. 130) in Oakland, California, in 2004 with the goal of creating the first national watermelon brand. To that end, he began licensing the Sundia brand to watermelon distributors, including Timco Worldwide, which packages and transports the fruit grown on this 5,000-acre farm in Bakersfield, California. Distributors, […]
(Entrepreneur) — Troubling statistics have been rolling in lately about job losses. While the beginning of the recession saw the shedding of thousands of jobs en masse at major corporations, by the end of last year, job cuts were concentrated at small businesses. While financial aid aimed at small businesses continues to sit in the Senate, […]
(Inc) — The phrase “The only certain thing in life is that nothing is certain” comes courtesy ofPliny the Elder, an ancient Roman philosopher and military commander. And it seems fitting nearly 2,000 years later as a description of today’s economy. Over the last few months, I’ve written that the economy was showing signs of stabilization, […]
(Washington Business Journal) — The District is making $50,000 available to Ward 3 businesses willing to organize and launch a business improvement district-like nonprofit to support commercial operations along their corridor. The Ward 3 Business Association Development Project, funded through a grant secured by D.C. Councilwoman Mary Cheh, D-Ward 3, will “support the retention of […]
(WSJ.com) — For years, Dell Inc. has relied on sales to small businesses for a big chunk of its revenue. It sells more personal computers to small companies than any tech supplier. Now, it is offering more credit to spur small business purchases. The financing strategy is showing promise. Its small-and-medium-business division posted a 10% gain in […]