Raising Equity and Venture Capital on Main Street

Thinking of getting venture capital funding for your business this year? If so, you'll want to pay close attention to Joey Tamer's 2009 Venture Investment Outlook. As you might expect,…

Over the past year, I've had an increasing interest in the power of story. It's a form of communication that helps us connect on an emotional level. As such, it…

Over at Duct Tape Marketing (another of my 10 Most Practical Blogs for Entrepreneurs), John Jantsch asked several business authors and bloggers to complete the following sentence (in 140 characters…

One of the essential skills of successful entrepreneurs is the ability to think outside the box — to be creative in solving problems or facing challenges. Recently the Small Business…

Welcome to the Holiday Edition of Startup Stories, my occasional roundup of first-hand stories by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. And what better day of the year for stories than Christmas Eve?…

According to research from U.S. Small Business Administration: Women entrepreneurs are among the fastest growing groups of business owners. The number of women starting and owning businesses increased dramatically…

I received an email today from a reader facing a nice problem to have. It's a common one for entrepreneurs, because most of us aren't accountants, and many of us…

With the economy like it is, I'm sure there are many entrepreneurs thinking that they just can't provide the traditional holiday bonuses to their employees. While few things can top…

Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of any growing economy. As we face possibly the greatest economic crisis in 80 years both here in the U.S. and globally, much of the immediate…

Over the weekend, an advertisement by Motrin posted on their website (and part of a larger ad campaign) raised the ire of a small, but vocal (via social media) group…