While there are some cogent arguments, depending on a small business owner's exact situation, against incorporating, it's more frequently a good idea to do so, writes financial expert Carlise Newman for business blog Inc.Well.Whether forming a Ne...
Posted: Apr 18th, 2011
The new year may shape up to be a strong year for small business. Borrowing among small firms is up, manufacturing activity - a massive source of employment - is increasing and consumer spending is showing strong growth, among other improvements.Last mon...
Posted: Jan 4th, 2011
While European nations, led primarily by Germany and Italy, have helped to turn 2010 into a blossoming year for the global solar energy industry - thanks largely to government funding - the U.S. has lagged behind.However, many analysts are predicting 201...
Posted: Dec 29th, 2010
As the once-dominant culture of California's tech and startup culture begins to experience competition from states such as Texas and New York, Google is making strides to reassert itself and the region as the most important hub of entrepreneurial act...
Posted: Dec 15th, 2010
Although the U.S. economy has remained stagnant and entrepreneurship growth and performance has slipped to third in the world behind Denmark and Canada, according to the Small Business Administration's September rankings, entrepreneurial fervor has r...
Posted: Nov 9th, 2010
A new report released by Representative Anthony Weiner of New York suggests it may be a good time to launch an LLC in New York City after all. The report, released Sunday, shows small business loans increased 45 percent over the past year.According to fi...
Posted: Nov 1st, 2010
The Scholastic Building in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan will hold New York Entrepreneur Week November 8-12. The initiative will seek to promote early-stage business development and entrepreneurial activity throughout the state of New York through a...
Posted: Oct 29th, 2010
In a speech at a recent economic conference in Napa Valley, California, former Small Business Administration head Hector Barreto touted the importance of small businesses in driving the U.S. economy.“You can call them small businesses, but they are...
Posted: Oct 25th, 2010
Entrepreneurs seeking to launch an LLC in New York or any other city, state or country may take comfort in a new media-consulting company called BornGlobal. Based out of New York City, the firm serves to help grow international or foreign businesses by m...
Posted: Oct 22nd, 2010
The San Francisco, California-based nonprofit website Kiva.org has announced plans to help promote small business and entrepreneurial development through micro-lending in the Gulf Coast region, particularly areas impacted by the BP oil spill and Hurrican...
Posted: Oct 22nd, 2010
Despite looming threats to California's economic dominance in the renewable energy, emerging technologies and other industries, the Golden State far surpasses the rest of the U.S. in small business confidence, according to a report by the American Ex...
Posted: Oct 15th, 2010
Entrepreneurs looking to launch an LLC in New York City may be in luck, as business activity in the Big Apple rose in September for the first time in four months to an index score of 58.3, according to a report by the Institute for Supply Management in R...
Posted: Sep 30th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report showing Texas to be among the nation’s leaders in Hispanic business and LLC formation. In 2007, Texas had 447,486 Hispanic-owned businesses, which was up 40 percent from 2002, trailing only California.&l...
Posted: Sep 27th, 2010