"Dear Mr. President..."—Successful entrepreneurs give Bush an earful
Tuesday January 27, 2004
In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. federal government often seems to lack even the most basic of business sense. If it were a corporation, it would have been shut ... Read More
Business at Internet speed: Super-Bowl-Rentals.com case study
Wednesday January 21, 2004
Editor's Note: First of all, this was not intended to become a long-term business, but just something to help myself and my friends back in 2004 when the Superbowl was ... Read More
Interview with entrepreneur David Ferdman of CyrusOne
Monday January 19, 2004
Founded in January 2000, CyrusOne has garnered major attention both in the IT outsourcing industry and in the business community. Their infrastructure has allowed them to offer the industry’s first ... Read More
SBA reopens 7(a) loan program under temporary authority
Wednesday January 14, 2004
Congress approved a Continuing Resolution, providing the SBA $470 million in additional lending authority. Congress does not reconvene until January 20th, and the SBA says that this money will ... Read More
The Real Problem with Network Marketing and Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)
Wednesday January 14, 2004
It never ceases to amaze me the extreme polar views on the topic of network marketing and MLM. Some people are passionate about it in the extreme, and there are ... Read More
SBA shuts down 7(a) loan program on short notice
Friday January 9, 2004
Earlier this week, the U.S. Small Business Administration suspended its Section 7(a) loan program, citing budgetary shortfalls and congressional delays in approving the budget for the fiscal year that started ... Read More
About Small Business Guides offer best business opportunities for 2004
Friday January 9, 2004
It's the beginning of the year again—is entrepreneurship on your New Year's resolution list for this year? Whether you're looking for a full-time business, a home-based business, or something to ... Read More
Tracking Your Visitors: How (and Why) to Read Your Web Statistics
Friday January 9, 2004
Baffled by your web site traffic statistics? Or maybe you don't even know you have them? Even very inexpensive web hosting generally gives you some sort of basic tools for ... Read More
Expert offers optimistic outlook for entrepreneurs
Saturday January 3, 2004
The National Federation of Independent Businesses' latest Index of Small-Business Optimism indicates that entrepreneurs feel more confident about their future than they have in twenty years. ChicagoBusiness.com recently interviewed Andrew ... Read More
Business Process Outsourcing CEO voted UK's top entrepreneur
Saturday January 3, 2004
In an interesting example of turnabout, Indian-born Dinesh Dhamija, Founder/CEO of Technovate, a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm, has been named England's top entrepreneur by the country's leading monthly business ... Read More
Few tax changes ahead for small business
Saturday January 3, 2004
Analysts and law-makers are expecting fewer changes to the tax laws in 2004. Among the key changes affecting small business taking effect in 2004:
The deductible cost for operating a car ... Read More