Articles Index

Unique Entrepreneurial Businesses & What Makes Them Successful

Founders of unique and profitable small businesses share their stories and secrets of success.

Entrepreneurs' Stories of Business Cliffhangers and How They Prevailed

Most entrepreneurs have survived a cliffhanger moment (or two): a period during which something happened that nearly put you out of business. Entrepreneurship is about overcoming obstacles in extraordinary ways. Please join this About.com conversation among fellow travelers and tell us how you powered through the worst of entrepreneurial times and came out the other side.

The Business Plan: A Relic or a Necessity for Today's Entrepreneur?

Small business CPA Michael Hanley says most small business owners don't need a business plan.

The Best iPad Applications for Small Business & Entrepreneurs

Early adoption is part of entrepreneurship. People who start businesses are the ones who grab the latest gadgets and gizmos to get capture competitive advantage.

Supplementing and Possibly Replacing Your Full Time Job

Are you employed full-time and also own a side business? We're interested in hearing about your entrepreneurial venture: why you chose it, does your employer know about it, how much it supplements your income (as a percent or in dollars), and whether you plan for your side business to replace your job and if so, how and when.

Strategies for Small Business Financing

How small businesses decide what kind of financing to pursue: bootstrapping with credit cards, loans from friends and family, venture capital, angel financing or bank loans.

How Entrepreneurs Are Using Technology to Reduce Cost & Increase Profits

How are you using technology to be more efficient, more entrepreneurial and more profitable in your business? Share your favorite innovative uses of gadgets, gizmos, applications and anything else tech with the About.com community.

Tell Your Entrepreneurship Story

We know the accolades due Steve Jobs for the iPod, Mark Zuckerberg for Facebook, Jeff Bezos for Amazon, and the rest of the dozens of world famous business magnates who made a difference in the culture and the way we live over the past 10 years. But we can learn just as much from the less famous people who solved a problem by starting a business and created huge opportunities for themselves and others in the process. So now's your chance to tell your entrepreneurship story.