The EconomistBusiness in Nigeria Africa's testing groundThe EconomistJust as Nigeria is used as shorthand for the business opportunity in Africa it is also a summary of the continent's shortcomings. An outbreak of Ebola in Guinea has spread to …
Slate Magazine (blog)You'll Never Guess the Best State for Women-Owned BusinessSlate Magazine (blog)Based on the fourth annual OPEN State of Women-Owned Business Report, these are numerous and sometimes stereotype-shattering. The comprehensive look…
7 Unusual Business Write-OffsFox BusinessBusiness owners should strive to take advantage of every possible deduction in order to minimize their tax liability. While the IRS provides a short list of don'ts (for example, you cannot deduct anything il…
Why Companies Need a Business Continuity PlanForbesWith this in mind, it is essential for business executives to conduct a strategic review and analysis of their most vital assets and make investments to create a more resilient enterprise. It's not…
ForbesBusiness Cards Are Dead — Here's WhyForbesIf you're working a desk job, you can likely remember the feeling of having arrived that came from receiving your first set of business cards. There's your name and title on a piece of card s…
Is Compelling Banks To Refer Small Business Borrowers To Alternative Lenders …ForbesOsborne suggests the result of Britain's banks not lending to small and midsized business is costing their economy. I think the same can be said of the U.S. econo…
How This Man Built A $3M Business A Year After Four Years In PrisonForbesFrederick Hutson is a man who sees business opportunities in everything. By his own admission, this doesn't always work out for the best. Hutson spent over four years in priso…
Google Maps opens business doors to online views for shoppersTribune-ReviewGoogle Maps Business View allows people to step inside and tour a building without leaving their home. The virtual tour, an extension of Google Maps Street View, gives business …
Secretary of state candidates burnish business credentialsTopeka Capital JournalCandidates for Kansas secretary of state drew attention to their pro-business initiatives and proposals this week, with the general election now less than three months away…
Amid protests and looting, Ferguson business owners seek 'middle ground'Al Jazeera AmericaFERGUSON, Mo. — Mumtaz Lalani looked on helplessly from his home on Sunday night as dozens of people swarmed the parking lot of Dellwood Market near Fer…
Want to expand your business beyond Jacksonville? South Africa wants to helpJacksonville Business JournalThere is over $220 million in bilateral trade between Florida and South Africa, said Abigail Ellary, director of the Enterprise Florida Office, Sou…
Houston ChronicleWomen Small Business Owners Struggle to Get LoansABC NewsSome states required husbands or other male relatives to co-sign business loans until the practice was outlawed by the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988. But women's…
NorthJersey.comPaterson adopts business curfew for hot spots in effort to fight crimeNorthJersey.comThe council on Tuesday also gave preliminary approval to another measure that will add liquor stores to the list of businesses in the hot spots that wou…
PennEnergyBP Hires Chief to Run its US 'Lower 48' Onshore BusinessWall Street JournalMr. Lawler, most recently an executive vice president and chief operating officer of Sandridge, will take over a new business with "separate governance, p…
Entrepreneur (blog)6 Things Mark Cuban Says You Need to Be Great in BusinessEntrepreneur (blog)There are no shortcuts in business. In order to be successful there are some things that you must know. These are not all of them by a long shot, but in my h…
New York TimesMortgage Servicer Ocwen Subpoenaed by SEC Over Its Business TiesNew York TimesAs a result, Ocwen's servicing business, and its share price, rose rapidly. But homeowners have reported problems with the nonbank servicers similar to thos…
Fox NewsBranson, business leaders seek Ukraine solutionCNNMoney"As concerned business leaders from Russia, Ukraine and the West, we encourage our governments to compromise and find a peaceful solution to the current conflict," they said in th…
ForbesBlood And Business: How D'Addario Fine-Tuned A Family Enterprise That …ForbesBusiness and blood did not mix well either for the Sarkis restaurant empire in Boston, Canada's Irving oil dynasty or India's favorite feuding brothers, Mu…
business leaders: Don't let Exit 28 mess keep you awayCharlotte ObserverCORNELIUS Local business leaders are pleading with shoppers and diners to continue patronizing their favorite Cornelius stores and eateries, despite the construction project at…
ForbesWisely Harnesses Spending For A Local Business GuideForbesTransaction data is valuable to consumers, merchants, and third parties like small business entrepreneurs who are trying to figure out the best places to start their businesses. It's v…
ForbesThe Crushing Similarities Between Family And Business DysfunctionForbesWhen my friend Mary Lou Quinlan, award-winning marketing expert turned bestselling author, actress and playwright of The God Box introduced me to Lauren Letellier, also a busi…
Boston GlobeFish Vendor Cuts Off Business With Market Basket, Calls for Return of Former …Boston.comA major local vendor says it has canceled its business with Market Basket after several issues receiving payments from the embattled grocery chain'…
Wall Street JournalObama Weighing Business-Friendly Immigration ActionsWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The White House is considering changes to immigration policy aimed at helping businesses, part of a broad review of procedures that also is likely to…
New York TimesStores Are Boarded Up but Open for Business in FergusonNew York TimesBut since Mr. McMullen boarded up his business after demonstrators shattered some of his windows last week, he has kept the doors open to try, mostly in vain, to remind …
The WireHow Ferguson Businesses Are Dealing with LootingThe WireLooting affected a number of businesses over the weekend, including Domino's Pizza, Papa John's, an auto parts store, grocery shop, technology store, and a storage facility. Window…
A Simple Model For Business PlanningForbesSometimes I triage business owner cases. Recently, I spent a half hour on the phone with the owner of a successful, growing business. As he laid out the various issues and concerns he had, a picture emerged of …
Wall Street JournalSmall-Business Lending Is Slow to RecoverWall Street JournalSmall-business lending by banks is rebounding but remains far below prerecession levels, forcing entrepreneurs in places like Carroll County, Ga., to seek other financing so…
Innovator: The business conferences you attend in person are becoming more …Washington PostSo when a friend by the name of Reggie Aggarwal proposed an idea for an online event registration business called Cvent in 1999, Ghoorah willingly joined as a …
Fox News'There are no police': Ferguson store owners guard businesses; cite lack of …Fox NewsLooters in Ferguson, Mo., were met with little police resistance Friday night and store owners say they were forced to protect their businesses with …
CEO Michele Cuthbert: Passion is business for brand expertsColumbus DispatchMichele Cuthbert knows well the challenges of rebranding a business, having gone through the process herself. Cuthbert's marketing and communications firm, Baker Creative, …
Female business travelers find more accommodating worldUSA TODAYEmilie Kroner believes it's getting easier for a woman to travel frequently on business. "Thanks to social collaboration and godsend sites like GChat and Skype, I'm able to vi…
Teaching Is Not a BusinessNew York TimesTODAY'S education reformers believe that schools are broken and that business can supply the remedy. Some place their faith in the idea of competition. Others embrace disruptive innovation, mainly through onl…
American Small Business Development Center looks to expand its reach in …The Times, Trenton – NJ.comA local chapter of a national nonprofit dedicated to helping small businesses and entrepreneurs get ahead, is attempting to expand its reach in Mercer…
Business meetings, networkings and seminars in Escambia and Santa Rosa …Pensacola News JournalGulf Coast African-American general body meeting: 5:30 to 8 p.m. the third Tuesday. The Gulf Coast African-American Chamber of Commerce will have a general …
Cracked iPhone screen leads teen to start mobile repair businessazcentral.comChandler teen Kile Dobberstein turned a broken smartphone into a thriving business when he learned how to make repairs. Word of mouth orders followed. Dobberstein picked a goo…
6 Things I Wish Somebody Had Told Me When I Started My Small BusinessEntrepreneur (blog)Fast forward to today where I spend my days on the QuickBooks team working to make small business management easier and more fun. As I hear from small businesses ow…
Radio series helps business owners rebootMiamiHerald.comCould your business use a re-boot? For a small business owner, the fourth quarter is a great time to take a deep look at your operations and put some key changes in place in order to get a fast st…
Business Insider30 Years Ago Warren Buffett Gave Away The Secret To Good Investing And …Business InsiderIn May 1984, Warren Buffett laid out everything you need to know about his investing philosophy. In a speech at Columbia Business School, later ad…
ForbesTanzanian Tycoon Mohammed Dewji Raises $260 Million For Business ExpansionForbesTanzanian business tycoon Mohammed 'Mo' Dewji has secured loans amounting to $260 million from a consortium of banks to support his METL conglomerate's ex…
Five Things To Check Before You Start Your Own BusinessForbesI've been an entrepreneur for 15 years and have started three businesses. I'm in continual amazement at how cheaply and efficiently you can get a business going. It wasn't that lo…
The IRS Has a Tax Cheat Sheet for Small Business OwnersFox BusinessTaxes are a big deal—especially for small business owners. The IRS can end up taking more than 50% of your Schedule C profit in ordinary income taxes and self-employment taxes. After …
New York TimesGE in Talks Over Selling Its Business in AppliancesNew York TimesFor Electrolux, an acquisition would significantly bolster its business. Already one of the world's biggest manufacturers of home appliances and industrial equipment, it…
Is The Boom In Small Business Finance Real?ForbesThere has definitely been a boom in the small business finance space. Last week, I was approached by a company that enables small businesses to turn unpaid invoices into immediate cash. After doing a lit…
This pope means businessFortuneAfter 15 minutes, Pope Francis entered the room—and got right down to business. Attired in a simple white cassock and plain metal cross, he took his place standing at the head of the table. With little preamble, he bega…
New York TimesBusiness this weekThe EconomistA court in Shanghai sentenced a British corporate investigator working in China and his American business partner (who is also his wife) to prison for breaking privacy laws by collecting information about in…
Just ahead: Roadwork on Business 51, I-39 in RothschildWausau Daily HeraldROTHSCHILD – Replacing the bridge over Cedar Creek will be one of the first steps in a $12.2 million project to improve the Interstate 39/Business Highway 51 interchange and re…