Looking to start a pet business? Because North Americans are so willing to put their money where their hearts are, a pet business can be a very profitable small business. This article presents eighteen pet business ideas that might appeal to you. More on Starting a Pet Business Pet Grandma ... Read more

The importance small businesses for both job creation and job loss in our economy is highlighted in a new study from the SBA Office of Advocacy.  Through much of the 1990s and and into the 2000s, small businesses accounted for 65% of new jobs created in the economy. But since the recession took ... Read more

Ever since I started to write and document doing business and entrepreneurship in regions like Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and so on it’s like someone opened my eyes. While entrepreneurship and business stories from US make the news, there are profound entrepreneurship experiences everywher ... Read more

While we have been sounding the alarm about the state of the entrepreneurial economy in the US, its seems that the constriction of the small business sector has created even more dire circumstances across the pond in the EU. From the Wall Street Journal: As important as small businesses are to th ... Read more

Training is a life-long process with many labradors. If you ever let up, they will begin to go their own way -- labs have a strong will and a mind of their own! That is why Labrador retrievers are the best metaphor I can think of for the culture within a business. Culture also can seem like it has a ... Read more

The Issue At a time when landing new customers may be at the top of our SBO agendas, ignoring existing customers can soon become a self-inflicted, perhaps fatal wound. What I Think : Last summer, Sue and I purchased 30 feet of sliding glass doors for our waterfront Clearwater, FL con ... Rea ... Read more

tion"Where is our bailout?" This is the constant cry we have been hearing from small business owners on Main Street across the US over the past few months.  Be careful what you wish for. With word that SBA backed loans are failing at a rate of almost 12% , the Obama administ ... Read more

Cash flow is truly the lifeblood of any small business. So when tight credit starts choking your cash flow, it's important that you act right away to remove the blockage and get your business' cash flow flowing again. Here are five quick things you can do to improve your small business' cash flo ... Read more