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At Lulu's: No Wi-Fi for you!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Lulu DeCarrone was tired of laptoppers turning her New Haven coffee shop into a silent crypt, so she cut them off. And business has never been better.
Big Girl Cosmetics owes its glow to Oprah
Monday, May 7, 2012
Seven years ago Kiley Russell sold the car she received as a lucky audience member at The Oprah Winfrey show. Today, that seed money has grown into a thriving cosmetics business.
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'Popuphood' aims to bring new business to Old Oakland
Monday, April 30, 2012
A small business incubator seeks to revitalize a neighborhood in Oakland through a handful of pop-up stores that have no plans to close.
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Credit unions push for bigger loans to small biz
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Credit unions have increased small business loans in recent years. Now they want Congress to raise the cap on these loans.
JOBS Act boosts startups through 'crowdfunding'
Thursday, April 5, 2012
With the JOBS Act, small companies can now get off the ground by selling stock on the Internet to everyday people -- without going through the hassle of a stock exchange.
What doesn't work in the JOBS Act
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Today, President Obama signs the JOBS Act. The legislation could provide more investment for small business. But critics say the bill could rollback regulations.
What health care reform means for small businesses
Monday, March 26, 2012
In the Supreme Court today, arguments over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's massive health care reform will be heard. The challenge is being brought by 26 states -- and also small business organizations.
The importance of small business hiring in the U.S.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Small business owners are slightly more upbeat about the economy than they have been recently, which sounds like good news for the job market, considering small businesses do a majority of the hiring in the country.
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'Our Black Year': One couple's challenge to shop black-owned businesses
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Maggie and John Anderson started "The Empowering Experiment" to see if they could patronize only black-owned businesses. The results were surprising.
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Big government v. big business
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Americans don't feel any love for either. So who do they love?
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