Dog & Pony

As a small business owner, your retirement plan may be nothing more than hoping your company will one day grow into something you can sell. As an article in Newsday notes, however, even the smallest of businesses should consider offering 401(k) plans: In fact, thanks to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief...

The wind industry posted a record year of growth in 2008.  But even high growth green-tech companies are being left to twist in the wind by wavering government policies. Reports SustainableBusiness.com: The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all previous records in 2008 by installing 8,358 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity, despite...

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the House Minority Whip, spoke with Marc Ambinder about what Republicans really want out of the stimulus package. Seems like a top priority is help for small business owners. Here is an excerpt from the Atlantic: You'd have some meaningful tax relief for small business. There's a lot...

Rick Warren, powerful evangelist, Obama inaugural ceremony prayer-giver and author of the best selling "Purpose Driven Life," is launching "Purpose Driven Connection," a quarterly magazine for the evangelical community, reports the Wall Street Journal. In some respects, the venture represents a sweet spot for publishers, who often think of their brands not...

Today is the start of the Chinese New Year. And according to the Chinese zodiac, the stars are aligning favorably for Barack Obama. Reports The Examiner: Obama was born in 1961, a Year of the Ox. Four 12-year cycles later, 2009 is also a Year of the Ox, which means this could...

Is there anything less refreshing than airplane sleep? Oscar Dios, an entrepreneur in Sweden, thinks people will give his new hostel, which is built out of an abandoned jetliner, a try for the novelty and savings, reports Reuters. Dios says it is the world's first jumbo jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at...

Malcolm Lotzof is the CEO of InXpo, a virtual event provider that is drastically expanding the reach of physical events with their 3D interactive customizable events. Malcolm points out the financial and ecological benefits of their green business solution.

UPS has commissioned two surveys to gauge the outlook of its small business customers. The first was in September and October and the second was in December, so UPS is sharing how perspectives have changed since the recession really hit America's collective consciousness. General optimism has not changed that much since the...

President-Elect Barack Obama used the message of hope to win the U.S. presidency. It turns out Mr. Obama is not the only one selling hope these days. According to an article in Forbes, entrepreneurs in the self-help genre have been doing quite well these days. Banking, autos, publishing, retail, manufacturing--the recession...

90% of small business owners would still rather start their own business than work for someone else, despite the recession, according to a new survey commissioned by Elance and Microsoft Office Live Small Business and conducted by independent research firm Decision Analyst. The results, which are summarized in Entrepreneur Magazine, suggest that...