Small Business

Small Business That Long, Long Road From Idea to Success - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/technology/start-ups/05essay.html

Essay - The Long, Long Road From Idea to Success - NYTimes.com
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Four years after it was founded, GreenPrint Technologies has struggled to sell corporations on its software that saves on printing expenses.
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Small Business

Small Business Teenagers Are Building Their Own Job Engine - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/jobs/28teens.html

Teenage Entrepreneurs, Building Their Own Job Engine - NYTimes.com
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Inspired by entrepreneurial celebrities like Steven P. Jobs of Apple, many teenagers are choosing to create their own jobs rather than rely on a sagging job market.
June 29 at 8:02am
Small Business

Small Business Who Killed Small-Business Credit Card Protection? - http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/who-killed-small-business-credit-card-protection/

Who Killed Small-Business Credit Card Protection? - You’re the Boss Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: boss.blogs.nytimes.com
Often, when legislation dies on the Senate floor, you know who did it in. But when Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat of Louisiana and chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee, tried, and failed, to ...
June 25 at 9:45am
Small Business

Small Business Lending Talent, and Money, on a Micro Scale - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/business/smallbusiness/25sbiz.html

Small Business - Teaching Business Basics in the Developing World - NYTimes.com
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American groups bring entrepreneurial skills to small businesses in poor countries and help them thrive.
June 25 at 9:44am
Small Business

Small Business In Pitching to Angel Investors, Preparation Tops Zeal - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/business/smallbusiness/11hunt.html

In the Hunt - In Pitching to Angel Investors, Preparation Outweighs Zeal - NYTimes.com
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Two studies show that faking enthusiasm and other hints at slickness can kill a deal.
June 11 at 10:09am
Small Business

Small Business Small Businesses Are Taking Tentative Steps Toward Online Networking - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/business/smallbusiness/04sbiz.html

June 9 at 9:01am
Jan's
Jan's at 9:48am June 9
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Small Business

Small Business Apps Are Booming as Companies Seek a Place on Your Phone - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/technology/start-ups/08phone.html

Apps Boom as Companies Seek a Place on Phones - NYTimes.com
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A new way to profit from writing software for smart phones is emerging: Sell the apps, then sell your company.
June 8 at 1:11pm
Small Business

Small Business 2 Entrepreneurs Help a Monastery Thrive - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/us/02monks.html

2 Entrepreneurs Help a Monastery Thrive - NYTimes.com
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Monks at a Wisconsin monastery make their money from the sale of ink and toner cartridges, a business run mostly by two women who live on the property.
June 3 at 9:55am
Marcus
Marcus at 10:35am June 3
i like this.
Flossie
Flossie at 11:57am June 3
Very smart!
Small Business

Small Business Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/us/29dairy.html

Organic Dairies Watch the Good Times Turn Bad - NYTimes.com
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As the trend toward organic food consumption slows after years of explosive growth, no sector is in direr shape than the $1.3 billion organic milk industry.
May 29 at 2:24pm
Small Business

Small Business To Get a Business Loan, Know How the Bank Thinks - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/business/smallbusiness/28sbiz.html

To Get a Business Loan, Know How the Bank Thinks - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
Smaller banks tend to be less formulaic than larger institutions in evaluating loans to small businesses, and that may work in the business owner’s favor.
May 28 at 9:24am
Small Business

Small Business Israeli Companies Seek Global Profile - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/business/smallbusiness/21edge.html

Entrepreneurial Edge - Israeli Companies Seek a Worldwide Profile - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
Tired of being small start-ups with bright ideas, Israeli companies are trying to retool themselves to reach the biggest market of all: the United States.
May 22 at 8:42am
Small Business

Small Business Gas Is Up; Drivers May Not Cut Back - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/business/21oil.html

Gas Is Up, but Drivers May Look the Other Way - NYTimes.com
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Americans are expected to hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend in bigger numbers than last year.
May 21 at 11:33am