Small Business

Following the phase-out of 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent bulbs due to energy-efficiency regulations, startups like Finally Light Bulb Company are looking to attract shoppers.  

GMZ Energy is developing thermoelectric power-generation solutions to help make cars more fuel-efficient.

By purchasing from MiiR, consumers give clean water and bicycle access to people in need.

Gene Marks reports from 'in the trenches' on Main Street, with tips about starting a business from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that.

A small business spotlight on Matt Haley, founder, president and CEO of SoDel Concepts and recipient of the 2014 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Soko’s mobile-to-web platform allows artisans in developing countries to create storefronts, sell goods and get paid directly all via mobile phone – even if they lack access to a computer or bank account.

A Small Business Spotlight on Order Up, @OrderUp #mysbc

She Leads Africa is a social enterprise dedicated to supporting high-growth, female-led startups, with the goal of transforming women entrepreneurs from SMEs to industry leaders.

When parents donate outgrown clothing, social venture Schoola puts part of the proceeds toward their child’s school.

The story of Kammok, a young brand for the socially-conscious adventurer.

Fashion Project is an online clothing donation service that takes gently used items to be resold on the site, with proceeds from each sale benefiting charities.

JOYN employs marginalized artisans in developing areas and connects them with the global online fashion marketplace.

The founder of Manhattan Comedy School believes unexciting careers and a bleak jobs picture are driving people to the microphone.

Brigham Young University graduate Jenna Miller founded Puppies For Rent in August 2012, the summer before her senior year at BYU.

The price of a permit to drive a taxicab or a "medallion" is dropping like a stone. Medallion prices in Boston are down 50% as of last week and are down nearly 40% in New York City from record levels.  

Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Monday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of Class A common stock.

IPhone users in Russia and New Zealand may have come across Facebook’s new app on Monday. The social media giant’s answer to Snapchat, called Slingshot, was released in select markets by mistake.

So long Silicon Valley.

IBM invested $1 billion in a new internal team tasked with incubating its Watson supercomputer that beat the human race at Jeopardy.

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