Small Business

Toronto-based startup Pure Energies has raised $16 million to make it easier for homeowners to install solar panels.

Milton, Vermont-based NG Advantage has raised $8 million in equity and $17 million in debt financing to create an innovative natural-gas trucking system for customers in the Northeast.  

The Silicon Valley-based startup has raised a total of $300 million for dynamic dimming glass.

The Home T makes state Tees (and other gear like totes through which you can show your state pride), donating a portion of its profits (10%) to multiple sclerosis (MS) research.

The 155-acre solar array at Arizona’s Fort Huachuca is intended to provide at least 25% of the electricity at the military base near the Mexico border.

Small business spotlight: Project 7 (@Project7) teams up with 7UP (@7UP)

Treeson Spring Water is 'a product from the environment, for the environment.' The eco-friendly, trash-eliminating, clean energy-making upstart promises to plant a tree for every water bottle sold.

Startup Brika is a curated digital marketplace for handcrafted jewelry, accessories and home décor items made by artisans and designers across North America.

WineStyles Tasting Station’s mission is to make wine, craft beers and gourmet food more accessible through a convenient and affordable boutique shopping experience.

In time for World Ocean Day on June 8, The Plastic Bank just announced it successfully printed the world’s first 3D-printed item made from recycled ocean plastic.

Employee retention is a top concern for many employers, and this startup is bringing fitness and relaxation directly to the office to help keep workers happy.

Beneath the shadow of Orlando’s tourism, there’s another sector that is fueling the region’s economic growth. Technology has become Orlando’s second largest industry and is catching the eye of major corporations including, Apple, Lockheed Martin and Siemens.  

Trying to get your small business off the ground can be as exciting as it can be nerve-racking. Here are some key actions to take while you are still in the earliest stages in order to protect your long-term growth and help your new business start out right:

Know any of these entrepreneurial types? Seen any of them in the mirror lately?

Here's an inside look at the creative mind behind PACT, a San Francisco-based socially-conscious clothing company that wants customers to change the world for the better with the clothes on their back.

Before they were great leaders, they were great employees. Most accomplished entrepreneurs and executives built their success on a solid foundation.

Paperless Post co-founder Alexa Hirschfeld is at the helm of a quickly-expanding stationary empire, with more than 85 million invites sent and received. She says she appreciates the strides made by the women who came before her—but thinks first about work, then her gender, in the male-dominated sector.

Considering a career change to follow your dream and do great things? Here are five things to do before you take the plunge.

I believe the SBA is the most effective government agency, and it embodies the hope that President Kennedy instilled among Baby Boomers and subsequent generations.

There are big deals to be found on Main St. on Small Business Saturday.