Small Business

After exploring numerous corporate jobs to no avail, Emory University student Eddie Kovel decided to pursue his passion. With the help of Kickstarter, he launched a work-out game that turns bodyweight exercises into a fun and social competition.

If you have the sinking (and common) feeling that somehow your business is stuck, here is some advice.

Should you ask all prospective investors to sign a confidentiality agreement before providing details about your company’s plans for growth? My fast answer is NO! Here is why.

Here is my advice to women who are wary of VCs.

A professional art consultant in Des Moines, Iowa is on a mission to put unique art in the homes of cost-savvy and new art buyers across the country through a web-based art consulting business.

We’re still in the infancy of the wearables industry right now, leaving years of opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Marketing a startup is a unique challenge. Here are the keys to make it hit home.

The new program, called Small Business Forward, will give grants to non-profit organizations that run entrepreneur “clusters.”

IRS wait times are a new reality, and as I see it it’s going to get worse before it gets better. So what can you do? Here is some advice.

The price you decide to charge for your products or services can make or break your business.

Small business owners and entrepreneurs who use Twitter only as a marketing tool for their businesses are missing out.  The microblogging service can also be a huge resource for them in the day-to-day operation of their business.

Finding the right employee for the job has become an increasingly difficult challenge, especially for small businesses without the resources to hire a full-time human resources person.

Companies are playing it safe when developing new products and services, research shows.

Building a following on Twitter can be a challenge for businesses, but new research may have unlocked the secret to gaining Twitter followers.

Oh no, that doesn’t say “Matt Damon.” You’ll have to keep hoping for that “entroduction.” Here are the latest LOL-inducing, insightful and character-limited words of wisdom that helped me run my business last week.

A number of tax credits benefiting individuals and small business are set to expire when the clock strikes midnight at the end of the year, and it’s up to Congress to determine whether to renew them.

Is it important for online retailers to have brick-and-mortar storefronts? The founder of Warby Parker thinks so – and explains why to Inc.com.

If your business is targeting mothers online, you'd better have a social media marketing plan. At this point, it’s practically unheard of for moms not to use social media. But you need to be spot-on with your content, experts say.

While simplifying taxes is the typical battle cry from small business owners, a new report from the SBA’s Office of Advocacy suggests that getting rid of tax credits, exemptions and deductions might not be as good as it sounds.