Small Business

Traditionally a field dominated by technology and biotechnology, venture investors have developed an appetite for food.

In Silicon Valley, it's never too early to become an entrepreneur.

Trupanion a pet insurance company, rose 14% in its trading debut Friday. After pricing at $10 per share, the company raised $71 million in the offering.

Edible Arrangements, a company specializing in fruit bouquets and chocolate-dipped fruit, opened its first store in 1999.  Today, the business has more than 1,200 stores and looks to cash in on this year’s Mother’s Day holiday.

London peer-to-peer lender Zopa and Irish greeting-card company CleverBug were two of the startups that raised funding this week.

Despite their success as entrepreneurs, women find it exceedingly difficult to obtain venture capital funding, new research finds.

This week on the 3TechGuys show, Gene Marks, Brent Leary and Ramon Ray talked about the recent IRS lost email controversy and the ‘Starting FY15 – Bold Ambition & Our Core’ memo sent from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to all his employees.

Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin discusses funding at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech 2014 Conference in Aspen, Colorado.

Though they might not do much for employee morale, narcissistic CEOs can do wonders for companies' bottom lines, new research finds.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba may be looking to invest in photo messaging app Snapchat at a $10 billion valuation, according to a report by Bloomberg.

New research from the International Franchise Association predicts that franchise growth will outpace the rest of the economy this year, but both franchisors and franchisees say lower tax rates would be a huge help.

Bernd Schoner, author of the upcoming book ‘The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide,’ on the employees you should hire for startup success.

Uber, the startup known for its on-demand car service, raised $1.2 billion at an eye-popping $17 billion valuation, meaning its market cap trumps many S&P 500 components.

Crowdfunding and bank loans are both challenging to land for new businesses. A third option may make more sense

Your crowdfunding campaign was a success, and you can finally get your startup off the ground. Now what do you do?

Poacht founder Maisie Devine developed an app that aims to help employed job seekers search for work efficiently and privately. Employees can 'look for work' without ever submitting a job application by syncing their LinkedIn profile with the Poacht platform to be matched with suitable opportunities.

Want some inspiration? Start following inspiring people. And when I say “follow,” I am not referring only to Twitter, although that is an excellent starting point. I mean follow as in study, investigate, hear, heed, sit at their feet and absorb the lessons.

The list of characteristics of great leaders is endless. And while they all make for a good read, none of them fully capture the essence of what makes a great leader in a complete way.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you’ve got to admit that celebrities like Miley Cyrus (or the Kardashians, even) know a thing or two about branding themselves. While it might not seem like the Queen of Twerk could teach you anything about running your business, I encourage you to dig deeper and find the lessons.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Either consciously or unconsciously, we make judgments about the professionalism, character and competence of others based on first impressions.