Dennis Romero

CIT, a major lender to small- and medium-sized businesses today sought federal help to avoid a potential collapse. The institution’s woes could hurt already struggling businesses that rely on CIT for cash flow lines of credit that allow them to keep inventory at proper levels. As a result, some experts are speculating that consumers could […]

The buzz in the geek world last week surrounded Google’s announcement that it will roll out a computer operating system, Chrome, to compete with Microsoft’s Windows franchise. The software isn’t slated to hit the market until the middle of next year, but already a storm is brewing about which one of these tech titans will […]

An eye-tracking study of 25 people said to represent the average social-networking site users found that a majority of them approved of seeing advertisements and even engaged with ads while searching for products and reviews on their favorite social portals, according a report released this week. The study, titled “Seeing Search Go Social,” by search […]

Television pitchman and entrepreneur Billy Mays died Sunday, likely from heart disease, according to reports. An autopsy found that he suffered from hypertensive heart disease, and there was no sign head trauma from a head bump he reported following a rough flight to his hometown of Tampa, Florida. The 50-year-old’s complaints of being hit in […]

The Milken Institute, nonpartisan think tank based in Santa Monica, Calif., recently unveiled its annual list of top metropolitan areas for “high-tech industry.” California dominated the list, with the Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and San Francisco making the top 10. “Silicon Valley’s unique ecosystem of collaborating agents has an unmatched ability […]

Discover Small Business Watch’s monthly survey of small business owners finds that, after a few months of rising expectations, their economic confidence is facing a dimmer reality. Cash-flow concerns and lower business development spending contributed to a 10-point drop in the Discover Small Business Watch index, which fell to 78.1 for the month of May. […]

Today's incubators provide cutting-edge support for your startup

From blood sport of taking down the opponent with style, to winning your audience with fashion.

From blood sport of taking down the opponent with style, to winning your audience with fashion.

Some entrepreneurs are surprised by the out-of-pocket insurance mandate in the new law.

Virtual 'cloud' holding space is replacing hard-drive-based PC storage.

Program puts entrepreneurs into ethnic communities with which they're familiar. First up: Latinos.

The burgeoning high-tech industry promises opportunity for marketers and app makers.

The $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama this week contains $116 billion in tax cuts for individuals, more than $53 billion for education and job training, and north of $10 billion for health, science and research. But there’s nary a penny explicitly set aside for startups and entrepreneurs. In […]

The device's musical interface capabilities are creating a world of pocket producers.

How these ultra-entrepreneurs took on the titans of advanced-degree training--and scored.

How these ultra-entrepreneurs took on the titans of advanced-degree training--and scored.

As digital media continues to evolve, it's time for journalists to define their niche and adapt to the changes.

Jobless? Take this as an opportunity to start your own business.

A recent study by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration asserts that using federal stimulus money to fund business incubator programs instead of using it to expand federal infrastructure projects is a better use of taxpayer dough when it comes to creating jobs and firing up the nation’s economy. The study (PDF), touted […]

Fast-food titan McDonald’s announced quarterly profits that beat Wall Street’s estimates and proved, arguably, that the business of cheap fast food done well sometimes thrives in a down economy. Franchisees own a majority of the burger behemoth’s stores worldwide. The company states that global sales increased 6.9 percent in December, helping it distribute an average […]

As the cost for a full gene map approaches $1,000, the opportunity increases for business owners to get in on the genome mapping industry.

Barack Obama, sworn in today as the 44th president of the United States of America, praised the nation’s heritage of entrepreneurship, labor and charity, and reminded his countrymen that they have a history of not backing down in the face of economic adversity. “It has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things–some celebrated, […]

Despite being attacked during the election for his perceived lack of consideration for America’s business owners (see Joe “The Plumber,” et. al.), Barack Obama as president-elect has shown an almost wonkish savvy when it comes to the machinations of entrepreneurship in the United States. His recent proposal to fund a national network of business incubators […]

The barriers to entry are daunting, but the DNA market provides opportunities.

December job-loss data are the worst since the 1930s. But don't expect this to turn into another Great Depression.

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