A new Business Plan Challenge coming Feb. 2010

Coming Feb. 15, 2010

How green are green businesses?

Global warming may be bad for the environment, but it has been great for one industry: eco-marketing. It seems every industry is eager to tout its green credentials.

FOCUS ON SMALL BUSINESS

Helping your business grow

There are many ways for a small business to expand. We explore four: Reaching out to the global marketplace, making the leap from a home office to more professional digs, franchising your business and becoming a franchisee.

SPECIAL SECTION

Unlocking Web opportunities

Small business drives South Florida economy

CHUCK FADELY/MIAMI HERALD STAFF

A start-up's first year

The Miami Herald followed first-time entrepreneurs behind The Cereal Bowl, a restaurant that elevates breakfast food to new heights, as they learned the ropes of opening a business.

J. ALBERT DIAZ/MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Pickling pigs feet in Davie

Two young brothers are taking over their family's business of pickling pigs feet and knuckles, sausage, and eggs.

Small desk space got you down?

Step one, get an LCD flat-panel monitor. Step two, lift that monitor off your desk with a desk mount.

Unlocking Web opportunities

It's open season in cyberspace for small firms as the e-commerce revolution unfolds.

Experts explain the nuances of organizing home offices

Setting up a home office sounds simple enough. You buy a desk, a computer, a file cabinet and you are in business. But it's not always that easy.

Resources for small business

There are plenty of places to go online for help starting or improving your small business.