http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Small Business 60 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:25:26 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322837.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322837.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST This is the question nearly everyone wants to ask: ``Jack, do you have any secrets that can help increase my sales?''<p/> It's almost 50 years since I learned about Andy Smith, a very successfulcar salesman. The dynamics he created, year after year, singled him out for membership in the Top 10 USA. Year after year, good times and bad, customer loyalty rewarded him with record-breaking sales. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322842.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322842.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nurturing an entrepreneurial culture is all the talk right now as an antidote for the ailing economy. And to create more and stronger entrepreneurs, the logic goes, you need to know what you are looking for. But how much is really known about the mind-set of the entrepreneur? http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322843.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322843.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Brian Javeline didn't just have a paper route when he was 12, he managed several, taking a cut from each of his ``employees.'' He then modified the formula with flea market booths on the weekends. By the time he was old enough to drive, he was building businesses. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322848.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322848.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:34 EST Jennie Albano initially went on the game show Don't Forget the Lyrics because she wanted to sing in front of a live band. Winning money didn't even cross her mind. http://www.miamiherald.com/832/story/1218194.html http://www.miamiherald.com/832/story/1218194.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:25 EDT The U.S. Small Business Administration has begun offering an online training course to help small firms get federal stimulus and other contracts. http://www.miamiherald.com/832/story/293995.html http://www.miamiherald.com/832/story/293995.html Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:55 EDT Helpful links to launch or boost your small business http://www.miamiherald.com/832/story/1279040.html http://www.miamiherald.com/832/story/1279040.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:51 EDT See stories about this year's winners. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322844.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322844.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Like in cooking, building a business is all about the quality of the ingredients and the love you put into it. Then throw in the lagniappe -- that's Louisiana French for that unexpected something extra. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322845.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1322845.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For seven years, Mayra del Valle opened distribution centers around the world and negotiated key airline contracts for a young pioneering duty free company -- until it sold for $99 million. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1314651.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1314651.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As a writer and mom, I've watched one of the most amazing trends of the Millennium: women in huge numbers taking control over their work schedules by becoming business owners. On Tuesday, more than 300 South Florida mothers showed at a workshop sponsored by MomsMiami.com to learn how to be a successful entrepreneur. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1313292.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1313292.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A year ago, Bill Hansen watched companies flee from the kind of premium fun he creates. The veteran caterer saw his corporate business plunge more than 50 percent in the six months after Lehman Brothers collapsed on Sept. 15, 2008. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1310797.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1310797.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Although long revered by personal trainers and athletes for its soothing and healing qualities, epsom salt had never been recognized as more than a generic first-aid product until now. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1310811.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1310811.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season weeks away, many small business owners are planning holiday parties for employees and clients despite the still wobbly economy. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1310805.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1310805.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When Cori Franco quit her day job as an attorneyfor a Miami law firm, she knew exactly what she wanted to do. But she never dreamed the worst recession in recent history would put a damper on her plans. But it did, and in 2008, when Franco opened Eanie Meanie, her children's clothing boutique in South Beach, the recession had already made consumers reluctant to continue shopping. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1307472.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1307472.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Jessie Capote's father started growing boniato, or the Cuban sweet potato, on five acres of land off Krome Avenue in Homestead more than 40 years ago. Around the same time, a few miles west, Lynn Chaffin's father-in-law began his own farm of vine-ripened tomatoes. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1299189.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1299189.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT As Bart Cleveland talks to employees of his ad agency, he sees the strain.<p/> ``We're really keenly aware of what the economy is doing to people's morale,'' said Cleveland, a partner at McKee Wallwork Cleveland in Albuquerque, NM. ``They're stressed in a way that I've never seen people stressed.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1299185.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1299185.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Entrepreneurs? They're those one-of-a-kind people endowed with the skills and initiative necessary tocreate and successfully market valuable new ideas. They live in the future, have creative personalities and thrive on challenges. They enjoy taking calculated risks and making difficult decisions in order to generate growth and a profit. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1297861.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/small-business/story/1297861.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:50 EDT Latham Marine, a small manufacturing company in Fort Lauderdale, may not be a household word, but its products are found on some of the fastest racing boats in the world and on high-performance and pleasure craft, as well as military and law enforcement patrol boats.