As part of the Startup America program announced by President Barack Obama in January, five entrepreneurs, along with groups from other states, discussed challenges and opportunities.
Many people use the terms small business owner and entrepreneur interchangeably, but there are real differences between the two.
SCORE Miami-Dade is partnering with microlender ACCION USA to give entrepreneurs the tools to succeed.
Broward SCORE helps Tropical Lights Inc. with marketing strategies during a Miami Herald Small Business Makeover.
Thanksgiving has just passed, but I still feel thankful – and for several reasons. Partly, it’s because when I started working on this week’s column, it was the Thursday before Thanksgiving, and I was working from a 19th century hotel room overlooking the Plaza Mayor in Segovia, Spain.
Women increasingly are bonding together to share experiences, networks and ideas for how to build global businesses. But there still remains a glass ceiling in luring venture capital and financial backing.
When Google initially launched the company’s Google+ social network back in June, businesses weren’t allowed to create pages for their brands. That all changed on Nov. 7, when, after a much-anticipated wait, the Google+ social network officially gave businesses the ability create their own branded pages.
The founder of Hair Cuttery, the CEO of Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, the president of LEASA foods, nationally recognized business experts and entrepreneurial innovators are among the speakers at the annual Miami Herald Small Business Seminar slated for Feb. 24.
What did it take to win? A promising business idea and a strong plan to make it a success.
WeAgree2's parenting plan approach saves money for the client by avoiding expensive litigation.
Small businesses won a record $83.2 billion in federal prime contracts in fiscal year 2007, an increase of almost $6 billion from 2006.
About 77 percent of small business owners believe that citizens should be responsible for their own retirement versus 23 percent who see it as a function of the government.
Here we are at the end of this short series on how to start a business. We have had great feedback and it has been a lot of fun. I would like to thank all of the folks who have been reading my articles and watching my videos online.
How do I put together a marketing strategy? Marketing is the area in which most businesses fail. Why? Because everyone thinks they know what marketing is, so they act on their often faulty perceptions, spend lots of money and get no results.
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At one point Al Cabrera was Burger King's second-largest franchisee, owning more than 250 restaurants. But to get there he had to survive infamous store No. 13. The restaurant in North Miami was repeatedly burglarized, but also taught Cabrera key lessons in entrepreneurship.
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