Starting and growing a small business is a great challenge, but it can be done with the right information. We’ve collected some of that information, from marketing to cash management to some major soul searching about why you might want to try all of this in the first place. Enjoy today’s Small Business Trends news wrap-up for more details on how to...
Patents Granted to Small Entities in Decline
America is supposed to be a place where independent inventors and small firms play a key role in the creation of new technology. As New York University economics Professor Will Baumol wrote in the 2008 Small Business Economy, “small enterprises have made … a critical contribution to … innovation accomplishments. Without breakthroughs such as...
Financial Reform Legislation Gives Angel Investors a Break
Investors in startups and small businesses have been concerned about language buried deep within the Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010, the financial reform bill passed by Congress this week. At one point during the lengthy debate over the bill, it would have made two changes that would have had a negative impact on angel investing nationwide. First, the...
