Flocabulary, a study-guide publisher, burned through $50,000 -- and had nearly nothing to show for it. Was it time for founders Alex Rappaport and Blake Harrison to throw in the towel? ...

Following a record high in 2007, the number of government-backed loans for small businesses fell by 30 percent this year as owners struggled with tighter credit and a shaky economy, the Small Business Administration reported this week.

Tips on how to recruit great workers from BET founder Robert L. Johnson, Method co-founder Eric Ryan, and other successful CEOs.

Was David Sarnoff an entrepreneur or a cunning corporate warrior? In some respects, the broadcasting pioneer was a little of both. Born in a small village in Belarus, Sarnoff came to America as a young boy and began selling newspapers to support his...

Another year, another blizzard of business books. Which ones should you read? To pick the best business books of the year for the entrepreneur, we turned to editor Leigh Buchanan, who writes Inc.'s monthly "Skimmer's Guide" book review; editor at large...

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The growing interest in social media belies an anxiety among businesses about how to use these new tools and how to put them to the best advantage. The signs of this anxiety are everywhere: the social media blog Mashable, which is one of the most...