Why Now Is the Time to Start a Business
AMSALE ABERRA: I think it is both a time of great opportunity as well as a time of great challenge for new entrepreneurs. Most obvious may be the many challenges. The economy is still weak, at home and abroad. Unemployment is high. Consumers are cutting

Box, Dropbox and Hightail Pivot to New Business Models
SAN FRANCISCO Nothing concentrates minds at a tech start-up like living in the middle of a price war between Amazon and Google. Just ask executives at companies like Box, Dropbox and Hightail. They pioneered a new kind of Internet service that allows

First Business Financial Services Coverage Initiated at DA Davidson (FBIZ)
DA Davidson started coverage on shares of First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) in a research report released on Monday morning. The firm issued a buy rating and a $53.00 price objective on the stock. Shares of First Business Financial Services

Marine bankruptcy was business bootcamp; now runs profitable Alexandria moving firm
Nick Baucom was 23 and flat on his back in 2007 after his nascent home fixer-upper business in Memphis, Tenn., went bankrupt. I made a mistake and had bitten off too much, said the former-Marine and Iraq War infantryman. I mismanaged cash flow.

Business Cards Are Dead — Here’s Why
If you re working a desk job, you can likely remember the feeling of having arrived that came from receiving your first set of business cards. There s your name and title on a piece of card stock. Here s a tangible sign that you matter in a form that

Square Wants to Compete With Small Business Lenders
Square is beefing up its effort to finance small business owners. The San Francisco company, best known for making credit card readers that plug into mobile phones and tablets, has provided $50 million in financing to more than 10,000 merchants since last

A Laptop Built for Business Travelers
Take a moment to consider what you need to get done on your computer today. Chances are you can accomplish all of it with a value-minded Samsung Chromebook 2 ($400), a 3-pound laptop with a leather-like cover that runs Google’s browser-based Chrome

Business Cards Are Dead — Here’s Why
If you re working a desk job, you can likely remember the feeling of having arrived that came from receiving your first set of business cards. There s your name and title on a piece of card stock. Here s a tangible sign that you matter in a form that

QBE to Sell U.S. Underwriting Agency Business as Profit Sinks
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. QBE.AU +5.60% QBE Insurance Group Ltd. Australia: Sydney $ 11.31 +0.60 +5.60% Aug. 20, 2014 4:14 pm Volume (Delayed 20m) : 18.82M P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $13.68 Billion Dividend Yield 2.65% Rev. per Employee $1,077,540 08/20/14

Will Small Business Ads Help or Hurt Twitter, Inc?
After announcing an outstanding second quarter in late July, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR ) has been on a roll. The problems from the past: primarily slowing user growth, questions about engagement, and how Twitter will continue to monetize its service, have been

Savvy Entrepreneurs Plan Both Business And Product
Most technical entrepreneurs I know demand the discipline of a product specification or plan, and then assume that their great product will drive a great business. Serious investors, on the other hand, look for a professional business plan or summary first