10:21am: The son of a former gold miner finds 'gold' in collegiate sterling silver beads for bracelets. More
Michelle Heyward is generous but she needs to balance helping her family out with funding her goals to get out of debt and start her own business.
Entrepreneurs like Tommy John's Tom Patterson are looking to take advantage of a growing market of increasingly fashion-conscious men. First stop: underwear.
The shutdown of factories in China during the Chinese New Year has some U.S. small business owners more worried.
SCVNGR founder Seth Priebatsch hopes his new LevelUp app can use deals to get customers to pay for goods with their smartphones.
Small business loans to doctors have jumped more than 10-fold since 2000 as some private physicians struggle to stay afloat and others use loans to change their business model.
Vines of Mendoza managed to overcome the pangs of the global financial crisis and Argentina's inflation woes by keeping a close eye on costs and cutting deals whenever possible.
Bruce Cochrane relaunched his family's furniture making company in North Carolina instead of China, a decision that landed him a coveted spot at the State of the Union.
The president's rejection of the Keystone pipeline extension drew ire from small business owners in Nebraska towns who hoped construction would bring a needed boost.
Sneaker co. Converse's new recording studio offers free, no strings attached sessions to indie bands in the hopes of social media hype.
A Newark, N.J. dental operation is turning a profit by focusing on the patients that most dentists shy away from: Medicaid recipients.
The Western Costume Co. has been dressing Hollywood since the days of silent film. Here's how they got started 100 years ago. Play
Don't call it a pigskin. Horween Leather Co. starts with a raw cowhide and produces top grade leather for NFL footballs. Play
Despite Kodak's bankruptcy, the photography company has influenced many small to midsized companies in Rochester, N.Y. Play
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