
5:26am: Small business owners say they're faring better than when Obama took office in 2009. But they credit themselves for the economic recovery - not Washington policies. More

Immigrant entrepreneurs: The face of America's small business owners is changing. If you're working for a new company, there's a 28% chance your boss wasn't born in the U.S. More

Buying a business when you're no longer a kid comes with particular challenges. Learn how to overcome those obstacles from people who've done it right.

Riding the wave of a larger school lunch reform movement, Revolution Foods aims to deliver healthy food to the cafeteria table, without sacrificing profits.
This year's Inner City 100 companies have fought off a sluggish economy through a combination of smart investment and savvy strategy. Here's how they are doing it.
For some small business owners in Sayville, New York, Main Street feels like a "ghost town."
Illinois-based Elastec/American Marine has seen demand for their oil cleanup products grow since they helped cleanup the Deepwater Horizon spill in the gulf.

From a Brooklyn craft brewer to an event tent designer, America's urban core is home to a host of novel, fast-growing small businesses. Here's the top 100.

In the next 10 years, more than a billion square feet of urban industrial space will be vacant. Already, small businesses are laying claim to the post-industrial lots, often at a bargain.
Brooklyn Brewery has grown from a small brewery to a craft beer powerhouse. Launching it to No. 67 on the Inner City 100.

With Refundo, Roger Chincilla and Grimaldy Dominguez have set out to empower their community through mobile banking.

Long before Maribel Lieberman launched MarieBelle, a gourmet chocolate shop and factory in New York City, she was a little girl growing up in the jungles of Honduras.
Maribel Lieberman, the founder of Mariebelle Chocolates, says that immigrant entrepreneurs shouldn't be afraid to start a business in the U.S. Play
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