
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.

A Newark, N.J. dental operation is turning a profit by focusing on the patients that most dentists shy away from: Medicaid recipients.

Wal-Mart's ''Get on the shelf"contest lets anyone submit a video of their product or invention. The world's largest retailer will let the public pick the top three winning products, which will then be sold at Wal-Mart.

Actress and mom Jessica Alba launches a new company, which sells eco-friendly babycare, bodycare and household products.
Dwolla, of Des Moines, Iowa, is taking on credit cards by allowing users to transfer money and pay for items on their phones for a small fee.
After the New England Shirt Company shut down in 2009, Robert Kidder, a former worker, reopened it as a bespoke shirt manufacturer.

Shrinking reimbursements and other economic trends are hurting doctors' private practices. But a bigger issue is that doctors aren't the savviest businesspeople.

Businesses have mixed feelings about Obama's plan to consolidate several agencies, including the Small Business Administration.

In the wake of a scare affecting imports of orange juice, more small orange juice growers and juice companies are promoting the fact that their products are made in the United States.

Small business owners say presidential candidates aren't saying enough about their issues: health care, regulation and taxes.
Despite Kodak's bankruptcy, the photography company has influenced many small to midsized companies in Rochester, N.Y. Play
After the New England Shirt Company shut down in 2009, Robert Kidder, a former worker, reopened it as a bespoke shirt manufacturer. Play
Christmas tree stand-ups in NYC provide part time jobs for the unemployed in NYC. Play