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A Board of Your Own

Where can small companies turn for objective advice? To each other, thanks to peer groups such as The Alternative Board.

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MBAs Team Up for the Battered Gulf

In Michael Cunningham's B-school project, students are trying to turn $25,000 into a cool million -- and it all goes to small businesses affected by Katrina.

Stacy Perman- October 07, 2005 Similar items

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A Wealth of Experience on Tap

For a startup, a business mentor with a seasoned eye for pitfalls and opportunities can mean the difference between success and failure.

Michelle Dammon Loyalka- September 21, 2005 Similar items

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Seen the Worst, Found Their Best

Entrepreneurs who survived other disasters offer Katrina's victims the benefit of their hard-won experience.

Rod Kurtz- September 12, 2005 Similar items

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Placeholder Hed for Not Going It Alone

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September 06, 2005 Similar items

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Tips for Going Palm on Palm

National Handshake Day provides a chance to examine one of the most overlooked aspects of business. Here's how to improve your move.

Michelle Dammon Loyalka- June 28, 2005 Similar items

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Failure Is Part of Success

Nicholas Hall, serial entrepreneur and founder of Startupfailures.com, says succeeding involves bouncing back and overcoming self-doubt.

June 22, 2005 Similar items

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Don't Let Your Startup Kill You

A recent British study confirms what entrepreneurs have long suspected -- the stress of starting a business can take a heavy health toll.

Michelle Dammon Loyalka- June 17, 2005 Similar items

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Big City Smarts for Afghani Women

A day during these entrepreneurs' New York tour is filled with learning about marketing. But the conflict at home is never far behind.

Pallavi Gogoi- June 08, 2005 Similar items

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Aiding Afghanistan with Style

Meet some of the determined Afghani women entrepreneurs in apparel and accessories who visit New York to boost their business skills.

Stacy Perman- June 07, 2005 Similar items

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Peace Through Entrepreneurship

A talk with Bpeace's Toni Maloney on her group's efforts to mentor small-business women from war-torn areas like Afghanistan.

June 03, 2005 Similar items

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Cultivating Biz Whizzes

More teens are starting their own businesses, and groups like the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship are helping them do it.

Jessica Thacher- May 19, 2005 Similar items

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Meet the Small Biz Person of the Year

Marianne Sensale-Guerin talks about life, overcoming tragedy, and what it takes to be a good boss.

May 18, 2005 Similar items

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How to Keep Cash Flow Healthy

A CPA provides some tips for small-business owners. One key: Run your financial operations the way a big corporation does.

May 03, 2005 Similar items

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For Women, a Failure to Negotiate

Their salaries may lag behind their male counterparts' because of poor bargaining skills. Here's how to correct that

By Pallavi Gogoi- April 22, 2005 Similar items

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Has Dan Farmer Sold His Soul?

The security guru and fiercely independent creator of free software tool SATAN explains why he teamed up with VCs to launch Elemental Software

April 05, 2005 Similar items

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How to Tap into Campus Talent

Some B-School students offer consulting services free of charge to small outfits. Here are several ways to get the most from their advice

By Diane Brady- March 28, 2005 Similar items

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Engendering Female Entrepreneurs

Women own nearly half of startups in the U.S., but many obstacles keep them from fulfilling their potential, says author Marilyn Kourilsky

February 25, 2005 Similar items

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What It Means to Be Green

Seventh Generation's chief on the challenges of making such cleaning products: "There are no guidelines around the use of words like 'natural'"

February 15, 2005 Similar items

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Tiny Outfits, Big Hearts

Small businesses can't match the charitable budgets of large companies, but that doesn't mean their impact can't be just as vital

By Stacy Perman- February 07, 2005 Similar items

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