Advice for small businesses on what it takes to create a solid business plan, including forming an outline, integrating financial specifics, and spelling out your marketing strategy.

A great business plan is a living, breathing blueprint for your business t [ … ]

An outline of your company's growth strategy is essential to a business plan, but it just isn't complete without the numbers to back it up. Here's some advice on how to include things like a sales forecast, expenses budget, and cash flow statement.

A busine [ … ]

Magic Johnson plans to finance midsize companies.

To develop brands, marketers must do more than impress customers—they have to be truly fascinating.

The founder of the Huffington Post on the business of creating a platform of 4,000 opinionmakers.

As told to Daniel McGinn |  Feb 1, 2010 Michele Asselin

Blogger in Chief Arianna Huffington launched her New York City -- based news and opinion website just as what [ … ]

Howard Brodsky of CCA Global Partners on choosing a co-op partner.

If you are forming a co-op, don't accept just anyone, warns Howard Brodsky, the founder of CCA Global Partners, a multibillion-dollar company that manages co-ops and has more than 3,800 membe [ … ]

At a town-hall meeting in New Hampshire, President Obama outlined his plan to increase hiring in small businesses by granting local banks $30 billion in loans.

New SBA chief counsel for advocacy may open up grants to companies with VC investors, if confirmed.

Winslow Sargeant's recent nomination to serve as the chief counsel for advocacy at the SBA has some analysts predicting a deepening of the pool of eligibility [ … ]