Small Business

Magazine articles on entrepreneurship and products and services aimed at small businesses.

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Inc. January 2005 Nicole Gull	From Mushing to Management Lisa Wehr learned how to manage her 22 employees not from a class or a business book but from a group of Alaskan huskies.
HBS Working Knowledge December 20, 2004 Ann Cullen	The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It Innovators and society are paying too high a price in the current patent system, says Adam B. Jaffe and Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner in their new book, 'Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress,' excerpted here.
IDB America December 2004	IDB Supports Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Brazil The program, guaranteed by the government of Brazil, will provide medium and long-term financing for investment projects to make firms more competitive.
Bio-IT World December 15, 2004 Pauline Parry	Springboard for New Companies in San Diego Long gone are the days when venture capitalists could be seduced with little more than a good idea, two smart people, and a hastily assembled PowerPoint presentation. A new program flourishing in San Diego may offer entrepreneurs hope.
Fast Company January 2005 Keith H. Hammonds	The Makings of a Social Innovator In its selection of Fellows, Ashoka measures social entrepreneurs against five essential criteria.
Inc. December 2004 Sarah Bartlett	What We Didn't Plan For The first shock was learning that my husband was gravely ill. Then came the realization that when the owner or CEO of a small business gets sick, the financial impact is more immediate and far-reaching, both to the business and to the family.
Inc. December 2004 Darren Dahl	Fancy-Sounding Tax Hurts S Corps. Millionaires beware! A new type of tax promoted as a levy on movie stars, rappers, and the Thurston Howells of the world is costing thousands of entrepreneurs a pretty penny.
Inc. December 2004 Bob Buderi	Conquering the Digital Haystack New start-ups are changing the way people search the Web -- and the way advertisers reach them. This look at three of the hottest search start-ups -- all planning services for small businesses by early 2005 -- shows how.
HBS Working Knowledge December 6, 2004 Cynthia Churchwell	An Entrepreneur's Journey in Africa Monique Maddy, who started and then closed a telecommunications business in Africa, has interesting insights into the challenges of entrepreneurship in developing countries in her new book, Learning to Love Africa: My Journey from Africa to Harvard Business School and Back.
Entrepreneur December 2004 Nichole L. Torres	Big Biz on Campus According to one source, more than 1,500 colleges and universities currently offer some form of entrepreneurship training, compared with the handful of courses available 15 years ago.
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