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Wall Street Journal small business columnist Colleen DeBaise explains how to open a restaurant with no money...well, none of your own anyway. DeBaise suggests gaining some experience working the restaurant business and then developing a detailed business plan demonstrating your big idea and the qualities you posses that will enable you to turn it Read More

Four years after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, New Orleans is experiencing a rebirth of entrepreneurship. Small-business owners who left are now coming back, driven by a sense of mission to help the struggling city and to take advantage of generous tax breaks. Young professionals have moved to the Big Easy to help with its recovery, ... Read More

Ann Howard is a general business counselor at SBTDC, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, takes a pass at this oft discussed aspect of starting a business. To be honest, business plans come in all shapes and sizes and the type of plan often depends on whether you plan to pitch to investors, seek financing or just go out and start looking for Read More

Buying an existing business has certain advantages over starting a new one. For example, says certified public accountant Amber Hill, buying an existing business allows you to get a good picture of how much you'll be able to make off the venture based on past sales. An important tip is to ask around to determine the business's reputation in the Read More

Choosing a web site host is easier than ever before but many small business owners and entrepreneurs are paralyzed by making a simple web site hosting decision. Here are my reasons why you should not stress about it, PLUS 5 criteria you can use to find the right web hosting company partner for your new web sites. Read More

In this article covering 10 tips for bootstapping your small business, Isabel M. Isidro, managing editor of PowerHomeBiz.com, looks at this great approach of starting a business even without a substantial amount of investment. To be sure, there are different levels of bootstrapping. Some would argue that true bootstrapping can be done using nothin Read More

There's something new at business.gov, the official online business link to the U.S. government: community. Read More

Are you scappy? Small business, startups, need to be...scappy. Barry Moltz and Pam Slim tell why. Read More

Last week, Y Combinator debuted one of its new startups, Listia, which the site is describing as "auctions for free stuff". The basic concept is that users list items they no longer need or want, and other users bid on those items with points earned through the site by registering, referring friends, listing items or purchasing additional points Read More