Real estate
BY Catherine Clifford
With interest rates at record lows, refinancing your home mortgage is one way to create some wiggle room in your budget. Here's how to be prepared. Philip Romano, Restaurant Artist
BY Brian Patrick Eha
With his incubator in Dallas, longtime restaurateur Philip Romano is looking to usher in a new generation of restaurants. Preparing for a Housing Recovery
BY Randy Myers
With the housing market showing new signs of life, it's time to prepare your business to ride the rising tide. 5 Ways to Land Celebrity Clients
BY Stephanie Vozza
Jason Abrams, realtor to celebrity athletes and star of the new HGTV show 'Scoring the Deal,' shares five tips for how to get (and keep) famous clients. App Aims to Satisfy Real-Estate Lust
BY Katherine Duncan
A photo of any house reveals treasure troves of app-generated info. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Should Know About Real Estate
BY Barbara Corcoran
Angel investor and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran shares her tips for entrepreneurs looking to rent an office, retail space, or even a restaurant. 5 Young Millionaires Instigating Innovation
BY Jason Ankeny
Our annual look at high-earning entrepreneurs aged 30 or younger with the creativity, smarts and guts to disrupt their industries. Tech Startup Aims to Make Real Estate Transactions Easier
BY Michelle Juergen
Dotloop eliminates the briefcase of paperwork in favor of a virtual workspace. Small-Business Owners Still Waiting for a Rebound (Opinion)
BY Scott Shane
Business owners have been hit harder than others in the Great Recession, largely due to their greater share of home-equity debt. Here's what's needed for a small-business recovery. Your Franchise Could Be Here
BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin
Aiming to fill vacancies, shopping centers partner with franchise companies to pre-approve space for new chain locations. Will 2012 Be the Year You Start a New Business?
BY Carol Tice
There are some advantages to starting a new business in a downturn. On the reality-TV show Jump Shipp, host Josh Shipp helps would-be entrepreneurs take the plunge. The Home-Equity Credit Crunch (Opinion)
BY Scott Shane
How home price declines have contributed to tight credit for small businesses. How a Franchise Can Play the Real Estate Market
BY Jason Daley
For some franchises, the depressed real estate market is an opportunity to renegotiate leases and focus on newly available sites.Play Video Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran on Bootstrapping a Growing a Business (Video)
Shark Tank judge and angel investor Barbara Corcoran describes how she grew the Corcoran Group, one sales person at a time. Starting from her couch, her real-estate firm eventually expanded to 1,000 people. Her bootstrapping followed a simple formula. Marathon Man: The Driving Force Behind a Community Revival
BY Jason Ankeny
How one determined developer is helping restore the creative spirit of Nashville's downtown scene. A New App Can Help You Find a Place to Work on the Road
BY Dan O'Shea
A free service lets entrepreneurs on the move find a quiet, professional space to get some work done. 
