Building a Business
Create Meaningful Sustainable Development Outcomes Through Innovation
Four innovation principles all companies must embrace beyond profit.
Economic Development Programs
Business News
Don’t be the Next Lordstown: How Cities Can Insulate Against Crushing Layoffs
A handful of US cities are developing programs to attract skilled remote workers to diversify their economies. Many more should.
Business News
New York Is Giving Amazon a Helipad and New Yorkers Are Furious
The governor and mayor are thrilled with Amazon. Ordinary New Yorkers just see higher rents and even more crowded subways.
By Peter Page
Marketing
5 Lessons on Writing Sales Proposals Gleaned From the Competition for Amazon’s New Headquarters
Better sales proposals will win you more of the business you're competing for.
Building a Business
When the Going Gets Tough for Local Economies, Utilize Existing Resources
With state budgets being cut, former SBA chief Karen Mills discusses how local economic growth does not necessarily need radical innovation to prosper. Rather governors can harness resources of existing institutions and people to attract capital and create jobs.
By Karen Mills
Building a Business
Former SBA Chief on 3 Keys to a Better U.S. Entrepreneur Economy
High-growth firms have a huge potential for creating U.S. jobs. According to Karen Mills, there are three key components to getting there.
By Karen Mills
Building a Business
At CGI America, a ‘Shark Tank’ for Entrepreneur Development
The high-growth entrepreneurship working group pitched ideas 'Shark Tank' style about new ways to create healthy ecosystems that foster the growth of start-ups.
Thought Leaders
Clinton Global Initiative Aims to Boost U.S. Economy Through Entrepreneurship
The two-day event, featuring Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie, seeks to promote high-growth entrepreneurship and small-business development.
Business Ideas
Obama Offers $200 Million Prize to Build 3 Manufacturing Innovation Hubs
The White House announced today that it will expand on its program to promote advanced manufacturing in the U.S., an effort to drive global competitiveness.
Building a Business
A Cluster of Clusters: Where the SBA Is Investing in Regional Economies
The Small Business Administration chose these 10 "clusters" or business networks as part of a 2010 pilot program to aid small businesses. We take a look at results to date.
Building a Business
The Northeast Powers Up Clean-Energy Entrepreneurs
The Small Business Administration has invested more than $1.5 million in fuel-cell technology innovation.
Building a Business
Ohio Gets Strong On Flexible Electronics Entrepreneurs
The Small Business Administration invests over $1 million in a cluster specializing in the new science of flexible electronic components.
Building a Business
A Flock of Airports Lifts Up Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
SBA invests $1.2 million in aviation companies in the state best known for making cars.
Building a Business
San Diego Warms to Defense Technology Entrepreneurs
The SBA invests in startups focused on cyber-security, unmanned air vehicles and renewable energy.
Building a Business
A Geospatial Tech Hub Puts Mississippi on Map
SBA invests more than $1 million into a community of mapping and location-based technology startups surrounding the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Business Accounting
Romney Is Right on Foreign Aid (Opinion)
The Republican challenger delivered an important message for economic development at the Clinton Global Initiative. U.S. foreign aid, he said, should be linked to efforts to promote free enterprise in the developing world.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
Eyeing a HUBZone? Hold Onto That Status
When it comes to landing federal procurement contracts, getting certified under various set-aside programs can improve your chances. But a HUBZone status can easily slip away as an area changes.
By Diana Ransom
Building a Business
A Starbucks Initiative to Brew Up U.S. Jobs
An initiative by Starbucks and Opportunity Finance Network is pouring small-business funding into private lending institutions
Thought Leaders
Creating an ‘Ecosystem’ for Minority Entrepreneurs
To foster entrepreneurship among minorities and in urban centers, a concentration of wealthy investors and academic, government and business institutions first needs to come together. A recent panel at Rutgers University put a spotlight on the issues.
Building a Business
Why Artists Are Buying into Chattanooga
Artists gave Chattanooga's Southside a new life--and the neighborhood returned the favor.
Building a Business
A Focus on Sustainable Building in Providence, R.I.
Two architects in Providence, R.I., contained their plans and found new reasons to recommit themselves to their city along the way.