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Social Media Seminar Slated for Arizona Western College

The day-long seminar will teach business people the latest about social media, websites, smart phones, video, email and brand marketing, analytics and more.

Should Ambitious Youths Take Credit or Debit?

Youths can use credit card readers to get paid for mowing lawns or babysitting jobs but they should understand the costs.

Small-business Award Winners Announced

The 2013 New Mexico Small Business Week Award winners -- including Small Business Person of the Year and tech company CEO Anthony R. Tenorio -- will be celebrated at a June 4 luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Hotel Albuquerque.

Free Seminars for Business Success

Richmond Community College Small Business Center, in cooperation with NC REAL, is offering an educational opportunity for individuals interested in learning about starting a business.

Startup Will Let Big Prize Go to Waste

A startup company that turns pig waste into liquid asphalt took first place and $25,000 Wednesday night in the Charlotte Venture Challenge finals at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Student Entrepreneur's Online Gamble Pays Off

Amber Rix set the bar low when she launched a campaign on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter for her precision machined dice project.

Six in 10 Firms Include Social Media in Marketing Strategy

Six out of 10 companies include social media as part of their overall commercial strategy, but only about a third use it specifically to generate sales, according to a survey of 300 businesses by the Bord Gis Energy Social Media Awards.

Growing Alternatives to Finance Innovation

Early-stage companies are finding growing alternatives to venture capital. Companies taking advantage of the different sources of capital led to a 22.8% increase in the total amount raised by privately held life sciences companies globally in 2012 to $12.4 billion compared with the $10.1 billion raised in 2011. Although many decry the lack of funding for early-stage life sciences companies, capital is available.

Tulsa Gets Top Marks for Young Entrepreneurs

Nerdwallet ranks Tulsa, Okla., as its top location for young entrepreneurs, factoring in access to capital, low living costs and low unemployment. Other top cities include Tampa, Atlanta and Seattle.

10 Alternatives to Finance Your Business

I am often asked about options to finance a start-up business. Of course investors and bank loans are a common solution. However, a budding entrepreneur simply might not want to bring on investors or can't secure a bank loan. For those business builders who need to follow another path, there are many other solutions.

Teen Pushes for Calif. Bill to Lower 'Made in USA' Standards

A young California businessman is pushing for a bill to allow California products labeled as 'Made in the USA' to be held to the lower federal standard that requires only 75 percent of a product's components to have been made in this country.

Dave Gold, '99 Cents Only' Founder, Dies at 80

Dave Gold launched his 99 Cents Only Stores empire in Los Angeles at age 50 after mulling over the idea for over a decade. Gold died Monday at his Mid-Wilshire home from an apparent heart attack, said his son, Jeff Gold. He was 80.

Montana Entrepreneurs Share Success Stories

It starts with a dream, but it takes a lot of late nights, hard work and trial and error.

ILM President Gets Virginia SBA Award

Jason Cohen, president of ILM Corp. in Fredericksburg, Va., will formally receive the award June 24 from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Richmond District Office.

Startup Quest Give Training to Unemployed College Grads

A new training program called Startup Quest will give unemployed Northeast Florida residents with college degrees some real-life training in turning cutting-edge research into marketable products.