Archives: June 2008

Does Wal-Mart Really Hurt Small Business?

Posted by: Amy Barrett on June 30

It's conventional wisdom that when it comes to small companies, Wal-Mart is bad news. The press is full of stories about how Wal-Mart comes to small towns and leaves a...

Promise Your Customers Less

Posted by: Nick Leiber on June 25

You may have shrugged off the bestseller "The 4-Hour Workweek," particularly if you run your own business and manage more than a few employees. But a four-day workweek? Sure, it's...

Health care holding entrepreneurs back?

Posted by: John Tozzi on June 24

If health insurance becomes affordable outside of the employer-based system, would it open the floodgates for would-be entrepreneurs who are only holding on to corporate jobs to keep their coverage?