Rick Harrison has made a lot of news lately. As a cast member of Pawn Stars, one of the hottest reality shows on cable TV with more than 3 million viewers, Rick knows a thing or two about small business because although his success might equal that of a business much larger than the small […]
As technology continues to evolve so do the world’s entrepreneurs. With every new invention or innovation comes a new opportunity for profit and one of the largest in recent history is Apple’s App Store.
As private companies have prospered in launching commercial satellites, the appeal for passenger space travel has increased. That’s the market served by Zero-G. Based in Vienna, Virginia, the company flies passengers on modified jets that simulate the weightlessness of space travel. Zero-G recently received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to train crews and passengers […]
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is currently on it’s last mission and represents the last mission of the Space Shuttle program. From here, the business of sending people in to space will become a job of, largely, private businesses at least here in the United States. NASA believes that privatizing the space program will not only […]
Turning a hobby into a business is tempting when there’s a market demand for your special interest. Of course operating a corporate venture is different than recreation. Here are some of the changes to adopt when you start a business around an activity that has formerly been a mere hobby.
Ideas for starting a new business are everywhere. For Suhail Doshi, the idea for his San Francisco analytics company, Mixpanel, sprang from an internship with a developer of social media applications while he was a college student.
It’s talked about all the time in political circles as well as the news media but is it true? Is America really small business friendly? Is the Federal government as well as state governments really doing enough to encourage small business growth? If it’s true that small businesses really do drive the hiring in this […]
Social gaming continues to rise in popularity and it’s attracting plenty of capital. Industry leader CrowdStar has raised $23,000,000 to double its workforce and expand globally. Despite setbacks for social gamers on Facebook, the funding proves continued interest in the industry by big investors, such as Intel Capital, Time Warner Investments, NVInvestments, and Chinese game […]