Small and medium-sized businesses are struggling to survive in this tough economy, right?  Entrepreneurs are fighting to make payroll and advance their companies to the next level, aren’t they?  Yes and yes… and some of these business owners are even growing their companies and their market share in these difficult times!

What’s even more amazing is [...]

Because of the current economy, I’ve seen an increase emphasis on money management. Infomercials hawk the latest money making schemes and debt reduction plans. Computer programs are being marketing with pretty graphics and the promise to help you control your money. Some call it budgeting others call it cash flow. No matter what they call [...]

For public companies in the US, what is the breakdown by state and then by sector, as measured by market capitalization:

Quite a graph.  Some states are like the US Average Sector mix, and some are very different. This set of two graphs will tell the story:

These are broad generalizations, but why are do some [...]

An entrepreneur started his company over 20 years ago.  He had built it up to several locations with a strong, recognizable brand.  I won’t go into all the details of why his business failed, but what amazed me the most was how, on the brink of financial and professional ruin, he was figuring out what [...]

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September 8, 2010 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investor Ideas, an investment research portal specialized in sector research, has recently reported on the pulse of the economy from the perspective of a small business owner in the financial markets.

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