One of the things I often tell people is to remember what Tony Alessandro calls, the Platinum Rule: Treat others the way they want to be treated. This rule applies to every transaction and relationship you have, including your referral source, your ...

Legal Business Name and Doing Business As: Your legal business name is the name under which you are incorporated and pay taxes. If you commonly use another name for normal operations, such as a franchise or licensee name, then include that in the ...

One way to find bid leads is through FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov), the official web site listing of all federal government contracting opportunities and awards over $25,000. Federal agencies are required by law to post their contracting ...

The DoD Regional Councils for Small Business Education and Advocacy are a nationwide network of small business specialists organized to promote national small business programs to include minority and disadvantaged small business concerns and ...

To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: Terry Hill of the International Franchise Association, +1-202-628-8000, thill@franchise.org New Study Shows 18% Expansion from 2001 to 2005 WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The franchising sector of ...

Company Receives Top Honor From DiversityBusiness.com for Outstanding Support of Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses AT&T Inc. today announced that AT&T has been ranked No. 1 among DiversityBusiness.com's 2007 list of the Top Organizations for ...

Tapping Your Own IRA? Tread CarefullyBy Dalia FahmyEven if you're having trouble finding capital for your venture, you probably don't want to tap your IRA. The rules surrounding such a transaction are complex, and the IRS has a number of ...

Our discussion of business valuation methods assumes that you're attempting to put a value on the entire business in anticipation of sale. But what if you want to sell off just a part of the business? Or, what if you want to give ...

State laws can impose a variety of obligations on both the seller and buyer of a business. Our purpose here is to alert you to some of the implications of the most common requirements. For more detailed information on the requirements ...

Hispanics in Business We have compiled facts and information about the Hispanic Business Community. Discover timely articles and helpful references to help make your business successful. For even more depth on a topic, ...

Asians in Business Overview News Service Associations / Organizations Government / Procurement Resources Capital Resources Advertising / Public Relations / Marketing Firms Magazines / Newsletters / ...

Hispanics Marketing We have compiled facts and information about the Hispanic Business Community. Discover timely articles and helpful references to help make your business successful. For even more depth on a topic, ...

Women's Resources / Associations / Networks Introduction Resources National Women Associations Industry Associations Networking Channels Introduction: Small business is the fastest growing segment ...

Asian Marketing Overview Facts/Info Marketing Translation Services News Service Associations / Organizations Magazines / Newsletters / Journals Books Overview Population ...

According to recently published census figures, approximately 40 percent of the population under 30 is classified as "non-white" and minority groups are expected to be the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population over the next 50 years. Just ...

The late 1970s were a time of bright miniskirts, mirrored disco balls and platform shoes. But the wild changes taking place 30 years ago weren't all in music and fashion.Inside office suites, workers were learning to type memos into their Altair ...

To: URBAN AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: Chris Thompson of Fund for Our Economic Future, +1-216- 615-7586, or Laura Scharf of Landau Public Relations, +1-216-912- 2857 AKRON, Ohio, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 250 community leaders ...

By The Salt Lake Tribune Oct. 23--Fara Warner, author of The Power of the Purse: How Smart Companies Are Adapting to the World's Most Important Consumers -- Women. QUESTION: How are companies in general doing in terms of marketing their ...

By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Aug. 15--When Herman Morgan decided to get into the fast-food business 10 years ago, he could have gone with just about any chain he desired. The retiree had the money to make a down payment to ...

Vets, Tap Into Help For Your Entrepreneurial EffortsQ: Dear Mr. Strauss: My son will be returning home from duty overseas soon. Before he left he owned a one-person business and he hopes to start it up again upon his return. I ...

Prepared by the National Women’s Business CouncilKey Facts About Women Business Owners and Their EnterprisesThe current state of women’s business ownership in the United States is very strong. The number of women-owned businesses continues ...

Minority Report: You Can Get Help Getting Started Q: As a woman and a minority, I figure there has to be some special help and resources available to me. I have done a bit of research, but it all seems fairly overwhelming. Where do ...

As a native Californian, if it weren't for my extensive travels around the country and the world, I would never appreciate how truly special the environment here is for entrepreneurs. Adding to my appreciation is the nature of my business--assisting ...

Chase 'The Dream' ? it's your right Q: I am a recent immigrant to America from Kenya. I would like to start a business. I have heard of the "American Dream" and believe it to be true, but how do I make it come true for me? ...

Opening the Door for New Entrepreneurs by Marc Cormier Nine years ago I started AeroTech, a security-guard firm. We grew from a one-man operation into a $9.5-million company. Today, we have offices in New ...