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The DNC promised to make this the greenest convention ever. That goal has led small entrepreneurs and international companies to set up shop around town, trying to capitalize on their environmental credentials.
When the photo-sharing Web site Photobucket.com was acquired last year for about $300 million, executives at venture-capital firm Insight Venture Partners made a small fortune. But investors in Insight's technology fund made nothing.
Owners of bicycle rickshaws in Denver are seizing on the Democratic National Convention as a chance to showcase their human-powered taxis as more than just a novelty.
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Franchisers are becoming increasingly creative in marketing themselves as franchises proliferate and competition for new franchisees intensifies. Some are giving hefty discounts to franchise employees who want to become owners.
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• 08/22/08 | Small Firms Beef Up Retirement Services
Small-business employees often are at a disadvantage compared with their counterparts at large companies when it comes to managing retirement-savings accounts. Yet small companies are finding that they need to beef up their own offerings in order to retain and attract talented employees.
• 08/ 4/08 | Ringing Up Business With iPhone Applications
Small Talk
• 08/28/08 | Small Talk
Kelly Spors answers questions about renting shared office space for a business.
• 08/28/08 | How to Register a Trademark
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New York City's status as the world's financial capital may be slipping with the turmoil on Wall Street. But its venture capital scene is blossoming.
• Small Firms Beef Up Retirement Services• Three Benefits of Business Credit Cards
Running a Business
• Web Start-Ups Seek New Ways to Click
With so many energy-saving strategies out there -- and not all equally cost-effective -- how do small-business owners find the most appropriate strategies for their companies? Here are some tips.
• Top Small Workplaces 2007• Web Start-Ups Seek New Ways to Click
Technology
• Where to Find Good, Cheap Tech Help
Have you got eight hours and $10? Then you can build a Web site for your business.
• Stop That Thief• Where to Find Good, Cheap Tech Help
Building Awareness
• Name That Firm
Most small-business owners dream of going big -- of expanding a single product line into a full suite.
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Franchising
• The Inside Scoop
Franchisers are becoming increasingly creative in marketing themselves as franchises proliferate and competition for new franchisees intensifies. Some are giving hefty discounts to franchise employees who want to become owners.
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• How to Expand Without Hurting Existing Products
A small company creates a lower-cost line and a new brand amid high gold prices and a weak economy. Full Article. Blog.
• Jeweler Diversifies To Bring Back Sales Luster• How to Expand Without Hurting Existing Products
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