The US has about 29.6 million small businesses and they employ over half of the nation's private sector. They hire 40% of our high tech workers, make up 97.3% of our exporters, and generate most of our innovations, according to SCORE MORE >>

Moody sun burst hovering over a trough at Kram. Image via Wikipedia. If The Graduate were written today, Mr. McGuire's career tip to Benjamin probably would have been “green,” rather than “plastics.” But it's likely Benjamin would MORE >>

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Advanced metering is smart. Tammy Yeakel had an unusual request for her 44th birthday present: a storm door. This stay-at-home mom from Allentown, Pa., got the idea from the Web site of her electric company, PPL Corp MORE >>