Ex-Goldman Sachs employees are sharing their ideas about what their old firm can do to help small businesses.
Foursquare, a location-based social network, is rolling out new tools that will give businesses more information about their customers and allow them to target special offers.
Local governments have tried a variety of approaches, like wage subsidies and grants, to help small businesses start or stay alive.
A former doctor’s effort to help small family farms in the Northeast stay in business by marketing and distributing their milk on their own.
Owners of small businesses who do not form a succession plan create a time bomb that can tear apart their companies and their families.