http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/smallbusiness/?section=money_smbusiness From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. en-us © 2009 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:26:39 EDT 10 http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/smallbusiness/?section=money_smbusiness http://i.cnn.net/money/images/cnnmoney_logo_144x30.gif 144 30 From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/08/smallbusiness/internet_for_india.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/08/smallbusiness/internet_for_india.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness It's a sweltering day in May, the hottest time of year in the South Indian town of Sathanur. In the shade of a whitewashed storefront, a rugged, mustached man named Nagabhushana Achalu is filing his first application for a certificate that will help his children go to school. Within minutes the kiosk operator behind the counter has logged on to the state government's intranet and sent Nagabhushana's application to a server in the state capital, 40 miles away. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:20:28 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/07/smallbusiness/small_business_home_equity_loans_frozen.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/07/smallbusiness/small_business_home_equity_loans_frozen.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness When Marcia Blackwell and her husband Tom founded Blackwell's Organic Gelato in 2005, they did what many small business owners do: They funded their efforts with a home equity line of credit. The interest rate was then about half that of a traditional business loan, even one backed by the Small Business Administration, and the money was available fast. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:29:42 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/fsb_100_fastest_growing_small_public_companies.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/fsb_100_fastest_growing_small_public_companies.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness In good times the FSB 100 constitutes an elite group of small public companies: the best of the best, measured by revenue growth and stock performance over the past three years. But in this Great Recession, their performance is nothing short of miraculous. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:27:25 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0907/gallery.july_biz_books.fsb/index.html?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0907/gallery.july_biz_books.fsb/index.html?section=money_smbusiness Taking aim at Tom Peters and the jerks at work -- this month's book picks. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:21:52 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/selling_female_condom.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/selling_female_condom.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Talk about patient money. It took The Female Health Company, a Chicago-based maker of female condoms, almost 20 years to turn a profit. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:06:09 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0907/gallery.fsb100_2009_stock_picks.smb/index.html?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0907/gallery.fsb100_2009_stock_picks.smb/index.html?section=money_smbusiness The FSB 100 is filled with fast growers, but money managers picked these 5 small-caps as stocks with especially bright prospects. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:06:33 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/green_pioneer_ecology_environment.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/green_pioneer_ecology_environment.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Environmental businesses are everywhere these days, but Ecology & Environment was eco-friendly long before green was a hot property -- or a viable business model. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:07:28 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/cryolife_crisis_management.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/cryolife_crisis_management.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Every week 100 human hearts are flown into Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and delivered on a bed of ice to the Kennesaw, Ga., facility of CryoLife. There the organs, which less than 24 hours earlier had beaten in the chests of their donors, are carefully dissected. Aortic valves, pulmonary arteries and other essential parts are removed, treated and kept in a liquid nitrogen deep freeze of -400°F until they are whisked away to hospitals around the country for implantation in patients, mostly children, who suffer from heart disease. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:39:22 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/american_ecology_garbage_inc_profits_out.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/american_ecology_garbage_inc_profits_out.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness One FSB 100 company has grown by grabbing a giant share of something almost nobody else wants to touch -- garbage. Not just any trash, but gooey oil-refinery sludge, contaminated Superfund mystery material and radioactive protective clothing. American Ecology specializes in processing (and in some cases recycling) some of the nastiest hazardous waste there is, including low-level radioactive waste and PCBs. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:38:18 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/sba_small_business_lending_falls.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/sba_small_business_lending_falls.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Despite emergency stimulus measures, small business lending continues to fall. In the just-ended quarter, the Small Business Administration's flagship program backed 30% fewer loans than it did a year ago, and 55% fewer loans than it did in 2007, before the recession set in. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:00:20 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/small_business_health_care_plans.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/small_business_health_care_plans.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness As Congress prepares to do battle over health reform, a parallel dispute is shaping up among small-business groups that are staking out opposing positions on a key element of reform proposals: whether Uncle Sam will take on a bigger role in offering insurance coverage or leave the field to the private market. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:28:11 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/bacon.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/02/smallbusiness/bacon.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Tired of hearing that everything tastes like chicken? So are Seattle entrepreneurs Justin Esch and Dave Lefkow. They want it all to taste like bacon. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:36:11 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/small_business_owners_cut_to_bone.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/small_business_owners_cut_to_bone.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness To stay open. That's the goal of business owners across the country as they continue to lay off employees, cut benefits and pull back on retirement contributions. These cost-cutting strategies are likely to stay in place for months to come, according to several recent reports. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:11:24 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/small_business_federal_contracts.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/01/smallbusiness/small_business_federal_contracts.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness In 2008 a lucky engineering firm snagged the top spot on a list of leading small business contractors to the federal government. Based in Alexandria, Va., the company had signed an impressive 39 contracts with government entities ranging from the U.S. Navy to the Department of Energy. The catch? The "small business" in question, VSE Corp., employs 1,920 workers and posted $1 billion in revenues last year. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:09:38 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/06/29/smallbusiness/infomercials_without_billy_mays.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/06/29/smallbusiness/infomercials_without_billy_mays.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Fans, friends and colleagues of Billy Mays are still absorbing the news of the ebullient TV salesman's untimely death. Meanwhile, those in the infomercial field are left wondering: What will the industry do now that its most recognizable front man is gone? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:43:40 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/05/11/smallbusiness/why_small_businesses_fail.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/05/11/smallbusiness/why_small_businesses_fail.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness The clues are usually there - if you know what to look for. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:13:32 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/05/27/smallbusiness/how_not_to_screw_up_taxes.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/05/27/smallbusiness/how_not_to_screw_up_taxes.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness The next quarterly deadline for self-employed workers to file estimated taxes is approaching fast. Here's a survival guide for getting it right. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:50:10 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/05/04/smallbusiness/cloud_computing_is_for_the_birds.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/05/04/smallbusiness/cloud_computing_is_for_the_birds.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness For small companies, hosted software costs can add up fast. Mon, 11 May 2009 17:24:40 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/04/22/smallbusiness/fashion_bloggers_go_into_business.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/04/22/smallbusiness/fashion_bloggers_go_into_business.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Savvy new designers are using online stores, social networking sites and other do-it-yourself tactics to break into the fashion business. Mon, 04 May 2009 10:16:11 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/04/10/smallbusiness/exit_strategies.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/04/10/smallbusiness/exit_strategies.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness It may be a tough time to sell, but you can find creative ways to cash out. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:38:25 EDT