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. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:46:30 EST 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/2009/11/23/smallbusiness/sba_stimulus_funds_run_out/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/23/smallbusiness/sba_stimulus_funds_run_out/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness The stimulus cash that helped boost small business lending this year just ran out. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:24 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0911/gallery.trading_up_real_estate.smb/index.html?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0911/gallery.trading_up_real_estate.smb/index.html?section=money_smbusiness These 6 businesses took advantage of crashed real estate prices to trade up for new stores and office space. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:22:54 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/23/news/companies/zhu_zhu_pets.fortune/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/23/news/companies/zhu_zhu_pets.fortune/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Zhu Zhu Pets, the inexplicably cute robotic hamsters that have become this year's overnight holiday toy sensation, are selling out across the country. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:12:32 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/20/smallbusiness/edufire.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/20/smallbusiness/edufire.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness The Internet is making the world of learning smarter -- and more profitable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:41:36 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/20/smallbusiness/dodgers_divorce/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/20/smallbusiness/dodgers_divorce/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness The news that Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt are divorcing came with a bitter kick: Team chairman Frank's first move against his soon-to-be-ex was to fire her from her job as the Dodgers' chief executive. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:13:21 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/20/smallbusiness/high_tech_pens.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/20/smallbusiness/high_tech_pens.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness As founder and creative director of Art Street Design, a graphic-design studio, I'm pretty familiar with pens and computers. (We make all sorts of marketing materials for companies, from invitations to Web sites.) But in my 13 years of running the company, I hadn't seen anything like a smartpen until recently. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:53:40 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/18/smallbusiness/small_business_geithner_sba_financing_forum/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/18/smallbusiness/small_business_geithner_sba_financing_forum/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness One day after Goldman Sachs' CEO apologized for his bank's role in the financial meltdown, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner called on the nation's financiers to step up and do more to fix the damage they helped cause. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:06:48 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/19/smallbusiness/small_business_makeover.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/19/smallbusiness/small_business_makeover.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Semper fidelis, the U.S. Marine Corps motto, means "always faithful" in Latin. As a young grunt serving at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Duane Draughon learned to remain loyal to the mission -- "whatever the cost," he says. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:18 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/17/smallbusiness/goldman_sachs_warren_buffet_small_business/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/17/smallbusiness/goldman_sachs_warren_buffet_small_business/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Goldman Sachs earned an eye-popping $3.2 billion last quarter. Now it's decided to share some of that with the little guys. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:06:57 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/16/smallbusiness/small_business_loans_evaporate/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/16/smallbusiness/small_business_loans_evaporate/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Eight months after President Obama began prodding the nation's banks to increase their small business lending, the loan numbers continue to move in the opposite direction. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:11:56 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/18/smallbusiness/control_the_cloud.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/18/smallbusiness/control_the_cloud.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness For years the online-software company HotSchedules had its head in the clouds. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:58:18 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/16/smallbusiness/goodbye_price_tags.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/16/smallbusiness/goodbye_price_tags.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness In 2001, Sunit Saxena made a midnight run to the grocery store for wonton wrappers. When he couldn't find any, he went looking for a clerk. The aisles were empty. He discovered the workers holed up in a back room tearing price tags off merchandise to reprice it for the next day. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:55:24 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/13/smallbusiness/small_business_barter_boom/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/13/smallbusiness/small_business_barter_boom/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Short on cash? Join the new old economy and swap. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:23:08 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/12/smallbusiness/truffles_black_diamonds.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/12/smallbusiness/truffles_black_diamonds.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness I take my first bite of a truffle in Franklin Garland's sunlit kitchen, which overlooks a greenhouse and an orchard of budding hazelnut trees. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:02:10 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/12/smallbusiness/small_business_lending_tarp_plan/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/11/12/smallbusiness/small_business_lending_tarp_plan/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Small business lending has been in freefall since the recession began. Concerned about the obstacles that places in the way of economic recovery, President Obama recently proposed a new federal effort to give community banks access to ultra-cheap government loans, which they can then use to expand their local business lending. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:58:17 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/10/23/smallbusiness/business_model_reboot.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/10/23/smallbusiness/business_model_reboot.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness When I moved to New York City from Calcutta, I wasn't planning a catering career. I had come to earn a master's degree in lighting design from Parsons the New School for Design. But as a foodie, I was dismayed by the city's Indian eateries: The good ones were pricey, while the more affordable restaurants served two-day-old curries. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:13:50 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/10/05/smallbusiness/nightmare_employee.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/10/05/smallbusiness/nightmare_employee.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness A while ago I needed to hire an accounts payable person for my picture-framing business. We put an ad in the paper and received a good number of applications. One candidate jumped out from the pile: He had exactly the right background, and it didn't hurt that he asked for a slightly lower salary than we were planning on paying. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:23:38 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/09/28/smallbusiness/retail_democracy.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/09/28/smallbusiness/retail_democracy.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness Like many retailers, Jim Hobart knows the value of a good testimonial. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:02:17 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/09/15/smallbusiness/corporate_culture.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/09/15/smallbusiness/corporate_culture.fsb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness All companies have a corporate culture. Some cultures are good; others are bad. Some are productive, some destructive. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:59:47 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/27/smallbusiness/small_business_how_we_got_a_loan.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2009/07/27/smallbusiness/small_business_how_we_got_a_loan.smb/index.htm?section=money_smbusiness As banks clamp down, small businesses are struggling to find the loans and credit lines they need. Here's how one company got the financing it needed. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:41:43 EDT