"Mr. Beaver, my husband, 'Leroy,' is a high school history teacher and just inherited $50,000. He wants to use it to open a business but does not know what kind of business. "I grew up in a family ...

Many startups begin in unconventional places—garages, coffee shops, coworking spaces. Mine started in my home office, in the slivers of time I could find outside of my full-time job. Early mornings, ...

Credit unions often get overlooked as local "bit players" in the small business banking arena, but don't be fooled: Credit ...

A client of mine built two thriving Montessori schools, each with more than a hundred children enrolled. While she was proud of her accomplishments, the reality was less rosy. Between daily management ...

There was a time when I thought I had to choose between social good and success in business. Then came several natural disasters that led me out of the corporate world and into the global for-profit ...