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America's fastest-growing company doesn't actually produce or deliver energy. Rather, it buys power at wholesale prices and resells it through an army of 70,000 independent agents.

United States - Energy - Business - Company - Technology

Eight years ago, Sharif El-Gamal was just another ambitious striver from Brooklyn, casting about for career leads and dreaming of a grander future in real estate.

Real estate - Business - Sharif El-Gamal - United States - Services

Belchie Branson is the man who introduced Cristal, Dom Perignon and a number of other pricey brands to his friends Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Hip hop - Sean Combs - The Notorious B.I.G. - Cristal - Music

Despite stereotypes of entrepreneurs as fresh-faced youngsters, new research has found that older workers are more likely to innovate than their under-35 counterparts.


Newsweek - Innovation - Law - United States - Knowledge Management

President Barack Obama is urging Republican congressional leaders to stop blocking a bill aimed at helping small businesses hire more people.

Barack Obama - Republican - President - United States - History

A campaigning President Barack Obama said Tuesday it will take a few years to dig the nation out of the recession, warning impatient voters that any candidate promising faster results "is just looking for your vote."

Barack Obama - Republican - President of the United States - President - United States

The Federal Reserve says banks have eased their lending standards for small businesses for the first time in nearly four years.


Federal Reserve System - Small business - Business - Central bank - Federal Reserve

"Hot" startups aren't the entrepreneurial equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. They are the companies that capture the hearts and minds of their potential customers — and market share.

Lottery - Gambling - Recreation and Sports - Canada - Lotteries

Small business owners became more downbeat in July as expectations of weaker economic growth in the second half of the year reinforced a reluctance to hire, according to a survey published on Tuesday.

Small business - Business - Economic growth - United States - Associations

John Andikian's small grocery store was struggling, and he was in danger of having to close. Then he learned of an opportunity to transform it into a brand-name convenience store.

Grocery store - Business - Retail - Brand - Retail Trade

Local shops are pulling in thousands of new customers with group coupons online, but the deals can sometimes work too well, turning marketing into a game of retail roulette.

Retailing - Business - Marketing - Marketing and Advertising - Website

President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of holding American small businesses "hostage to politics" after Republican senators refused to back a $30 billion small-business lending package.


Barack Obama - United States - Small business - Republicans - President