Small Businesses

County funding for James Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund in question

2012-05-15 08:48:00

A nonprofit that helps procure financing for Howard County small businesses is facing its second straight year without county government funding — a loss board members say would essentially end the organization. "If we don't get the funding, we'...

Howard County Business Calendar

2012-05-11 13:37:00

Business Women's Network of Howard County — Holds monthly luncheon meetings to promote and support a network of professional women in their careers as executives, business owners and leaders. Third Wednesdays of the month, Historic Oakland, 5430...

The wealthy pay more than their fair share

2012-05-11 10:30:00

Your recent editorial on the elections in Europe states that you believe Americans are now ready to embrace tax increases rather than voting for "conservatives and further cuts to government spending" due to the "widening gulf between the haves and have-...

Ire over income tax plan to get louder Monday

2012-05-13 13:53:00

A Maryland family making more than $175,000 will pay at least $254 more in income taxes this year under a revenue-raising plan the Maryland General Assembly is expected to take up when it convenes for special session on Monday. The same family of joint...

Terry Weldon Taylor, political operative

2012-05-12 12:45:00

Terry Weldon Taylor, a former public affairs director of a Baltimore health center and veteran political operative, died Wednesday from complications of a stroke at Northwest Hospital. The Windsor Mills resident was 62. "I got to know him through the...

Groceries seeking ways around wine sales ban

2012-05-05 12:09:21

Unlike most other states, Maryland shoppers have to make one extra stop for a cabernet to go with that steak they bought on sale at the supermarket —grocery stores in the state are generally banned from selling alcohol. Increasingly, though,...

Furniture designer practices fine art

2012-04-25 08:27:00

If you take a peek into furniture maker Bill Hergenroeder's shop in Cockeysville, you may be surprised at what you don't see: no computer-assisted drawings or other high-tech design aids. He prefers the simple life. The concrete floor of his shop is...

Keep limits on credit union business loans

2012-04-28 09:30:00

The op-ed by State Employees Credit Union CEO Rod Staatz ("Let credit unions do their job," April 25) compels me to respond on behalf of the Maryland banking industry. In his commentary, Mr. Staatz, who runs Maryland's largest credit union, argues that...

Change we can believe in: Scrap the dollar bill

2012-04-25 10:05:00

Americans embrace innovation. It is in our DNA. We are always on the lookout for new ways to do something faster, cheaper, better. From the horse and buggy to the automobile; from the rotary telephone to the iPhone, we're always willing to embrace...

Health reform has been critical for Maryland

2012-05-03 10:58:00

With the Supreme Court reviewing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is no shortage of legal analysis to handicap the decision. But unfortunately, not enough attention has been paid to the real value this law provides to millions of American families and...

Let credit unions do their job

2012-04-24 13:29:00

Virtually every current or aspiring officeholder on either side of the aisle extols the virtues of American small businesses as the backbone of the U.S. economy. With that in mind, Sen. Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat, and Rep. Ed Royce, a California...

Health care reform: good for business

2012-04-01 05:00:00

Last week, theU.S. Supreme Courtheard six hours of oral arguments for and against the constitutionality of the new health care law. As a small business owner, I am not a constitutional scholar, but I can definitively say this: the Affordable Care Act is...

Vickie Hrabal, owner of Oak Hill Interior Design in Hagerstown, receives the SCORE Small Business Award Friday night from Bob Poor, SCORE small business mentor. The award was presented at the SCORE Small Business Awards dinner at Fountain Head Country Club.

2012-05-11 00:00:00

Seems like the 'small businesses' along Main Street in Disneyland are among the happiest in California, which was voted one of the least-friendly places to do business.

2012-05-08 11:17:00

Small business owners like Linda Carmona-Sanchez, left, and Michael Murray, Miami residents, participate in a free course on promoting your website offered by Google , April 4, 2012. Carmona-Sanchez attended the workshop in Miami to create a website for her alliance of child-care providers

2012-04-17 16:12:57