Entries by Business Executive

Sunday Small Business Spotlight: Precision K9 Detection, LLC | Idaho

LEWISTON – Two local business owners joined forces in 2021 to form Precision K9 Detection, LLC; Amity Larsen of The Good Shepherd K9 Training and Cassie Frary of Snake River Four Paws.  Amity and Cassie actually have working dogs that are littermates. Amity explains, “I wanted a Search and Rescue (SAR) dog that was in California. There was […]





I Moved From Atlanta to Baton Rouge for a Better Life-Work Balance

Wendy Daniels owns a real estate development consulting business and is a mom of three. She was drawn to Atlanta for entrepreneurial opportunities but later moved. She says living in Baton Rouge means less commuting time and better career opportunities. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wendy Daniels, owner of Beechwood Residential, […]





Aman Gupta gives ‘Kyunki why not’ reason to celebrate ‘Entrepreneurs Ka Din’ with same grandeur as Valentine’s Day and more

Aman Gupta, cofounder, Boat Lifestyle Aman Gupta, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of boAt, is urging the celebration of ‘Entrepreneurs Ka Din‘ on January 16 with as much fanfare and enthusiasm as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. Gupta made this call in a recent social media post, highlighting the importance of recognising and celebrating the […]





Quicken app gives small business owners holistic view of money

Quicken is launching a new money management product for small business owners that will compete with banks and pull in bank account data from aggregators. The product is being released as an upgrade tier for the company’s personal finance app Quicken Simplifi, which launched in early 2020 to expand Quicken’s demographic to younger users. The […]





Kenyan startups lead in African funding

Startup funding in Africa fell by 25% in 2024 to $2.2 billion. This marks the second year in a row of reduced investment in technology companies on the continent. Kenyan startups attracted the most funding for the second year in a row with $638 million. Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa together raised $1.2 billion. Two-thirds […]





A.C. announces small business grant program

Atlantic City announced the launch of its Small Business Grant Program Thursday, a program that can give up to $10,000 to a selected business. The program, funded by $133,000 from the city’s Community Development Block Grant CARES program, aims to provide critical working capital to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Program Highlights: Grant […]





An Idea That Got Its AIM Right

Practice heads shepherding GOI’s Atal Innovation Mission argue that results so far have been excellent, including incubating apps like DigiYatra. The future is even brighter, they say There’s an entrepreneurial ferment in India, and it’s not just about well-off kids building companies and taking them public, as the obsession with unicorns suggests. A generation ago, […]





Q&A with ISBDC North Central Regional Director Alan Steele – Inside INdiana Business

Listen to this story Loading audio file, please wait. Speed1.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 Alan Steele (photo provided by Alan Steele) Located in the Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics at Indiana University South Bend, the Indiana Small Business Development Center serves Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties. […]