Before moving to North Carolina from Brazil, Ken and Patricia Fisher had dreamed of opening up their own pet care business. Now, it’s a reality. As the Gaston Gazette reports, the couple recently opened the Kennelina Pet Resort at their home in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Newly released rankings by CNBC say that Texas is once again the best state in the country for business incorporation and growth.
Over the past few years, HGTV executive Lori Asbury has taken one of her childhood loves – horseback riding – and worked to create a corporation of her own around the pursuit, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
A microfinancing loan can be a big help to an entrepreneur looking to create a corporation. But the sources of those small business loans are becoming more varied as the nation’s economic recovery continues.
The U.S. Small Business Administration says its Patriot Express small business loan program has helped secure loans for thousands of veteran-owned small businesses.
A number of chapters of SCORE – the Service Corps of Retired Executives – are testing a new series of workshops, which can help entrepreneurs take their small business ideas and work to create a corporation quicker than they normally would, the Bradenton Herald reports.
The University of New Hampshire’s Small Business Development Center has launched a new online course to help area entrepreneurs get the financing help they need to create a corporation.
New small businesses are forming at a record pace on Long Island as the economy begins to recover.