Local Economies: Page 3
Starting a Business
Why Bend, Ore., Is the Next Big City for Entrepreneurship
Bend, Ore., offers serious benefits to small businesses and entrepreneurs, including growth rate, investment, government perks and lifestyle balance.
Money & Finance
Move Over, Kickstarter: Microfunding Sites Target Local Communities
Several new funding sites are emerging to give entrepreneurs and creatives the chance to realize their goals one step -- and one community -- at a time.
Starting a Business
Artopolis: The State of the Creative Nation
Arts entrepreneurs won't save the day for every city, but in some spots, they're the new oil (paint) barons.