Cambridge Lions

By Brian Leaf
Parents raise children; entrepreneurs raise companies. Children grow up with dreams of what they’ll be someday. A small company’s aspirations depend on the vision and direction of its owner.
Your business may still be young, but what do you want it to be when it grows up?
The Service Corps of Retired Executives says that […]

By Daniel Kehrer
Question: When we started our business a year ago, we used independent contractors to keep costs low. Now one of them is claiming they were really an employee and has filed a complaint with the state. We thought our arrangement was both prudent and proper. How do we avoid such hassles in the […]

Develop a budget that can be tracked
As small business owners wade through the morass of receipts and invoices while compiling their tax returns, many come to the painful realization that they need to find a better way to manage their companies’ finances.
Management and financial advisers suggest starting with a budget that can make cash flow […]

Major gauges fall as oil spikes, investors await jobs report; market down for month and quarter.
March 31, 2005: 6:13 PM EST
By Alexandra Twin, CNN/Money Staff Writer
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks slipped Thursday, capping a tough quarter, as spiking oil prices unnerved investors ahead of Friday’s March jobs report.
The Dow Jones industrial average (down 37.17 to […]

Chicago-area manufacturing grows for 23rd straight month versus forecasts for a slowdown.
March 31, 2005: 10:36 AM EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Business activity in the Midwest expanded in March for a 23rd straight month, and at a faster rate than expected, a report showed on Thursday.
The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago business barometer rose to 69.2 […]

Closely watched inflation measure up modestly; could cheer investors.
March 31, 2005: 9:29 AM EST
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Personal income and consumer spending rebounded in February from weak readings the previous month, the government said Thursday, as a closely watched inflation reading in the report showed slightly higher prices than expected.
The Commerce Department report showed that […]