I was flipping through my latest copy of The Week this morning and came across a snippet from Scott Shane’s article in The American, Why Are There So Few Female Entrepreneurs? The article is based on a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showing that women are 60 percent less likely to start a business than their male counterparts. One of the...

I was a little surprised when Google noticed an error in my query. It's pretty exciting to see that Google (aka "the world") already thinks that the fictitious concatenation "RelyLocal" is a more valid query than "rely" and "local", two words that have been in existence for ages.

Within six months of launching, over one hundred cities in twenty-six states have joined a revolution, resulting in over two hundred new jobs being created to support thousands of local businesses across the country. Their mission is to stabilize and rebuild local economies. Their message is simple – RelyLocal. On July 15, RelyLocal announced Victorville, CA,...

OAK BROOK, IL—The McDonald's Corporation announced Tuesday that it will close 175 restaurants and cut nearly 600 corporate jobs, responding to a plunge in stock prices blamed on a depressed economy and rising consumer interest in actual food. McDonald's Stock Graph "Though still America's number-one hamburger retailer," McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo said, "we have entered a brief period of restructuring due to the steady growth of other convenience eateries and, more significantly, growing competition from producers and distributors of demonstrably nutritive matter, i.e. food."

Without the proper safety equipment or special training, long-time Pensacola resident Theresa Chmiel knows she won't be able to take part in the clean up effort following the Deep Horizon oil spill. Instead, she launched a campaign to unite local residents in a fight for the economic stability of their area. Joined by others along the Emerald Coast and across the country, Chmiel reminds her community of their historic resolve and perseverance - even in the worst of times.

This morning I threw on NBC during my coffee time and came across a great story about the Capannari family in Mount Prospect, IL who took a risk to follow their dreams and start a local business. This is exactly why we do what we do and I’d be lying if I said that the story didn’t bring a tear to my eye. Enjoy! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world...