U.S. companies that lease panels to homeowners thrive

Retailers have successfully lobbied to get travel rules relaxed for the Chinese and Brazilians

A study estimates that small companies have cut 725.3 million annual employee hours by using mobile apps, equaling $17.6 billion in savings

Technovation Challenge is a contest for high school students run by Iridescent, which uses online software called App Inventor

Etsy sells art, vintage items, jewelry, furniture, and clothes

A one-hit wonder has become an online concert king

First determine what kind of material would complement your company’s brand. Then learn the basics: preparation, equipment, and location

A TSA inspection helped Julie Macklowe switch careers from hedge fund manager to entrepreneur, selling luxury, travel-friendly toiletry kits

Banking on nostalgia when reintroducing old products isn’t enough. Entrepreneurs should be ready to update them and explain their newfound relevance

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Demand for business loans increased in the fourth quarter as economic growth accelerated, according to a Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers at banks. Seventeen of 56 banks reported stronger demand among companies with $50 million in annual sales or more, according to the survey, while six reported weaker demand. Loan demand among small businesses increased by the most in any quarter since 2005. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line."

Smarting from poor returns in the markets, ultrawealthy individuals plan to increase their investments in small businesses

Idan Ofer, chairman of Better Place, a U.S. startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, discussess the outlook for the electric car market

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will deliver a series of four lectures to college students about the U.S. central bank.

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Vivek Wadhwa, director of research at Duke University's Center for Entrepreneurship, Rick Marini, chief executive officer of BranchOut Inc., and Bloomberg's Cory Johnson talk about President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, immigration and the need to fill technology jobs in the U.S., and the outlook for the manufacturing industry. They speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)