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Preparing for the masses

Danielle Douglas and Steven Overly MAY 20
While crowdfunding should make it easier for fledgling ventures to raise capital, traditional investors are watching with a wary eye to determine how the prospective tsunami of microinvestors will disrupt business as usual.


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CSC plans to cut $1B in costs

Marjorie Censer MAY 20
After reporting dismal earnings for the quarter, CSC looking at divestitures and compensation.

President hones in on entrepreneurs to gain small-business support

Catherine Ho MAY 20
It's the second time in as many weeks Obama has hawked the small-business tax measures

Future of home energy

Steven Overly MAY 20
Opower has an ambitious strategy to rejigger utilities into a consumer-centric industry.

Saying 'I do' to a wedding dress

Danielle Douglas MAY 20
Fairfax-based CurvyGirls Bridal finds big business in catering to full-figured customers.

Fairfax and Loudoun by bus

Jonathan O'Connell MAY 20
Reporter Jonathan O'Connell take part in a tour of the Virginia exurbs.

Credit union loans at a five-year high

Danielle Douglas MAY 20
The 330 financial cooperatives headquartered in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia originated a total $11.2 billion in loans in the past quarter.

Contractors look to mobility

Marjorie Censer MAY 20
As the government vows to increasingly shift to mobile devices, companies are trying to shift to win work.

Area law schools are developing in-house counsel classes

Catherine Ho MAY 20
This past spring marked the first time major Washington area law schools began offering courses designed to train students on how to practice law in a corporate setting

Contractor moves beyond defense

Marjorie Censer MAY 20
As military spending wanes, General Dynamics has been buying companies outside of its traditional areas of expertise.

PricewaterhouseCoopers connects moms-to-be with moms-already

Abha Bhattarai MAY 20
Life at Work | Employees are assigned an internal mentor to correspond with, and offered annual training so they can stay up-to-date on their licenses and credentials.

Learn to manage your personal leadership image

Jeffrey Kudisch MAY 20
Career Coach | In the words of renowned investor Warren Buffett, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently."

Keeping focus on the technology

MAY 20
Business Rx | 6th Street Commerce needs advice on how to maintain growth for its retail software.


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