This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Goldman Sachs' initiative to help small business has drawn headlines. Here are some programs targeting microenterprises and inner-city entrepreneurs<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/aWryVX-s9jw" height="1" width="1"/> Lords of high finance may seem unlikely sources of aid for small businesses. But Goldman Sachs (GS), along with Warren Buffett and several education and nonprofit groups, today announced a $500 million charitable project to aid small businesses over five years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/rfQOFBpszeI" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/xt6aU-UUDvU" height="1" width="1"/> Without a clear financial and operational plan that emphasizes profits, a $6 million printing business that could be thriving is steadily losing money<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/uhHb1RENxq4" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Q7NxwMyFb1g" height="1" width="1"/> Founders Lexy Funk and Vahap Avsar were better at retailing than manufacturing. So they researched and tested Chinese plants and decided to outsource<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/bfwR_aauZ44" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/nGG6oA4ESHs" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/_QSb_2XhjBs" height="1" width="1"/> Tech consultant Gene Marks explains why flu-related employee absences may turn out to be a good thing for fellow small business owners<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/zfTrerW4m60" height="1" width="1"/> To give a new item a boost, borrow a page from retailer Barnes & Noble's carefully orchestrated marketing campaign for its e-book reader<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/h_xQCtXfXwk" height="1" width="1"/> Ernst & Young's annual awards recognize owners and managers running disruptive high-growth companies. Get pointers from some of this year's national winners<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Iwjuuz0gbkk" height="1" width="1"/> Ernst &amp; Young's annual awards program recognizes owners and managers running high-growth companies. Meet this year's national winners<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Qwt5wZODu1s" height="1" width="1"/> Start by studying how your best customers interact with your brand and its competitors, then brainstorm ways to address any shortcomings<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/CRcglOSroYs" height="1" width="1"/> The owner of a garment factory works nonstop and takes a $25,000 salary, masking major cash leaks and operational flaws. It's time to reassess<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/t-v9BuNyzOU" height="1" width="1"/> Retailers could set up a temporary storefront if they expect a seasonal spike in sales, says Pitney Bowes Business Insight's Deb Purcell<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/HUVbmwW6r88" height="1" width="1"/> Two of the initiative's proponents make the case for why it pays to encourage entrepreneurship among young people around the globe<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/e2_lP6Xd5Mc" height="1" width="1"/> In the few places that allow storefront dispensaries, entrepreneurs are adopting nonprofit business models to cope with legal gray areas<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/h4KaWpmIYvw" height="1" width="1"/> Design and innovation strategy at Seattle-based winter gear manufacturer K2 focuses on harnessing ideas from employees and sponsored athletes<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/e6v9FkL_mr8" height="1" width="1"/>