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February 17, 2014 

Justice and Treasury Approve Lending to Legal Marijuana Businesses

The burgeoning marijuana industry yesterday hailed a new road map the Obama administration gave banks for doing business with legal pot sellers without getting into trouble, but some financial institutions said it still leaves them in a difficult position.

 New Patent Law Hurting Small Companies, Say Developers

February 17, 2014 

New Patent Law Hurting Small Companies, Say Developers

Next month marks the one year anniversary of the shift in the U.S. intellectual property landscape, and Triangle business owners and the organizations they work with said the changes are squeezing new and small enterprises.

 Small Business Lending Index Rose in January

February 17, 2014 

Small Business Lending Index Rose in January

Rather than taking a break after the busy holiday retail season, small businesses continued to expand through January 2014, according to the Small Business Lending Index released by Direct Capital, a leading national small business lender.

 Sage Introduces New Apps for Sales, Service & Billing and Payments

February 14, 2014 

Sage Introduces New Apps for Sales, Service & Billing and Payments

A suite of new apps from Sage North America is now available to business users, the company announced on Tuesday. The mobile solutions, designed to "empower businesses to innovate in the field," are delivered through the new Sage Data Cloud. Sage Mobile Sales and Sage Mobile Service are currently available for download in Apple iTunes.…

Isaac M. O'Bannon