Small Business

September 12, 2016 

Tact, it is often said, is the ability to make a point without making an enemy. It can also be said that the best idea in the world is little more than a single raindrop on the plain of the marketplace if someone doesn’t have the interpersonal skills ...

September 12, 2016 

These are the best tech tools and apps for Cloud storage, email, social media, CRMs and organization, as ranked by small business owners and entrepreneurs.

September 7, 2016 

Conflict can actually be an asset to companies when it’s effectively managed and properly resolved. This is according to study findings from EY and Kennesaw State University (KSU) compiled in a new report, Can embracing conflict spur positive change?

September 7, 2016 

Norwegian Cruise Line is the first cruise line to retrofit a vessel while it is in service with an Exhaust Gas Scrubber Hybrid system. Norwegian Jewel’s new lightweight in-line scrubbers are a hybrid technology developed by Yara Marine Technologies ...

September 6, 2016 

Six months after launching in the United Kingdom, Expensify, the world’s fastest growing receipt and expense management software, announced today the launch of its first Australian office at Xerocon South.

September 5, 2016 

Consumers are wary of the increased frequency of cyber-attacks against retailers, and many are ready to walk away from their favorite retailers if a breach occurs.

September 1, 2016 

Professionals taking the survey now expect profits to rise 2.6 percent over the next 12 months, or more than three times the rate (0.7 percent) projected at the start of the year. Some 70 percent of business executives also say they expect revenue to ...

August 29, 2016 

Bank of Southern California has been recognized as a top small business lender in San Diego County based on the volume of SBA 7(a) loans originated according to the San Diego District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration's fiscal year-end ...

August 29, 2016 

As election day nears and more Americans focusing on economic issues such as the trade gap and corporate inversions, not to mention the $600 EpiPen, a new company, AmericanShiz, has launched a website to curate and promote only American-made goods in ...

August 19, 2016 

Election years often bring a flurry of legislative and regulatory activity. And this presidential election year is no different, as President Barack Obama tries to push through his final agenda items before leaving the White House.

Richard D. Alaniz, JD

August 19, 2016 

Companies are overhauling their organizational structure and shifting away from hierarchical, functional business models toward cross-functional “networks of teams,” in an effort to become more agile, collaborative and customer-focused.

August 18, 2016 

After the economy, the other issues cited by small business owners as most important follow in order as health care reform (10%), tax reform (9%), jobs and employment (6%), and immigration (6%).