Small Business

September 21, 2016 

Today, 72 percent of small-business owners are confident in the future of their own business—down slightly from December 2015. And while fewer small businesses reported revenue increases in the last 12 months, 45 percent said they plan to implement new ..

September 21, 2016 

In the next five years, it is projected that 40 percent of the U.S. workforce will be self-employed, and this rapidly growing segment of the workforce needs tools that make it easy to start, run and grow a business. Unlike competing products, the new ...

September 20, 2016 

For the last several months, developers who entered the Small Biz App Showdown have been busy engaging their social networks to promote and gain attention for these new Apps.com apps. Intuit said it saw all kinds of tactics used, from daily emails to ...

September 19, 2016 

Small business owners are finding that the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has decreased the appeal of health care benefits to employees and increased retirement plans' importance as a tool to recruit and retain employees.

September 19, 2016 

Comprehensive tax reform is one of the most important things Congress can do to improve the U.S. economy, according to a new report out today from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), yet legislative progress has been scant.

September 19, 2016 

The World Travel Awards has been recognizing and acknowledging excellence amongst companies involved in the global travel and tourism industries since 1993. The annual awards are voted on by thousands of travel and tourism professionals from across ...

September 13, 2016 

Palo Alto Software, a provider of small business planning and financial management software, has announced a new feature for its renowned flagship product LivePlan. The new “What If” scenario forecasting feature was created to help small business ...

September 12, 2016 

Whether it is the multi-billion dollar diesel deception scandal at Volkswagen or President Obama’s decision to go after Osama bin Laden, all outcomes – good and bad – are the result of decisions made by leaders.

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 ...