Small Business

November 9, 2015 

Optimism for the nation’s economic outlook among U.S. business leaders rose 20 percentage points in third quarter 2015 to a net balance of 74 percent, marking only the second time since 2004 it had eclipsed net 70 percent, according to data from ...

November 4, 2015 

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November 3, 2015 

There are 384,548 veteran women-owned businesses in the United States. This reflects a 296 percent increase from 2007 in the number of veteran women-owned. In comparison, the number of veteran men-owned businesses decreased by 7 percent from 2007 to 2012.

November 3, 2015 

Two out of every five working Americans say they'd rather own their own business, but which U.S. states offer the best conditions for these entrepreneurs?

November 3, 2015 

Millennials showed greater knowledge about sustainability than other age cohorts and a strong interest in implementing sustainable business practices, but noted that in their current roles, they lacked the influence needed to effect change.

November 3, 2015 

For many mid-sized wholesale and distribution companies eager to expand, yet don’t want to drain their budgets in the process, a new generation of fully-featured sophisticated business management software with customized modules is allowing them to ...

October 31, 2015 

It started a little more than a year ago with a suggestion and a few casual conversations. The plan to turn this expedition into a road trip took form through late night texts and raucous phone conferences and plenty of “What if we did this?!” and “That could work!” comments. As the passenger list grew...…

Gail Perry

October 30, 2015 

New data from financial information company Sageworks shows a mixed bag of results for the nation's retailers, with some performing quite well over the past year and others in need of a serious boost this holiday season.

October 28, 2015 

Being bold is a key to success, he says, but you can get so carried away that you ignore danger signs or don’t take care in your planning.

October 22, 2015 

Like any entrepreneur, I was focused on my own goals those first few years – getting established and growing the business – so the fact that the number of businesses owned by women was about to hit a period of dramatic growth wasn’t my major concern.

October 21, 2015 

The new product transforms the traditional “factoring” system, whereby small businesses sell outstanding invoices to a third party creditor. In this new product, small businesses continue to own their relationships with their customers and manage ...

October 19, 2015 

A fifth of small-business owners say they would allow an employee with a medical marijuana prescription to use the drug while at work, according to a survey released Wednesday by Employers Insurance.