April 18, 2013
Report Shows that Venture Capital Firms Profit from Funding Women-led Businesses
Study Shows Venture Capital Investments also Help Women Create Business Wealth
April 16, 2013
Bankers give advice to small business owners: Assess your banking relationship
Seven key questions small business owners should ask themselves about their bank
April 16, 2013
Increased small business lending coming, according to FICO survey
Lenders expect credit supply for small businesses to meet demand, approval rate on loan applications to increase, and loan delinquencies to drop
April 13, 2013
Mentor Plus helps accounting firms and small business clients work together better
Mentor Plus CEO Edi Osborne speaks about how her company helps accounting firms and small businesses work better together.
April 12, 2013
$19 million in grants for SBA Resource Partners to support Hurricane Sandy small business recovery
April 11, 2013 — Small businesses rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will get both immediate and long-term help laying a foundation for economic recovery and resiliency thanks to expanded services funded by a $19 million emergency appropriation. Small businesses can take advantage of free expanded counseling, training and technical assistance from the U.S....…
April 11, 2013
No surprise: Small businesses say complex taxes are their biggest problem
Complexity and inconsistency within the tax code continue to be a major problem for small businesses, and one-in-four report spending 120 hours or more per year on the administration of federal taxes—three full work weeks!
April 9, 2013
After gaining ground, small business owner confidence slips
After Three Months of Slow Growth, Owner Confidence is Heading the Wrong Direction Again
April 8, 2013
Hospitality and leisure businesses leading job growth in South Carolina
While job growth has been generally sluggish across both the state and nation, South Carolina's leisure and hospitality industries are showing promising gains, according to a recent workforce report.
April 8, 2013
SBA loan program results in $1.3 billion in defaults
Lax federal oversight dating back years allowed lenders to repeatedly make bad loans to small businesses under a government program that has cost taxpayers $1.3 billion since 2000 on defaulted loans, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.
April 5, 2013
Paying for college with bubblegum? This highschooler is doing it with his own small business
He's saving for college 25 cents at a time. For Firestone High School senior David Krichbaum, that means handfuls of peanut M&Ms and shiny quarters, a ton of sales pitches and more than 200 rejections.
April 4, 2013
N.Y. CPA firm provides private hosting solution to clients
With the increased threat of natural and man made disasters many businesses are turning to cloud hosting technology to protect sensitive business data.
April 4, 2013
Anthem’s insurance rate hike on small businesses draws criticism from California commissioner
California's insurance commissioner Tuesday criticized another rate increase by Anthem Blue Cross, even while acknowledging he's powerless to stop it.