Economic Conditions

President Obama paid considerable attention to small businesses in his State of the Union address, but ignored one overriding SMB issue -- tax reform.

The Wall Street Journal, of all places, suggests that the small business regulatory burden may be a myth. Turns out that U.S. small businesses actually have it pretty good.

What would you do if your company ran out of cash? Don't wait until cash flow is a real problem. These 4 Rules for Cash Flow can save your company from a cash...

Angel investors are the single most important source of business capital today. Knowing how to get their investment takes more than just writing a great business plan. Its about building a relationship. Its...

Sometimes a crisis can be the best thing for a business and create new ways to innovate and grow in the future.

The old American Dream was one where you got a good paying job with a solid company, with solid benefits and pension, then worked for them for the rest of your life.

Angle investors are plentiful and as the economy improves, so do your chances of finding an Angel for your company. If you’re ready to start looking for an investor, here are 3.1 places...

Being prepared and, more importantly, qualified, is the way to be successful in financing.

When you are caught up in the hire and fire cycles of other people's businesses, you are going to forever be at the mercy of someone else's hiring whims.

Washington lawmakers need to get serious about creating jobs to break the back of the recession among small businesses.

A recent report on the state of franchising reveals some very encouraging numbers, and this resurgence is great news not just for the franchise industry but for the nation as a whole.

There are some cities that either somehow shielded themselves from the worst of the recession, or managed to muddle through it with some degree of success - and become leaders of job creation...

Though Congress holds the power over how small-business owners operate day to day, you wield the power of PR and can influence their decisions to your benefit.

Companies that have had trouble holding on to a chief executive may now be poised for success.

The old adage there are only three things that make a restaurant successful- location, location, location, was obviously created by a landlord charging outrageous rent on Madison Ave.

Retailers take note: research suggests the recession has permanently reshaped the customer landscape.

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