Economic Recovery

The US would benefit from a more structured approach to help companies of all types and sizes find and develop existing technologies in new ways to improve the products they currently produce and...

A new small business employment index shows small business are slowly hiring.

Melinda Emerson, small business expert and coach, shares some perspective on the Obama Administration's first year in office.

The president's first year in office was challenging, controversial, and an opportunity for him to lay down a foundation for recovery.

Experts from both sides of the aisle imagine how things would be if John McCain, rather than Barack Obama, were currently sitting in the Oval Office.

Is no access to capital really what’s stopping community banks from making loans? Maybe not.

Even though there are some positive economic indicators that our economy is inching upward, until we see the bottom of the banking crisis, small businesses will continue to have problems accessing credit.

International Franchise Association Chairman Ken Walker urges Congress to develop health-care proposals that lower costs and allow franchise businesses to do what they do best — create jobs.

On March 2, President Obama signed legislation extending the availability of Recovery Act funds for certain Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed loan programs. This is the second time the U.S. Senate has approved additional...

As the economy struggles to recover, the president must restore the trust of Main Street and its customers.

The government is making things a little easier for small business owners with this extension to a popular loan program.

Bad credit has affected consumers and small business owners alike but it should be considered a temporaray setback and not a death sentence.

The Obama administration's too-little-too-late reaction to Main Street's credit crisis could threaten or delay the recovery.

The economy is beginning a slow uphill climb to recovery with small business at the helm.

Stanford University study says people who punch the clock are happier than salaried employees.

The Credit CARD Act goes into effect February 22, 2010. But by not covering small business credit cards, it leaves entrepreneurs exposed.

Franchisors, franchisees, industry insiders, and experts all see a rebound for franchising in 2010. And the numbers back their optimism up.

Small businesses need affordable, world-class broadband service, and the world’s largest Internet technology company could finally make it happen.

Government-backed small business loan market may be trending in the right direction.