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While the ongoing European credit crunch could be a psychological downer, it might also give small business owners a chance to apply some fresh thinking.

Continuing financing issues mean the industry may never return to its pre-recession days. But promising opportunities still exist in franchising's new era.

A new study finds that most consumers cringe when companies try to get too touchy-feely with them on social media sites.

The think tank's latest report on global economic conditions suggests that small businesses should brace for two years of weaker growth.

Greece and Italy are taking steps to get their houses in fiscal order. But will it be enough to save the eurozone from a breakup?

The company's new Wi-Fi enabled VoIP calling app gives overseas callers and travelers yet another good cost-cutting option.

What's worse than people who don't pay taxes whining about their taxes being too high? The damage they're doing to the nation's credit.

Two recent surveys of small business owner optimism seem to tell competing stories. So how are you feeling about what's in store for you and your business?

Don't know whether .com, .net, or .org is the best choice for your business? Here's how to decide between these and other popular domain name suffixes.

The Internet makes background checks faster and easier, but it pays to be aware of the risks and legal landmines that accompany these online searches.

A worker gets a pink slip for keeping his hair long -- and fires back with a religious discrimination lawsuit.

Motivation can transform an ordinary performance into an extraordinary performance, because ultimately if an individual wants to achieve a particular goal badly enough they will be prepared to do whatever it takes to...

While investors wait breathlessly for Groupon's IPO, the daily deal bandwagon is filling up.

Greece's ongoing debt saga will certainly impact U.S. small business, no matter how the story ends.

I've long thought entrepreneurs have a lot in common with America's founders -- upstarts taking on the establishment, driven by faith, guts, and confidence.

But this wasn’t someone namedropping. No, in Gale’s telling we were practically in the kitchen with her and Julia.

When I am asked to diagnose why an individual or even an entire team are not performing at optimum levels, I usually ask ....