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The winners are in for the fourth annual AllBusiness AllStar Franchise rankings! We count down the companies that made the top 25 slots on the list.

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

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 New Yorker says “Big Is Beautiful” and small businesses have been overhyped. But like other critics of small businesses, they’re missing the point.

Obama Fried Chicken in Beijing puts a caricature of the President front and center on its signs. Needless to say, critics in the United States are not amused.

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?

Many in sales wish they had a "real" job -- one to be proud of. Those people don't understand their "sales ancestors" -- or their real role in society.

From Corning to Woolrich, America's oldest manufacturing companies offer templates for success.

Despite being hammered in the market and in the media, RIM's Blackberry isn’t just good enough, it is actually great!

Small-business advocates support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which begins operation this week. But not everyone shares that enthusiasm.

So-called "business" cards would be illegal under any other name -- and they're a gold mine for the banks that issue them.

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

Other countries have built lucrative new industries on clean-energy tech. It's vital that the United States follow suit.

Now that the spring (cleaning) season is upon us, Hoover’s takes a look at some household products makers who hope that being green brings in the green.

In honor of the anniversary of the United States and Soviet Union joining forces to defeat the Nazis, Hoover's takes a look at relationships between the two nations that just might conquer the...

Sleeping while traveling can be an excellent way to pass the time, for sure, but it can also cause you some major problems. Here are some important things to be aware of:...

Employees are working more hours but they’re not getting paid more. That’s good news and bad news for the economy.

Only 1% of US companies of all sizes export their products, versus 29% of Canadian companies, 26% in China and 41% in Germany.

At a San Francisco breakfast, Virginia Senator Mark Warner addresses the big picture on innovation, but doesn't touch on the needs and contributions of small businesses