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The unemployment rate for December is down to 8.5 percent, the lowest in almost three years.

These 10 small-business rip-offs are costing your company big bucks. But you don't have to put up with it any more -- if you know how to fight back.

Most startups need funding, but fledgling entrepreneurs often don't know where to start their search for capital.

25 basic business terms every entrepreneur or business startup owner needs to know.

Here are my picks for a few handy apps to keep your small business organized and productive as we head into 2012.

Congress is moving ahead with plans to grant a six-year extension for the Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer programs.

Many businesses are finding that royalty-based finance is one way to secure project-specific funds for a new product launch or even product development.

Daily deals aren't just for bargain hunters. Here's why more retailers are promoting the use of daily deals as gifts this holiday season.

A program that includes $1 billion in cash targets startup companies, but existing small businesses are less likely to benefit from the funding.

In many cases, exit interviews can be as eye-opening as customer complaints. Here are some tips on how to conduct them and what questions to ask departing employees.

Customer complaints are a fact of life -- especially on the Web. Here's what you can do to turn them from liabilities into opportunities for your small business.

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.

Here are some tools that all franchisors should have in their arsenal when it comes to managing potential legal problems with franchisees.

The company's privacy violations just won it a new BFF: The Federal Trade Commission. There's also a lesson here for other businesses, big and small.

Want to give back this season? Here are some great ways other small businesses are making a big impact with creative, meaningful community service projects.

Charge a quarter-million a year? Need a 24-hour personal assistant? Want to earn miles on a private jet? These are the cards for you.

For the second year in a row there was a strong national campaign by small retailers (with support from large companies) to make shoppers aware of the benefits of buying local. Called "Small...

The FBI's InfraGuard program is designed to put a stop to foreign economic espionage, and a growing number of small firms play an active role in the program.

The sluggish economy means business is tougher than Aunt Edna's turkey, but there are things business owners should feel grateful for this Thanksgiving.