Japan

In other franchise news: Quiznos fights for survival, but Subway continues to eat its lunch.

Also this week: Japanese families adopt fast-food dinners as the newest Christmas custom, and Burger King cries foul over a "degrading" TV commercial.

This past year was a tumultuous one for small businesses. Check out the top 13 events of the year, and why they mattered to small businesses.

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?

Losing stuff in hotel rooms is an occupational hazard for business travelers. Here's my system for making sure that when I check out, so do my valuables.

A new service offers a quick and cheap way to revise traditional websites and make them compatible with mobile devices.

Despite strong earnings and other positive fundamentals, tech stocks remain vulnerable to larger economic issues.

Lawmakers may have averted a debt default, but that may not be enough to appease global credit-rating agencies.

Manufacturers and distributors using just in time (JIT) inventory systems can be disrupted by natural or man-made disasters. These 6 tips can lessen the impact.

Being away for trip after trip can be as stressful for your loved ones as it can be for you. Here are some creative ways to keep the home fires burning.

Worried that you'll need a chip-and-pin credit card for your next overseas trip? Actually, most travelers can get by just fine without one.

My company has a generous policy about travel to the Pacific Rim and it allowed me to book the flight at the ridiculous premium of $12,000 (for that, I'm grateful)! However, as a...

The figures for U.S. factory orders point to a general uplift in the manufacturing sector, as supply-chain and fuel problems lessen.

The figures for U.S. factory orders point to better times ahead for the nation's manufacturing sector.

Here’s a hint: it ain’t McDonald’s.

Tuesday, 06/28/2011 - U.S. consumers kept a tight grip on their wallets last month, even as more businesses give into growing pressure to hike their prices.

Business leaders must assess the likelihood of all viable risk events to be prepared for the next black swan.

Hydroponics superstore WeGrow plans national rollout, but is it just blowing smoke?