Jobless Claims

GDP growth is down, but so are jobless claims. It's yet another example of the up-and-down ride that defined the U.S. economy for small businesses in 2011.

More good news on jobs and the U.S. trade deficit makes a case for cautious optimism among small businesses during the year ahead.

For small-business owners, debt-reduction measures and monetary policy remain the keys to divining the nation's long-term economic fortunes.

Positive developments on jobless claims and home sales offer encouragement on the recovery, even as prospects of meeting the debt-default deadline fade.

Dynamic and positive business ideas can evolve from the most negative financial news, when you’re determined to find solutions and thrive.

Jobless claims, GDP growth, and census data reflect a still-shaky recovery -- and perhaps an increasingly uncertain future.

Despite it being a bad job market, it's a good time to have a home based business from which you cannot be fired!

I suspect there are a lot of people who fall under this category.

It’s not easy being a millionaire these days. Data from the IRS shows close to 3,000 of them have been collecting unemployment.

Here are ten events and trends that influenced risk management in 2009.

Plan and act to be certain your business will survive and thrive through economic hurdles ahead.

Or, if you don’t like your own face, put someone else on your website.

Retiring babyboomers could mean a labor shortage soon.

While there are some things you can do to help prepare your personal finances to survive the recession, there are some completely different things you can do in order get through unemployment at...

Re-visit your finances before you leave your current job.

Things like continued liquidity problems and a rising jobless rate are damping the effects of the $700 billion bailout bill.

A Gallop Poll Survey in the first quarter of 2005 showed that 90% of companies in Northern America use staffing services to hire temporary and permanent staff. Over 2 million people per day...