Legislation

It's hard to cultivate emotional intelligence if you're not sure what it is.

The Obama Administration has largely overlooked the importance of job creation in American small businesses. But either as a result of the stimulus plan or in spite of it, small businesses are now...

Haven’t done your taxes yet? Don’t fill out those forms until you read this.

One of the more interesting personal finance policies from this administration was put into motion yesterday, when President Obama signed a bill ending private sector lending of student loans guaranteed by the government.

But many restaurateurs view the bill as an instant death sentence. Although industry experts and owners knew for some time the legislation's passing would be increase operating costs, reality didn't set in until...

Employment law changes will have a profound effect on rebuilding the American middle class.

A new small business employment index shows small business are slowly hiring.

Don't feel badly if you are confused by health reform; most people are.

One of the high points of the last year for small business owners was increased funding for the Certified Development Financial Institution (CDFI) program. The 1,000 CDFI community lenders that are supported by...

In the last year I have only spoken with a few small business owners who believe their business is better off now than when Obama took office. It is a case of the...

President Obama is making progress on his plan for small business.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now law – and it's not all bad news for small business owners.

While some of the largest financial institutions in our country have been left in ruins nothing compares to the damage that has been done to millions of families and small businesses.

HIRE creates the potential for employers to reap tax savings up to $6,622 per worker, with no cap on the allowable credits.

The president set the stage for failed expectations, especially among ardent supporters, by promising more sweeping change than he could deliver once elected.

The president's first year in office was challenging, controversial, and an opportunity for him to lay down a foundation for recovery.

A look at what the president needs to keep small businesses and the economy on the road to recovery.

The Obama administration's Cash for Clunkers program helped the auto market sputter back to life. Can a similar initiative, dubbed Cash for Caulkers, revive the battered home construction and home improvement industries?

Does a person's choice in meals mean that we need the government to ban the toys, count the calories, publish the fat content, place salt on the illegal drug list and organize the...