New Economy

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

Are we innovators and risk-takers, or yentas and project managers? I decided to ask a wide variety of other entrepreneurs and got some pretty fascinating answers.

Small-business borrowing was way up in May, an possible indication that business on Main Street is picking up speed.

As the House debt debate drags on, small businesses have new economic barometers to digest in the form of downward GDP revisions.

The Institute for the Economic Empowerment of Women's (IEEW) Peace Through Business program provides entrepreneurial education for women from Afghanistan and Rwanda.

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

New HP study finds more than 90 percent of small businesses have tried to save money buying less technology than they need. And almost all of them have paid a price for it.

If you just read the headlines, you’d believe the economy is returning to good health. But a look inside the numbers tells a more disturbing story.

Would a line of credit from Google help you launch your Adwords campaign? Now you can find out -- the search giant is testing the waters with its very own credit card.

The luxury market is roaring back, driven in large part by rich young people.

There's the right way to handle a price hike. And then there's the Netflix way.

NFIB, U.S. Chamber of Commerce data suggests policymakers are directly responsible for lingering economic uncertainty.

Recent reports suggest that it might be getting even harder for some businesses to borrow, as banks remain skittish.

Some transportation companies are countering rising diesel fuel prices by mandating lower maximum speeds for drivers.

Why do immigrant communities produce so many entrepreneurs? Perhaps because it's their best -- or even only -- path to success.

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

Times are tough, but loans are always available for the most qualified borrowers. Here are seven ways to be sure your application gets approved....

If your cash flow cycle stretches too far, your small business may be in trouble.