Output & Demand

The nation's GDP grew by 2.5 percent this past quarter, easing persistent fears about a double-dip recession.

As GDP growth continues to disappoint, small businesses can expect new policy signals Friday from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.

U.S. workers are putting in more hours, but producing less. Ironically, the trend could suggest small businesses may not be able to put off hiring much longer.

New report shows smartphones continue to see growth worldwide, with Apple now sitting at the top.

If the settlement of the U.S. debt ceiling issue was supposed to calm markets, it did little to stop global stock markets from plummeting more than 4 percent today.

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

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

New Study by CMO Council Suggests Patronage, Partnership and Performance Are Key to CMO Success

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

More and more small business owners are turning to professional employer organizations, or PEOs, to help them deal more efficiently with their human resources needs.

All of us, including franchisees, franchisors, lenders, policymakers, and taxpayers, have a stake in igniting the economy by giving entrepreneurs the tools to create jobs and grow. Small business franchising can contribute the...

The economy reportedly added 215,000 jobs in March, and unemployment fell to 8.8 percent

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a communications protocol (language) that enables devices and services to communicate with each other. It's what lets Skype integrate with your phone system, your phone system integrate with...

It's easy to lie with statistics. But it's also easy to claim that statistics lie when they're actually hinting at a much bigger truth.

Mobile smartphones had outsold PCs in the last quarter of 2010 but what does it really mean?

Smartphone market-share discussions are usually interesting to two groups of people: industry analysts and fanboys. But there are exceptions.

Should you buy a franchise -- or go the independent route? These 40 reasons might sway your decision.

A recent report on the state of franchising reveals some very encouraging numbers, and this resurgence is great news not just for the franchise industry but for the nation as a whole.