Demographic Trends

Recessionary times and cost-cutting exercises put pressure on many small business owners to work smarter - smarter budgeting, smarter use of existing resources, smarter customer relationships, and smarter marketing. Here are two things...

GE and Intel invest $250 million in new market opportunity; The two companies will work together to market and develop innovative technologies for independent living and chronic disease management.

If you are seriously considering going into franchising, I urge you to check out one of the many franchise expos held across the country each year. Just make sure to do your homework...

There is a shift underway in how Americans plan for the future.

The economy and how its hit retirees not just us working folks.

Administration officials have been making the rounds on Capitol Hill to explain a new relief initiative targeting small businesses. It couldn't come a moment too soon.

In addition to being a positive story about a town in a county known for its high unemployment rate the situation offers others an opportunity to tag along for the smooth ride.

Bankruptcies, home foreclosures, ultra high unemployment, and a souring economy has pushed the rate of personal and small business credit card debt up. With nearly $1 trillion in credit card debt some experts...

It seems that the drumbeat of bad news will never end, with one poor economic report after another. It is hard to feel optimistic when all we hear are stories about the devastated...

Remote monitoring offers the promise of closer monitoring by physicians, and a level of safety for older and chronic patients. Some observations.

Montana comes out on top.

Need to trim staff? You have to decide which path to take at the fork....

With the economic indicators becoming more and more unstable, today's worker need to think differently about their financial future. Business ownership through franchising is worth consideration....

Year after year, in good times or bad, one of the main complaints entrepreneurs have is the difficulty of finding qualified workers. But a wonderful, creative professional may be only a mouse click...

And, are you getting your share of wallet?

An interactive chart shows state by state rates of key factors affecting the economy.

Many of us are happy to see 2009, putting behind us the rising unemployment, lower housing prices, rising foreclosures, the plunging of the major market averages and evaporating consumer confidence that was part...