Technology Transfer

Congress is moving ahead with plans to grant a six-year extension for the Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer programs.

Bank of America and other big banks are killing unpopular new debit-card fees. Yet it's a safe bet that they'll recover that revenue one way or another.

Big banks don’t really care if you leave them, and that's exactly why you should do it anyway. Also: busting the government-regulation myth.

If Columbus had used a Galaxy-S smartphone, he’d never have landed in Cuba. He’d have aimed for Myrtle Beach instead and used his phone to find the nearest Margarita bar....

Co-ops, or employee-owned companies, offer important advantages for small businesses and entrepreneurs -- especially when traditional financing is scarce.

When my invaluable technology failed me miles from home, it never occurred to me that someone in the middle of nowhere could come to my rescue.

Need to know which features to look for in your next smartphone? Here are some tips on what really matters for most small-business smartphone buyers.

An old and familiar technology standard recently went through some big changes. Here's what you need to know to keep your small business up to speed.

If you are pursuing a radically new idea, don't waste your time asking a local bank for a loan. Instead, start with this list of likely funding sources.

Employees increasingly rely on their own smartphones, tablets, and laptops at work. But the use of BYO tech in small businesses has its dark side, too.

I find that the most successful businesses are not the ones who just have a lot of technology, but it’s those who are leveraging technology in the right ways.

The potential closure of 3,653 U.S. post offices would hit rural communities hard, but the changes might give local businesses an opportunity to pick up the slack.

There are signs all over select airports these days that say, "E-Boarding Compatible." Some of these airports even have special lines for travelers with electronic boarding passes and these lines move quickly so...

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

Meet the next generation of vending devices, which feature biometric payment, iPod-like touch screens, digital downloads, solar panels, and improved efficiency.

House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves and ranking member Nydia Velazquez are going all out for Wall Street in a grab for federal small business research grants.

Political posturing in Congress has put the renewal of two prominent federal small-business grant and investment programs into serious doubt.

The Small Business Investment Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs will expire at the end of May, although a temporary extension seems likely.

Funds for innovation and technology research will vaporize at the end of May, unless an extension is approved. But that doesn't look likely.