US House Elections

This past year was a tumultuous one for small businesses. Check out the top 13 events of the year, and why they mattered to small businesses.

The troops are coming home, and a dictator dies -- and businesses wait to see whether these events cause more problems than they solve.

Some people view local markets as low-hanging fruit, but it’s not always easy to garner the attention of these media outlets, particularly if the local market is Washington, DC or Chicago, IL.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still playing political games with two key small business research grant programs that could do a lot to help the recovery.

Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu, chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, talks about how federal programs can better meet the needs of growing companies.

Missouri Republican Sam Graves, chair of the House Small Business Committee, is a solid conservative who nonetheless has found ways to work with Democrats.

U.S. lawmakers are locked in a partisan battle over budget deficits when they should be focused on creating jobs.

One pressing concern is the fate of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technical Transfer programs. Both are key conduits of federal research and development grants for small businesses.

Economic uncertainty still weighs heavy, but the franchising industry's key players are actively working to make the best of difficult times -- and some are succeeding!

The recession has long been over for the wealthiest 2 percent of the nation. So why is Congress intent on preserving their tax breaks in the name of small business?

The balance of power may have shifted in Congress following the mid-term elections, but many entrepreneurs I met with last week in Washington, D.C., remain doubtful the government is looking out for their...

Can a "Slurpee Summit" help Democrats and Republicans find common ground?

Maybe we need to, more frequently, quantify public relations successes and failures. Isn’t that what we try to do when we’re pitching the media?

Many GOP winners are small business people against the Healthcare bill and for lower taxes, less regulation, and open trade. But a divided Congress could add up to little more than gridlock.

Two of the nation's leading small business groups, the U.S. Chamber and the NFIB, may be courting a backlash for pursuing a partisan political agenda.

Time-out for net neutrality: Telecoms, cable companies, ISPs and consumer groups keep passing and dribbling in overtime.

Venture capital leaders are betting on a Republican takeover of the House in November.

The venture capital industry and small business groups collide on Capitol Hill over billions of dollars in federal grants earmarked for small companies.