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A common refrain about business borrowing during the economic recovery is that large companies have returned to credit markets while small businesses have remained on the sidelines. While this story is frequently told with anecdotes, recently released data from the Federal Reserve Board provides a Read More

Small businesses historically have created 70 percent of all jobs in the U.S. With such a high percentage of the workforce, employee-related tax challenges for small-business owners are inevitable. Here are four common tax pitfalls, and what you can do about them. Read More

Every 7 seconds, a baby is born in the U.S. That means that every 8 seconds, you have a set of parents that will worry for the next 18 years about how to finance that baby’s college education. This concern isn’t misplaced. You can help ameliorate the concern by offering your employees the ability Read More

Think of an innovation as a new solution to a problem that person is facing, and it’s easy to see the parallel to the buying- decision process. While it’s true that all buyers have their own unique sets of circumstances and decision criteria, these five characteristics offer an excellent checklist Read More

Most small retailers (51 percent) believe there is a growing ‘buy local’ sentiment in the U.S., according to the American Express OPEN Retail Economic Pulse, a survey of retail small business owners with storefront locations. A majority of those surveyed (55 percent) believe that ‘buy local’ campai Read More

No matter how many times President Obama shows economic graphs displaying the recession is over, most business owners can’t believe it. What has to happen for small business owners to feel the recession is over? Here are the first three areas where progress needs to be made. Read More

Now there’s one-stop shopping for entrepreneurs seeking business funding. Launched in December, the website New Equity Business lets small business owners and startups search an extensive database for business loans, grants, and even tax incentives. Read More

Looking to grow your business in 2011? One of the best ways to liberate cash for business development is to take a scalpel to recurring expenses that you may have overlooked in earlier rounds of cost cutting. Read More

State unemployment insurance is an important lifeline for millions of families across the country. The money to pay for this insurance is provided by employers, and the state governments administer the programs. Most companies don’t think about state unemployment insurance because they simply out Read More

It was a tough year for some major companies. Many of the largest closed their doors in 2010, some after being in business for more than 150 years. Media outlets, car manufacturers, and grocery chains all felt the sting of bankruptcy or worse. Read More