Self reliance, one of the touchstones of small business owners, is reflected in the second annual Make a Referral Week. It runs from March 8 ...

Folk singer Richard Farina's book, “Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me,” are the words that best describe the state of small business ...

There are both tax incentives and take hikes in the proposals, which tend to offset each other and result in zero sum for small businesses. ...

This is the big question looming in Washington, on Wall Street, on Main Street, and in neighborhoods throughout the country. Everyone wants job creation; and ...

The National Federation of Retailers (NFR) held its annual expo in New York City on January 10-13, 2010. NFR reported holiday sales were a little ...

The Senate is not scheduled to return from recess until January 19, at which time it and the House will likely address numerous unfinished tax ...

As part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, which was signed into law on December 19, the Small Business Administration received $4.5 billion ...

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the federal government pays 65% of the premiums for employees terminated on or after September 1, ...

Many small business owners nationwide have been astounded by the proposals and laws that have come out of Washington in the past 11 months. Despite ...

Holidays give us pause to stop and reflect, and this Thanksgiving may be particularly poignant for many small business owners. As a sector, small businesses ...