Current Issues
Most Popular Current Issues
Call for All 50 States to Adopt Self Employment Program
Small Business Health Reform Survey: Moral Obligations and Retention
With small business healthcare costs rising, what does that mean for small business owners who are struggling to offer competitive healthcare benefits to their employees? eHealth, Inc. released the results of a survey today of 236 small business customers of eHealthInsurance.com, the majority of…
Cash Mobs: Flash Mobs for Small Businesses
You may have heard of a flash mob: a group of people meet at a certain time and place and begin “spontaneously” dancing a routine. But what in the heck is a “cash mob?” And why are businesses all over the United States (and other countries) clamoring to get involved in…
Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Capital Into the Hands of Entrepreneurs
This week, Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) vowed to introduce his bipartisan Small Business Lending Enhancement Act as an amendment to the Jump-Start Our Business Start-Ups (JOBS) Act. The legislation would raise the business lending cap credit unions currently face.
The most attractive thing about this…
Women Rock the World: And Not Just on International Women’s Day!
In honor of International Women’s Day (@womensday) on March 8, 2012, we’d like to look at the women that are shaping the small business landscape and tip our hats to them (us!).
By the Numbers
Running a business is no longer a man’s game. From 2002 to 2007, the number of…
Web.com Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell: A Small Business Grows Up
In 1997, David Brown, Web.com Chairman and CEO, had a dream and a strong desire to serve what he believed was a forgotten market: small business. His wife is a small business owner. He didn’t want small businesses to be left behind on the then-new Internet, he says.
At that time, he started…
Entrepreneurs: Working Hard, or Hardly Working?
It’s a truth universally accepted (and also supported by many surveys) that today’s young people are more interested than ever in entrepreneurship. Having seen their parents laid off from corporate jobs, having grown up with entrepreneurial role models like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg, and…
Understanding Women Workers
One of the secrets to getting the most from your employees is understanding the challenges they face, not only in the workplace but in the rest of their lives. A comprehensive new report, Women & the Workplace, by Inforum and Sphere Trending has some insights on a key group of employees:…
President Obama: Small Business is Part of His Reelection Strategy
President Obama is urging Congress to support legislation to expand tax cuts for small businesses and free up capital for startups.
His proposed “Startup America Legislative Agenda,” would eliminate taxes on capital gains in investments in small businesses and provide a 10 percent income tax…
Cautious Optimism For Small Business
Jobs. What’s more important to an economy (and a household for that matter) than for people to be working? Of course there’s many factors but no matter who you are, employment and jobs are right up there at the top of the list of what is needed for a healthy and vibrant economy. …
Subscribe
Successful Business Leaders Are Psychic
A valuable and experienced businessperson can predict the future with great accuracy based on what choices and actions are being taken… Read MorePopular Posts
Polls (See all polls...)
Recent Press Releases
- Versature Expands, Now Servicing 80% of the Canadian Population
- Expo Mexico Emprende 2012 Opens In Chicago Friday
- CompTIA Says Small Business Focus will Stimulate Economic Growth, Advance Innovation
Inside Small Business Trends
Founder of Small Biz Survival
CEO of The Enterprise Group
aka Ms. J
