Companies Address Impact of Energy Costs
August 26, 2005 --Record-high levels of oil prices are causing small business owners to re-think their business strategies, despite otherw... Read story
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The Changing Face of Unions
Last night, I went to Expedia to book a plane ticket home to Minneapolis, a hub of Northwest Airlines . Expecting to reser... Read story
Research Not Being Applied to Innovations
August 24, 2005 --Universities are not applying their research on industrial innovations to their full potential, claims a study from the ... Read story
H-1B Visas Max Out Early
August 19, 2005 --Federal officials announced last week that all 65,000 H-1B visas for the 2006 fiscal year have already been issued. This... Read story
New Deadlines for Accounting Changes
August 17, 2005 --The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a new procedure this week that waives the 90-day period for submitting acc... Read story
Out of this World
With all of the hype about Discovery 's safe return, it seems like now would be an opportune time to look to outer space for business opportunitie... Read story
The Open-Source Business?
In response to its growing popularity among businesses and to the dismay of some in its loyal base of volunteer programmers, Mozilla Read story
Work-Life Not an Issue for Owners
August 10, 2005 --About two-thirds of small business owners are satisfied with how they have balanced their personal lives and work schedu... Read story
SEC Seeks Public Input on Sarbanes-Oxley
Some small businesses claim compliance too burdensome and discourages them from public offerings. Read story
Images Helped NASA with Discovery Re-entry
August 8, 2005 --As the space shuttle Discovery prepared to re-enter the earth's orbit Tuesday morning at Edwards Air Force Base,... Read story
Small Cities Innovate, Too
August 4, 2005 --Highly populated cities aren't the only areas that foster innovation, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of... Read story
Small Cities Innovate, Too
August 4, 2005 --Highly populated cities aren't the only areas that foster innovation, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of... Read story
Small Businesses More Vulnerable to Tech Threats
July 28, 2005 --Small businesses are increasingly vulnerable to information security threats due to a passive, complacent attitude toward ... Read story
Teamsters, SEIU Disaffiliate from AFL-CIO
July 26, 2005 --The leaders of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Service Employees' International Union, two unions in th... Read story
Workers' Compensation Costs Rising
July 25, 2005 --Since 2003, employers' costs for workers' compensation have increased at a faster rate than those for employee benefits an... Read story
Center Opens to Help Minority Entrepreneurs
July 21, 2005 --The first center under the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership has opened in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Urban Entrepreneu... Read story
180s CEO Steps Down
July 18, 2005 --Brian Le Gette has stepped down as CEO of 180s LLC, the performance apparel company he founded in 1994 with former classma... Read story
SBA Loans Maintain Record Highs
July 18, 2005 --The Small Business Administration predicts that approvals for its 7(a) and 504 loans will continue to set record high leve... Read story
Microsoft Targets Vertical Markets
July 11, 2005 --Microsoft has announced that it will increase its focus on industry specialization, creating software products targeted fo... Read story
Congress Passes Junk Fax Act
July 1, 2005 --Congress passed the Junk Fax Prevention Act this week, exempting businesses from previous Federal Communications Commission... Read story
Small Businesses More Vulnerable to Tech Threats
Survey shows small business owners have complacent attitudes toward security issues. Read story
Small Businesses More Vulnerable to Tech Threats
July 28, 2005 --Small businesses are increasingly vulnerable to information security threats due to a passive, complacent attitude toward ... Read story
Microsoft Targets Vertical Markets
July 11, 2005 --Microsoft has announced that it will increase its focus on industry specialization, creating software products targeted fo... Read story
Dispute Over Bankruptcy Data
June 21, 2005 --A new study by professors from Harvard and the University of Nevada has concluded that official data from the Administrati... Read story
Small Businesses Offered Deal on Rental Cars
June 10, 2005 --Rental car company Budget Rent A Car is taking aim at small businesses who rent cars at least five times a year and spend ... Read story
