What Kind of Business Are You Running?
As a budding entrepreneur, one of the first decisions you'll make is choosing your company's legal structure. And three letters like 'Inc.' can mean much mor... Read story
Laura Palotie
Lenders: Credit Standards Tougher
By Laura Palotie | Nov 21, 2008
Small business owners are getting turned away by banks in greater numbers, lenders and policy experts say. Read story
The Drive-In Theater Turns 75
By Laura Palotie | Nov 20, 2008
Even in the age of the multiplex, hundreds of entrepreneurs still make their living hosting outdoor movie nights. Rick Cohen, whose family has owned the Tran... Read story
Our Favorite Flicks
By Laura Palotie | Nov 20, 2008
How does operating a drive-in theater influence one's taste in movies? As part of our feature on the drive-in's 75th anniversary, we decided to ask theater o... Read story
Quicker Retail
By Laura Palotie | Nov 19, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Thanksgiving Travel Plans Unscathed
By Laura Palotie | Nov 17, 2008
The souring economy won't keep Americans from visiting family over the holidays, a survey finds. Read story
Baby Boomer CEOs Shunning Retirement
By Laura Palotie | Nov 14, 2008
A study finds older business owners are reluctant to step down without a clear successor in their family. Read story
Green Travels
By Laura Palotie | Nov 12, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Retail Cargo Hits Four-Year Low
By Laura Palotie | Nov 10, 2008
Expecting weaker holiday sales, many store owners are trimming inventories, retailers say. Read story
Employee Confidence Down
By Laura Palotie | Nov 7, 2008
Most U.S. workers don’t expect to lose their jobs, but are worried about their prospects if they do, Spherion reports. Read story
AmEx Tips
By Laura Palotie | Nov 5, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Web 2.0 Attracting Small Firms
By Laura Palotie | Nov 3, 2008
The number of small businesses using social networking is expected to double in the next year, a study finds. Read story
Startups Relying on Loans and Savings
By Laura Palotie | Oct 31, 2008
A study finds entrepreneurs prefer risking their own money instead of turning to family members or investors. Read story
Paper or Plastic?
By Laura Palotie | Oct 29, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Small-Business Mood Tanking
By Laura Palotie | Oct 27, 2008
Owners say they're taking home less cash from their businesses, Discover reports. Read story
Restaurant Owners Struggling
By Laura Palotie | Oct 24, 2008
More Americans are eating at home to curb household expenses, a survey finds. Read story
Calling the HR Hotline
By Laura Palotie | Oct 22, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
More Workers Paying for Flu Shots
By Laura Palotie | Oct 20, 2008
Employers are shifting workplace health costs onto employees, a study shows. Read story
Retailers Expect Weak Spending
By Laura Palotie | Oct 17, 2008
Christmas might be scarier than Halloween this year, retailers say. Read story
Thinking Global
By Laura Palotie | Oct 15, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
What Kind of Laptop Are You?
Are you a tricked-out or geeked-up marvel of technology evolution or are you an all work and no play workhorse? Find your laptop personality. Read story
CEOs Tight-Lipped on Crisis
By Laura Palotie | Oct 13, 2008
Lacking info, many workers fear the worst from recent economic turmoil, a survey finds. Read story
The View from Main Street
As the Dow continues to drop and banks sit on their money, some entrepreneurs say they are cutting back on spending, while decrying a "crisis of confidence" ... Read story
Guilt-Free Giving
By Laura Palotie | Oct 8, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Workers Fear Lost Benefits
By Laura Palotie | Oct 3, 2008
The economic crisis has older employees worrying about retirement, a survey finds. Read story
Making IT Work
By Laura Palotie | Oct 1, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Making IT Work
By Laura Palotie | Oct 1, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Consumer Spending Flat
By Laura Palotie | Sep 29, 2008
Wage gains last month were offset by higher prices, the government reports. Read story
Consumer Mood Sours
By Laura Palotie | Sep 26, 2008
The worsening financial crisis burst rising expectations earlier this month, a survey finds. Read story
Extra Credit
By Laura Palotie | Sep 24, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Recession or Opportunity?
For young entrepreneurs who launched businesses in the booming markets of the past few years, the Wall Street meltdown presents their first real economic cri... Read story
Employers Guarding Top Talent
By Laura Palotie | Sep 23, 2008
As the economy sputters, business owners say retaining the best workers is crucial. Read story
Study: Singapore Tops for Startups
By Laura Palotie | Sep 22, 2008
The World Bank says Central Asia and Eastern Europe lead the world in pro-business reforms. Read story
Job Security Fears Rising
By Laura Palotie | Sep 18, 2008
More workers are worried about having to find another job, a survey finds. Read story
The Trappers
By Laura Palotie | Sep 17, 2008
For generations, Maine has been the unofficial lobster capital of the world. But it took a pair of 20-something brothers to directly link seafood connoisseur... Read story
Show Me the Money!
By Laura Palotie | Sep 17, 2008
They say it takes money to make money. But when you're young and trying to start a business, where do you turn for that all-important start-up capital? Read story
Recession School
By Laura Palotie | Sep 17, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Jobseekers Vetted With Short Contracts
By Laura Palotie | Sep 11, 2008
Employers say offering temporary work allows them to better evaluate job candidates. Read story
Friendlier Skies
By Laura Palotie | Sep 10, 2008
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read story
Worker Confidence Inches Up
By Laura Palotie | Sep 8, 2008
The nation's employees were feeling better about the economy last month, Spherion reports. Read story
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