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Survey: Owners Turning to Pros for Taxes

Apr 17, 2007

Citing the growing complexity of federal tax laws, most small-business owners are turning to accountants, lawyers, and other tax professional to prepare thei...  Read more

Most Employees Eager to Volunteer

Apr 16, 2007

Businesses that encourage volunteering among employees may have an upper hand in recruiting, new research shows.  Read more

Study: Small Business Driving GDP

Apr 16, 2007

Small businesses generate fully half of private-sector gross domestic product, the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy reported on Monday.  Read more

Retail Sales Rise on Higher Gas Prices

Apr 16, 2007

Higher gas prices drove retail sales growth in March, with those sales rising by 0.7 percent to $371.6 billion, the Commerce Department said Monday.  Read more

Online Tool for Small-Business Travelers

Apr 16, 2007

Portaga, a White Plains, N.Y.-based business travel services company, has launched a free online tool designed to help small business travelers manage their ...  Read more

Giuliani To Address Latino Small-Business Event

Apr 13, 2007

Former New York Mayor and presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will be a keynote speaker at the 2007 Small Business Economic Summit hosted by the Latino Coalit...  Read more

Producer Prices Up in March

Apr 13, 2007

Rising gas prices lifted manufacturing costs by 1 percent in March, the Labor Department reported Friday.  Read more

Online Recruiting Tool Streamlines Process

Apr 13, 2007

VIP Innovations, a Washington DC-based human resources consulting firm, has launched an online, low-cost system designed to streamline the small-business rec...  Read more

Vonage Chief Steps Down Amid Plunging Shares

Apr 13, 2007

Michael Snyder has resigned as chef executive of Vonage, the embattled Internet phone service, handing the post back to founder Jeffrey Citron, the company a...  Read more

VC Conference for Aging Boomer Market

Apr 12, 2007

Entrepreneurs looking to tap the aging baby boomer market are gathering in Silicon Valley this summer for a one-day venture capital conference, organizers sa...  Read more

Strong Job Market for College Grads

Apr 12, 2007

Job prospects and salaries are on the rise for college graduates this year, according to a new survey by online job site CareerBuilder.com.  Read more

Jobless Claims Surge by 19,000

Apr 12, 2007

The number of new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 19,000 last week to 342,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.  Read more

Veteran-Owned Firm Wins $5.4 Billion Fed Contract

Apr 12, 2007

GovWare has been awarded a $5.6 billion federal contract, the largest ever granted to a service-disabled veteran small business, the company and government o...  Read more

IBM Targets Small-Business Market

Apr 11, 2007

IBM on Tuesday launched a low-cost, all-in-one IT hardware package for businesses with as few as five employees.  Read more

Global Warming Worries Women Business Owners

Apr 11, 2007

Two-thirds of women business owners believe global warming and other environmental changes will affect them professionally, according to Women Impacting Publ...  Read more

Study: Corporate Social Responsibility Growing

Apr 11, 2007

Four out of five businesses worldwide incorporate some form of corporate social responsibility policies in their business activities, the Society for Human R...  Read more

Survey: Workers Ill-Prepared for Retirement

Apr 11, 2007

Changes to traditional pension plans over the past five years have left U.S. employees feeling less confident with their retirement savings, a new national s...  Read more

Ohio College to Host eMarketing Seminar

Apr 10, 2007

Cuyahoga Community College, a corporate college located in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, will be hosting a seminar for entrepreneurs on eMarketing next month, ...  Read more

Minority-Owned Businesses Growing

Apr 10, 2007

Minority-owned businesses accounted for 18 percent of a total 23 million U.S. firms in 2002, the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy reported ...  Read more

Best Buy Acquires Inc. 500 Broadband Firm

Apr 10, 2007

Speakeasy, a Seattle-based broadband firm that launched over a decade ago as one of the nation's first Internet Cafes, is being acquired by Best Buy for $97 ...  Read more

Survey: Small Businesses Rely on Internet

Apr 10, 2007

Nearly 20 percent of the nation's small employers would go out of business without the Internet, according to a new national survey.  Read more

CEOs More Optimistic About Economy

Apr 9, 2007

Optimism among the nation's chief executives rose over the first quarter, driven by a brighter outlook on the economy, the Conference Board reported Monday.  Read more

Data Protection Tool for Small Business

Apr 9, 2007

ZyXEL Communications, an Anaheim, Calif.-based broadband-networking firm, has launched a new data protection and sharing application designed especially for ...  Read more

Inc. 500 Internet Firm Nets $22.5 Million

Apr 9, 2007

IKANO Communications, a Salt Lake City-based retail and private-label Internet services firm, has secured $22.5 million of debt financing from Hercules Techn...  Read more

Weak Job Market Worries Employees

Apr 9, 2007

The economic outlook nation's labor force fell in March, amid growing concerns about the job market, Spherion reported Monday.  Read more

House Committee Heading to Gulf Coast

Apr 6, 2007

The House Small Business Committee is heading to New Orleans to hold a hearing on federal contracts for small businesses involved in Gulf Coast rebuilding ef...  Read more

Online Jobs Continue to Rise

Apr 6, 2007

Online job ads continued to grow last month, driven by strong demand for private-sector legal associates, law school graduates, and summer hires, Monster.com...  Read more

Owners Cite Obstacles to Start-Up Capital

Apr 6, 2007

Small-business owners face considerable challenges in gaining access to capital from traditional lending sources, a recent survey shows.  Read more

Marketing Seminar for Small Businesses

Apr 6, 2007

Comerica Bank and the Walsh Business Leadership Institute of Novi, Mich., are co-hosting a small-business marketing seminar entitled "Seven Secrets to Improv...  Read more

Cable Firms Eying Small-Business Phone Market

Apr 5, 2007

An expected move by Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and other major cable companies into the small-business phone market could cost traditional phone companies a...  Read more

Jobless Claims Pick Up

Apr 5, 2007

The number of new claims for unemployment benefits increased by 11,000 last week to 321,000, following sharp decline a week earlier, the Labor Department rep...  Read more

Small Business Driving Job Growth

Apr 5, 2007

Private-sector employment increased by 106,000 in March, led by gains in the small-business sector, according to the ADP National Employment Report released ...  Read more

Survey: Wage Hike Would Hit Small Retailers

Apr 5, 2007

Small retailers say they will be forced to raise prices and reduce hiring if Congress approves legislation to boost the federal minimum wage, according to a ...  Read more

Small Manufacturer Wins Chamber Award

Apr 4, 2007

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded this year's Small Business Blue Ribbon Award to Quality Float Works, a Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer of metal ...  Read more

Job Cuts Down in March

Apr 4, 2007

Job cuts at U.S. businesses dropped by 41.7 percent in March to 48,997, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Wednesday.  Read more