Small Business News

Black Friday crowds flooded the big box and department stores, this morning on the first day of the holiday shopping season.

During the nation's economic downturn, small businesses have faced serious challenges.

Several plan to line up for the Republican nomination. Two are in, and two more have plans to get in after Thanksgiving.

Small businesses are suffering from an ineffective and costly health-care system.

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress: WHO'S COVERED Senate: Known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the bill would cover about 94 percent of legal residents under age 65 - compared with 83 percent now.

As 2009 comes to a close, small businesses look to state leaders in Sacramento and wonder what will be done to help California's number one employer and creator of jobs.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Wednesday that homeowners and renters who suffered through the high winds and heavy flooding can now apply to the U.S. Small Business Administration for financial assistance.

By Dasen Thathiah Small businesses in KwaZulu-Natal are reeling under the strain of high crime rates and increased security costs.

Posted 1 hour, 56 minutes ago at 6:00 am. If you've ever wondered what members of Congress do to earn their keep, the current health-care debate on Capitol Hill should give you a good idea.

The health care bill she voted for, H.R. 3962, is not health care reform; it is a health care catastrophe.

Flashing a badge and toting official-looking documents, the man would show up at small businesses across Oakland clad in a blazer and tie claiming to be a state or federal Labor Department inspector.

A man is facing charges of theft, extortion and impersonating a state officer for allegedly pretending to be a Labor Department inspector and charging small businesses hundreds of dollars.

As the health care battle rages on, one central question keeps popping up: How would legislation affect premiums paid by individuals and small businesses, two groups that currently face wildly unpredictable rate increases year to year? Republicans say premiums would go up, partly because of the possibility of new taxes on insurers.

Kay Bailey Hutchison said Wednesday that she made a mistake by supporting the initial $700 billion bailout of the nation's financial industry and would change her vote if she had the chance.

With the end of the year approaching, small business owners should be scheduling meetings to help them plan for what is hoped to be a stronger 2010.

Oakland police have arrested a man they say was shaking down business owners by pretending to be a labor inspector.

California State University, Monterey Bay invites the community to attend the grand opening of its Small Business Development Center, an innovative program that provides counseling and training to small businesses or people who are trying to start them.

As small business people know, the Obama administration has spent its capital largely on Wall Street and neglected the real job creation engine of the U.S. economy: small business and loans to small business.

Small business owners in New Jersey are not bullish about the economy in the coming year.

Health care forums across North Dakota are bringing small business owners together.