Trade wars cool market for small businesses
That report comes from BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for small companies that counted 2,444 transactions reported by business brokers from April through June, down 9.6% from 2,705 in the second quarter of last year.
Unnecessary regulation headaches for workers, business worst in these states
Not only are businesses less likely to even start in a state with high licensing costs, but when they do, they stay smaller than they would otherwise be.
California pot seller asks court to void country delivery ban
The East of Eden Cannabis Co. lawsuit filed Friday in Superior Court in Santa Cruz County comes as the latest development in a thorny legal fight over who decides where pot can be delivered in California, the nation's largest legal marijuana market.
Restricting H-1B visas likely cost US more than 1M new jobs in 2018
High-skilled immigration is one of our best weapons to keep the American economy strong and ensure we maintain our economy’s superiority over countries like China.
This startup helps women make bank while tapping into the mainstream
This fintech company is helping to transform the payment processing industry.
4 reasons hourly workers reject jobs - and what to do about them
Struggling to fill hourly roles? You may need to improve on these key points.
Small-dollar lenders get a bad rap, but here's the truth
The simple fact is that small-dollar lenders serve people that mainstream lenders, for one reason or another, turn away.
US-China trade war's next casualty: Model trains?
A Milwaukee-based model train company is worried that the additional $300 million in new tariffs on China will cripple its business.
These are the best and worst US states to start a business
Location is an important factor when it comes to opening a new business, and which state entrepreneurs choose to start a new venture can have a major impact.
Small business confidence slips in June
Overall, six components in the index fell in June.
3 perks a small business can use to attract, retain employees
You have to be more creative than your bigger rivals.
Low-skill worker shortages must be part of immigration discussion
Trends show near tripling of job openings across multiple low-skill sectors since 2010. So why are positions going unfilled?
How Instagram helped teen build SPERGO fashion brand
This 13-year-old entrepreneur from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania is building a successful business in the so-called social media influencer age.
California greenhouses growing pot like a weed, US agriculture secretary says
Southern California greenhouses have been taken over by marijuana, said Sonny Perdue.
Restaurants 'bustling' but it's the 'worst year ever' for hiring, business owner says
'It’s a great year for the economy, people are spending money, the restaurants are bustling but finding part-time employees is terrible this year,' said Butch Yamali.
Small business seeing the best economy in 50 years, report finds
It doesn’t get any better than this, said NFIB CEO.
How two millennials created an apparel brand to fight pediatric cancer
A year and a half after starting the company, Love Your Melon reached its goal of giving a hat to virtually every child in the country with cancer.
Most small businesses are growing, but many aren't hiring
Survey respondents cited salary costs as the top reason to not hire four times more than any other reason.
What to do when your employees abuse your unlimited vacation policy
It doesn't usually happen, but here's what to do if it does.
2020 Democratic debate No. 1: What small business wants to know
Democrats have so far been able to portray their socialist policies as a free lunch, yet the reality is that small businesses would have to pick up the tab.