Small Business

ObamaCare Options for Small Businesses Delayed

Health and Human Services has finalized a delay to the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), which would allow small businesses to give their employees a choice of health insurance plans.

U.S. on the Gridlocked Road to Recession?

If you have followed my columns on small business and the economy, I'm usually optimistic. The recovery has been slow, but sustained. A prolonged government shutdown could change all that very quickly.

Dell Survey: Red Tape Hurting SMBs

In an effort to take a pulse of U.S. small businesses and entrepreneurs at the local level, over the last year Dell conducted a nine-city small business “Think Tank” tour.  Here are the findings.

Would You Tell Employees Your Salary?

Honesty is usually best – but the idea of staffers knowing everybody’s salary makes most business owners squirm. Entrepreneur.com explores the idea of a transparent office culture.

Indiana Pizza Owner Scores $500K and Counting, After Gay Marriage Comments

Crystal O’Conner, the Indiana pizza owner, who refuses to cater gay weddings, is rolling in the dough, literally. Through Friday she has received over $500,000 in donations which continue to pour in. During an appearance on Fox Business Network’s CAVUTO she responded to her critics

A Business Lesson From the Debt Deal

The crackling debates, snarly standoffs and prickly posturing of political leaders over the past few weeks can teach us something about business.