Small Business

January 15, 2013 

California's new 1 percent lumber tax has cost lumberyards and hardware stores thousands of dollars and turned business as usual on its head, raising the ire of retailers and contractors struggling to bounce back from the housing slump.

January 15, 2013 

A state plan to encourage investment in Wisconsin companies has so far provided tax breaks for investors in an eclectic group of businesses, including some in old-line, slow-growth industries, but has failed to catch on among smaller start-up firms with the most potential to create jobs, the Journal Sentinel has found.

January 14, 2013 

Accountants and business leaders say small businesses can take steps to protect themselves from employee theft. Good accounting practices are a must.

January 14, 2013 

People who own and operate small businesses in small towns may want to hear what Marc Willson has to say about remaining relevant to consumers in an era when online orders are replacing storefronts.

January 12, 2013 

The Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Community First Fund recently received $5 million from investment giant Goldman Sachs, to be used for small business laons. The organization's president, Dan Betancourt, said his institution's ability to receive that funding has broken the mold.

January 12, 2013 

Ohio is backing away from a program that has allowed companies to obtain tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks by threatening to leave the state, then agreeing to stay and retain existing workers without adding jobs.

January 11, 2013 

System provides end-to-end inventory tracking/tracing, compliance with all industry regulatory requirements.

January 11, 2013 

FreshBooks gives small business owners a simple, automated way to manage expenses and understand the health of their business

January 10, 2013 

On his way into the Vistakon manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, Florida Governor Rick Scott went past heavy equipment operators building a new parking lot for the expanding campus.

January 3, 2013 

If you're dreaming of starting a business this year or want to expand an existing one, the U.S. Small Business Administration wants to help.

December 26, 2012 

When Joseph Fields deployed to Iraq for the third time with the Kentucky Army National Guard in 2008, he and his wife, Heather, had big plans for their recently purchased 7-acre farm just outside Berea.

December 10, 2012 

Eight in ten Americans consider it extremely or very important that Congress and President Obama agree on a plan to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff -- automatic budget cuts and the expiration of Bush-era tax increases set for Jan. 1. But the difficult task of finding compromise before the deadline means year-end tax planning for…