Small Business

How much does can a thieving employee cost a business? According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the average financial loss for one instance of employee fraud is $140,000, and 40 to 50 percent of victimized companies don't recover any of their losses.

Small businesses want a simpler income tax code with decreased federal spending, and oppose a national sales tax.

Investors Alliance has released a collection of new research reports highlighting JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Company, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., KeyCorp and Credicorp Ltd.

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (SBEI), a barometer for hiring trends for more than 3,500 companies with 300 or fewer employees, increased by 0.20 percent during February, following a decrease of 2.37 percent in January.

CCH Small Firm Services, a Wolters Kluwer business, announced Jason Marx has been selected as its new President, effective immediately. Marx will replace former CCH SFS President Jeff Gramlich, who resigned last month.

Twenty years ago, state lawmakers passed a tax break aimed at helping California entrepreneurs launch their own businesses.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that some private non-profit organizations in North Carolina that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low interest rate disaster loans.

The president and CEO of the National Small Business Association, NSBA President, Todd McCracken, wants Congress to set aside partisan differences and get back to the work they were elected to do: Addressing the national debt.