Caution Sign: Don't Look to Small Business for Job Growth
Don't look for a small business boom anytime soon. Many company owners aren't interested in expanding, and many have no plans to hire. They don't trust the economy. In a survey released in September by...
View ArticleBusiness college honors ‘Emerging Saluki Leaders’ (Southern Illinois...
(Source: Southern Illinois University System) November 04, 2015 by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale's College of Business has announced the winners of its...
View ArticleThe Fed should get it over with and raise rates now
If the Federal Reserve had any brains, it would raise interest rates right now. Over the weekend. And give the stock market a couple of days to digest it before trading starts on Monday. But we all...
View ArticleSmall firms see export orders fall (Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
(Source: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Industry) According to the latest SME Trends Survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), small and medium-sized manufacturers saw output fall in...
View ArticleYou Aren't Done When the Picture is Painted. You Have to Photograph It
As any experienced artist knows, no one becomes rich and famous simply by creating superlative art. The artwork has to be put out into the world for people to see, and this requires the artist to gain...
View ArticleOver Half of Canadian Entrepreneurs Have Seen Growth in Their Businesses...
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Oct. 30, 2015) - A new report on Canadian entrepreneurs by BMO Bank of Montreal reveals that business owners in both the small-and micro-business categories have...
View ArticleCancer can kill job prospects even after recovery
If you are a cancer survivor, revealing your health history in your resume can reduce the prospects of landing your dream job, new research suggests. The researchers found that cancer survivors are...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday Coming Soon - Shop Local/Shop Lockport (City of...
(Source: City of Lockport, IL) Lockport, IL - the City of Lockport, along with the Lockport Chamber of Commerce, will be supporting Small Business Saturday on November 28th. This will be the second...
View ArticleRevolution in the World of Small Enterprise: Fully Functional IPTV Server on...
MOSCOW, Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NetUP Visual IPTV Combine -- This device can be easily confused with a regular tablet, unless you look at what's hidden on the back. This is where you get amazed...
View ArticleHow a Twitter Campaign Can Help #DownSizeBigBanks
"I represented Wall Street!" Hillary Clinton proudly proclaimed during the first Democratic Party debate. At that moment it was clear that a great way to frame the divide in the Democratic Party,...
View Article7 Scariest things for small business owners
As Halloween approaches, small business owners have named the 7 things that scare them the most in the October 2015 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard optimism survey. While 70% said they are...
View ArticleHow To Grow Your Small Business After A Setback
Not all struggling small businesses are doomed—far from it, in fact. Think back to 2009. The U.S. economy was anemic. Companies were slowly clawing their way back from the Great Recession. Around that...
View ArticleAnother Phony Payroll Jobs Number
By Paul Craig Roberts November 06, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the US economy created 271,000 jobs in October, a number substantially in...
View ArticleNew survey finds small business owners support more fair tax system, job...
(Source: Maine Small Business Coalition) Survey by Main Street Alliance also finds Maine business owners overwhelmingly support minimum wage referendum Main Street Alliance (MSA), a national...
View ArticleBastrop visitor center takes on new leader
In the days after the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce announced it would no longer run the city’s visitor center, the Bastrop County Historical Society mobilized to hire a new manager for the tourist hub....
View ArticleWomen-owned businesses major contributor to Virginia economy
Women-owned businesses in Virginia are smaller than the average firm, but they are growing faster than other businesses in the state. What’s more, the vast majority are profitable and they are passing...
View Article8 things to know about business for the presidential debates if you don't...
The Republican presidential debates tonight are sure to include the kind of business jargon that makes people skip straight to the crossword puzzle. And that's before you get to the grandstanding,...
View Article› Understanding the changing jobs market of Texas and Deep East Texas...
(Source: Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce) • His presentation will focus on (1) growth occupations in Texas, (2) growth occupations in the East Texas region, (3) skills more in demand within the...
View ArticleOCTOBER JOBS: Corporate tax reform needed to bring down the price of job...
ATLANTA, Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- While today's jobs report for October failed to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate, and continues to show low labor force participation, the CEOs of Job...
View ArticleIn the News Today - October 29, 2015 (ILR - Institute for Legal Reform)
(Source: ILR - Institute for Legal Reform) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly this week highlights criticism 'of the secretive selection process that the South Carolina Attorney General's Office uses...
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