Small Business News

Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, the company said on Wednesday.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Value Added Agriculture Development Center in Pierre will receive $99,950 to help establish a small business in Shannon County.

Florida retailers are calling out U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Ponte Vedra Beach, for opposing legislation that would require online retailers to pay state sales tax.

U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte are teaming up to help small businesses make the most of their export opportunities.

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it now has 1 million active advertisers globally who used the platform in the last 28 days, a milestone for the company that is seeking to revive its revenue growth.

Small business owners would enjoy the same credit card protections that consumers have under legislation proposed by Rep. Nita Lowey on Tuesday.

The United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Chair Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today passed key small business access to capital and disaster recovery bills.

Months after customers blasted the company for skyrocketing rates, Iowa's dominant health insurer says it will limit premium increases in 2014 to less than six percent for individual and small business policyholders.

Yesterday, at The Gravity Vault in Chatham, they stood tall as they were named by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the group's 2013 New Jersey Small Business Persons of the Year.

It's harder to run a small business today than it was five years ago, according to most respondents in a new survey from Constant Contact, Inc. Hundreds of owners admitted operations are a bigger struggle these days.

As a former Senior Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Founder of global business development firm the Wade Group, Rick C. Wade is uniquely positioned to advise small business on how to become members of the global marketplace.

Today, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honored local small businesses as part of the 50th Annual National Small Business Week.

According to the Small Business Administration more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.

Most people who have spent any time in Thomasville will tell you that the city has quite a lot to offer.

Do you own or operate a small business? Or do you plan to start a business someday soon? If you answered yes to either question, the IRS has online information, support and services that may be helpful to you.

As we celebrate National Small Business Week, many discussions will happen around entrepreneurship, innovation and best practices.

Manitoba business owners are fearing a July 1 provincial sales tax increase will cost them potential sales as consumers may head across the border to shop.

If you've been curious about the new Twitter advertising platform, you may have a good reason to try it out soon.

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has secretly ordered agents to dole out a minimum number of fines to small businesses, while also pressuring judges to rule in favor of the city during the appeals process, the Daily News claims in an exclusive report.

This week is National Small Business Week. And many of our most well known companies are falling over themselves to pay homage.