Small Business News

On Monday, Nashville residents and local elected and community leaders celebrated the grand opening of the iconic Music City Center, our city's new 1.2-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art downtown convention center.

Top small business news stories this week looked at what to do when you get suspended on Twitter, and policy changes.

When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas.

No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide.

There are over 27 million small businesses in the U.S. right now and close to 80% of them have one employee; the owner.

So, you're ready to get a loan to help enhance and grow your small business, but you aren't quite sure where to start.

Small Business Administration Director Karen Mills announced the national SBA Veterans Pledge Initiative Monday at Fort Bragg, NC.

All were named Small Business of the Year winners by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce.

Small businesses are being targeted by cyber criminals more frequently and experts say business owners aren't doing enough to keep it from happening to them.

THE JAMAICA Business Development Corporation staged its sixth annual Small Business Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, recently, that saw many small, micro and even large corporate entities turning out to partake of the training opportunities that were available along with the various avenues to promote their companies.The event, which began in ... (more)

Computerworld - A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Modern" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style desktop, according to data released Wednesday.

Shannon and Rob Auton, founders of OOB Organic icecream on their small Matakana-based organic ice cream and blueberry company OOB Organic icecream is taking on some big competition with considerable success in New Zealand, Australia and further afield.

The acquisition allows SolarWinds to leverage the opportunity associated with growing adoption of the cloud and SaaS-based services among SMBs.

The "omni" approach to social media includes a blend of several facets including establishing brand advocates in the blogosphere, social media platforms and, where applicable, developing an app.

If you are smart enough to start your own business, you should be smart enough to start a retirement plan as well! Here are some ideas to get your retirement savings started.

Did your credit take a nose dive in the recession? Or perhaps you're young and haven't had time to build a solid financial history? We found some financial companies are using social media to connect to their customers, even using it to evaluate if they're credit worthy! For example, BMX biking is Adam Grandmaison's passion and business.

A Michigan lawmaker wants to create a new state office with the goal of helping small businesses get started and thrive.

If you haven't heard of the E-Verify system yet, chances are you will in the future.

Small Business Week in Manchester kicked off on Monday with a forum on what businesses can expect from Obamacare.

Are you a small business owner with questions about your rights? Are you a supervisor whose employee is unhappy with the dress code policy? Or perhaps your company social media policy is not as enforceable as you might think.