Small Business News

Embedded in Washington's planned rules governing the state's legal marijuana industry are attempts to keep the federal government from swooping in and shutting down businesses, arresting people and seizing property because marijuana is still illegal under federal law.

Lawmakers spend a lot of time talking up the virtues of the American small business, and a lot of time finding new ways to define it.

This week's top small business news stories looked at the latest mobile technology, 3D printing, the future of the password, the latest in the battle over Obamacare and much more.

The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority is well known for the busy toll roads it operates such as the Dolphin Expressway or the Gratigny Parkway.

Still thinking of Groupon as a company that sends out daily deal emails all the while incurring the ire of small businesses that lose money on one-time customers? Well, think again.

State Policy Analyst Kyla Hoskins speaks about the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange at Progressive 15's Affordable Care Act Summit May 2, 2013, at the Country Steak-Out in Fort Morgan.

For many small business owners, particularly those that have started out as sole operators, transitioning clients to work with other staff can be a challenge.

Small businesses are the engine that keeps a large city like Naperville running, so it's only fitting that they are honored every year.

Patch has launched a new site - smallbusiness.patch.com - to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth.

Corliss Udoema said she went from a makeshift office in her kitchen to landing multi-million dollar contracts with the federal government, all by using a simple method.

"GSA's case for canceling these contracts in terms of dollars saved did not account for paying some of these firms the $2,500 they would be owed under their contracts," Rep.

On the heels of the Google I/O announcement today of a refresh of the Google+ platform, just as Google+ prepares to turn two years old, Reuters reported that major brands like Domino's and McDonald's have largely ignored the social network to date, preferring instead to focus on the big guns of Facebook and Twitter.

As many experts see it, cloud computing is the future of small business. 2008 was the year of the Cloud, when innovative cloud-based solutions like Software-as-a-Service first made their way into the market.

Did you hear? The IRS targeted conservative groups that were seeking tax exempt status.

It is coming to the point where more and more states are looking to gambling as a way to raise revenue.

Seasonal business owners in the East Bay are worried that a toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge could alienate their already inconstant business.

Small business owners are concerned about the threat of rising fuel and energy costs.

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Roberta Bonoff, owner of Creative Kidstuff, a toy store chain, poses at the store in St.

Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth.

Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more and more buyers confident enough in the improving economy to expand their own businesses through acquisitions.