The prospect of retirement may seem far off for female entrepreneurs who are planning to form an LLC in Arizona, Texas or elsewhere, but a recent study indicates they should start thinking about the inherent challenges soon.According to the ING Retiremen...
Posted: May 15th, 2012
The world is suffering from a dearth of effective leaders.
Posted: Mar 20th, 2012
The U.S. financial services industry continues to face a post-recession wake-up call.
Posted: Mar 12th, 2012
The wage gap between men and women has shrunk in recent years.
Posted: Mar 8th, 2012
Apple's recent success seems to be marketing itself. Last week, the tech giant reached a market capitalization of $500 billion, placing it an elite club that has been reached only by Microsoft, Cisco, ExxonMobil, and GE, at varying times.In January, ...
Posted: Mar 7th, 2012
Lending to small businesses climbed slightly in January, reflecting the slow but certain state of the economic recovery. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index jumped 18 percent - the 18th consecutive double-digit gain - to reach 100.8 p...
Posted: Mar 1st, 2012
Last month, TV satirist and comedian Stephen Colbert launched a pseudo-presidential bid.
Posted: Feb 14th, 2012
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will do a lot to upend the U.S. healthcare system, the most notable benefit of which will be to provide coverage to an additional 30 million Americans. But how will it affect small business owners and e...
Posted: Feb 13th, 2012
The National Small Business Association reported earlier this week that small business confidence has reached a three-year high.
Posted: Feb 3rd, 2012
The private sector continued to add jobs in January, although at a shorter pace than in the previous month, according to data released Wednesday by ADP Employer Services. Businesses added some 170,000 jobs last month, but the gain was less than forecaste...
Posted: Feb 1st, 2012
Despite some daunting fiscal challenges facing the state, California was one of the most active in small business hiring for the month of January.
Posted: Jan 30th, 2012
Venture capital investment rose last year, with a particular surge in funding for software and biotechnology firms, according to a MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.Total VC investment reached $28.4 b...
Posted: Jan 24th, 2012
On Wednesday, January 18, a number of high-profile websites were blacked out in a sign of protest against proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act have received a swarm of controversy. Critics argue the...
Posted: Jan 18th, 2012