Entrepreneurship declines as job market improves

NEW YORK - Fewer people are starting small businesses now that the job market is looking better. The number of companies started in 2012...

Small businesses still can't find enough workers

Small businesses are still having a hard time finding workers despite recent indicators showing that the employment picture is getting...

Budget cuts likely to be felt on Main Street 

If mandatory federal spending cuts begin to take effect Friday, small companies are likely to experience a negative ripple effect of a...

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N.Y. steakhouse settles lawsuit alleging harassment of male waiters

WASHINGTON -- A tony New York steakhouse that was the site of a legendary mafia murder in the 1980s is paying $600,000 to settle claims...

Christmas tree grower hard hit by Sandy

HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The World Bank, CIA and other Washington-area customers won't be getting the giant Christmas trees they ordered after...

Small business leader says Obama insults entrepreneurs

 The National Federation of Independent Business President and CEO Donald Danner accused the government of making it more difficult to...

Small business leader says Obama insults entrepreneurs

 The National Federation of Independent Business President and CEO Donald Danner accused the government of making it more difficult to...

Small business sees advantages in health care ruling

Tammy Krings doesn’t understand what the fuss is all about. The small business owner from New Albany, Ohio thinks the Affordable Care Act...