Holding pattern: so far this year, small-business hiring has been on pause

THE BAD news about small-business hiring this year is that it has been going nowhere. The good news is, the year isn't over.

Don't take this sitting down! Small-business legislation needs to move forward, so get out there and do something about it

"I'M MAD AS HELL and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Ever since these words were shouted by fictional TV anchor Howard Beale in the 1976 movie classic Network, millions of us have shared the sentiment.

Standard issues: new food and disability rules pose challenges for small business

HUNDREDS of thousands of independent food retailers, wholesalers, trucking companies and food distributors have a year and a half before they must comply with the new FDA rule on record keeping

Small business clients at risk

Small businesses are the most vulnerable to occupational fraud and abuse and suffer disproportionately larger losses as a result, according to the 2004 "Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse" prepared by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners