The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has passed and sent to the full Senate four bills aimed at helping small businesses get loans and disaster recovery help. More »Senate committee passes lending, disaster bills
The economy is looking healthier in the eyes of small business owners, according to a survey released Tuesday. More »Economy looking healthier to small business owners
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul to discuss ways to stimulate entrepreneurship and venture firms in Asia's fourth-largest economy. More »Facebook CEO meets SKorean president
RETIREMENT INSECURITY: Small business owners are concerned that their companies will be hurt by the lack of retirement savings among millions of Americans. More »Get Started: Small business insecurity, optimism
Many small business owners are still finding it hard to get loans and credit, and that's creating problems for their companies, according to a survey released Monday by the American Sustainable Business Council. More »Hard to get small business loans, survey says
Mike Hurley had a great opportunity: He could multiply sales and staff by converting his metal-stamping business from one that made brackets for the automotive industry into a top-tier supplier of satellite dishes to DirecTV. More »New regional bank aims to grow Appalachian economy
Small business exports are rising as the economy gradually gains strength and companies find trading partners in a new mix of countries, according to a survey released Wednesday. More »Small business exports picking up, survey finds
Nina Vaca is interviewing job applicants at her staffing company again after putting hiring on hold at the end of last year. More »Small businesses are hiring again, but cautiously
An Israeli startup says it has come up with a way to overcome language barriers when conducting international business: an automated service that provides quick translations between English and seven other languages with nothing more than a telephone. More »Cheap translations, but not replacement for humans
Small business owners grew a little more optimism about their companies and the economy during May, according to a survey released Tuesday. More »Small business owners more upbeat, still cautious
Tens of thousands of acres in Oregon's drought-stricken Klamath Basin will have to go without irrigation water this summer after the Klamath Tribes and the federal government exercised newly confirmed powers that put the tribes in the driver's seat over water use — a move ranchers fear will be economically disastrous. More »Klamath Tribes and feds exercise water rights
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Twitter are creating a program to encourage small businesses to advertise on Twitter. More »Small businesses to get $1M in Twitter ad credits
A new financial reporting system for small businesses was introduced Monday, giving owners an alternative to the complex rules with which big corporations must comply. More »Small business gets new financial reporting system
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Federal officials are declaring victory in their four-decade campaign to rescue the gray wolf, a predator the government once considered a nuisance and tried to exterminate. More »Government moves to wrap up gray wolf recovery
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