BusinessWeek.com -- Small Business

DIY Apps Save Small Businesses Time, Money

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:25:42 EST

A study estimates that small companies have cut 725.3 million annual employee hours by using mobile apps, equaling $17.6 billion in savings

Turning Girls into Tech Entrepreneurs with a Single App

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:23:01 EST

Technovation Challenge is a contest for high school students run by Iridescent, which uses online software called App Inventor

Michigan Wants More Immigrants

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:05 EST

Republican Governor Rick Snyder wants to attract talented foreigners he sees as crucial to the economy

A Verification System for New Hires Backfires

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:45:09 EDT

Eligibility checks of workers under the government's E-Verify program are hurting small business

Small Business Exports Edge Up

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:01:28 EST

Small companies have increased their share of goods sold abroad in the two years since President Obama set a goal to double exports by 2015

For Some U.S. Manufacturers, Time to Head Home

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:24 EST

More companies are assessing the true cost of outsourcing

Etsy's Funky Brooklyn Headquarters

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:54 EST

The arts and crafts site's HQ is like a nursery school built for grown-ups

Evan Lowenstein's Stageit, a Live Music Site

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:13 EST

A one-hit wonder has become an online concert king

After Hedge Funds, a Career Rejuvenation

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:01 EST

A TSA inspection helped Julie Macklowe switch careers from hedge fund manager to entrepreneur, selling luxury, travel-friendly toiletry kits

How to Rescue an Orphaned Brand

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:50:51 EST

Banking on nostalgia when reintroducing old products isn’t enough. Entrepreneurs should be ready to update them and explain their newfound relevance

Fed Says Business-Loan Demand Rose in 4th Quarter

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:45:45 EST

Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Demand for business loans increased in the fourth quarter as economic growth accelerated, according to a Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers at banks. Seventeen of 56 banks reported stronger demand among companies with $50 million in annual sales or more, according to the survey, while six reported weaker demand. Loan demand among small businesses increased by the most in any quarter since 2005. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line."

One-Percenters Want to Buy the Corner Bakery

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:11:33 EST

Smarting from poor returns in the markets, ultrawealthy individuals plan to increase their investments in small businesses

2015 May Be `Tipping Point' for Electric Cars

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:31:19 EST

Idan Ofer, chairman of Better Place, a U.S. startup developing charging stations for electric vehicles, discussess the outlook for the electric car market

Bernanke to Give Lecture Series at George Washington University

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:22:01 EST

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will deliver a series of four lectures to college students about the U.S. central bank.

Roundtable on U.S. Immigration, Technology Jobs

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:28:03 EST

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Vivek Wadhwa, director of research at Duke University's Center for Entrepreneurship, Rick Marini, chief executive officer of BranchOut Inc., and Bloomberg's Cory Johnson talk about President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, immigration and the need to fill technology jobs in the U.S., and the outlook for the manufacturing industry. They speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)

Amid Regulations Debate, White House Seeks Cuts

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:04:34 EST

The Obama Administration claims it can save businesses $10 billion over five years. Businesses and Republicans give the White House review an "incomplete"