Small Business

One parent wonders why many adults disapprove of where her son is putting his hard-earned lemonade stand money towards.

Small businesses find it harder to get credit, so they create fewer jobs.

The largest African-American bookstore in the country is closing its doors at the end of this month. The Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem has been around for ten years, but rising rents and a changing industry have made it impossible for it to stick around.

Fewer than a million small-business owners would likely face higher taxes. And some would keep hiring anyway.

Some say cheaper insurance could help startup owners focus on business.

As part of our weekly Attitude Check, we look at recent Gallup data on how Americans feel about big versus small business, government, and other institutions.

The index of Small Business Optimism fell by a tenth of a percent last month, but small businesses that weathered the recession may finally be beginning to hire.

Beyond Pizza Patron’s marketing gimmicks, a plan to reach Hispanic customers.

Lulu DeCarrone was tired of laptoppers turning her New Haven coffee shop into a silent crypt, so she cut them off. And business has never been better.