Small businesses

Even though inflation has subsided, interest rates are heading down, and the labor market is loosening up, many business owners say the problems that emerged over the last few years haven’t gone away.

Some effects of cheaper money won't be visible until next year, and smaller, more risk-averse businesses may be slower to respond.

Restaurants near the DNC taking place in downtown Chicago were hoping for a shot in the arm from the event, but some are discouraged.

Optimism has increased, but it's still below a 50-year average, a National Federation of Independent Business survey shows.

The NFIB reports a spike in its uncertainty index, perhaps triggered by thrifty consumers and the upcoming election.

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and small businesses are getting hammered.

Hundreds of vendors were caught off guard when Outfox Hospitality abruptly shut down stores in Illinois, Texas and the Washington, D.C., area.

Small business spending has been fairly slow recently, according to American Express. But credit card companies see a lot of potential in the market.

Since 1952, Schwan’s yellow trucks and friendly drivers have been delivering frozen food to households. The industry has become more competitive and crowded and recently, the company changed names and stopped deliveries in most states.

While the labor market is still tight, some owners aren’t feeling like they need to hike pay as much as they did earlier in the pandemic.