Rob Kaiser

People hoping to flee from corporate America have two new guides available to help plan their escapes: The latest editions of the Franchise Opportunities Guide and the Franchise Annual Directory...

The National Federation of Independent Business is pointing to one graphic to show why it believes 2004 may give birth to the best economy in 20 years. Stretching from 1976...

A federal judge ruled Monday the City of Chicago's program to set aside construction contracts for minority- and women-owned firms is illegal, but gave the city six months to reconfigure...

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance to help businesses and individuals take advantage of the new Health Savings Accounts, which were created by the recently passed...

The Small Business Administration and Department of Labor have signed an agreement to help people with disabilities become small-business owners or get jobs with small firms. Unemployment among the more...

A Web site has been developed to help small-business owners, state legislators and activists push for business-friendly regulations on the state level. The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, which...

Optimism about the economy continues to swell among small-business owners. An optimism index kept by the National Federation of Independent Business climbed an additional 1.3 points in November, to 105.3....

Many small-business groups expect that the sweeping Medicare legislation approved by Congress last week will help more small firms provide health insurance. Through health savings accounts included in the legislation,...

Small-business concerns are unlikely to be heard as the U.S. Postal Service seeks to transform itself, according to a report from the Small Business Survival Committee, a public policy advocacy...

The U.S. Small Business Administration has increased its size standards for firms that work in trash disposal, security, laundry and other areas that are part of the "facilities support services"...