Rob Kaiser

Steep discounts at major retailers and consumers flush with a record number of gift cards are expected to boost sales during the last week of December and put a positive...

Chicago ranks near the bottom of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in small-business growth, according to a recent report. In placing the Chicago area 94th, the report looked at the...

The Small Business Administration has adopted a new policy requiring small firms with federal contracts to recertify themselves as small businesses if they are acquired or merge with another company....

Inflation should not accelerate soon, according to a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. Twenty-seven percent of businesses raised prices in November, while 11 percent cut them,...

Canadian small businesses, which account for 45 percent of the country's economy, are the most optimistic about their prospects in almost a year, according to an industry survey. The Canadian...

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce is turning up the heat on government officials to ink more contracts with women-owned businesses. Going beyond the federal government's goal of allocating 5...

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has ordered an investigation of whether the Department of Energy is complying with small-business contracting goals. In fiscal year 2003, the Department...

Small businesses will be able to compete for more federal contracts as a result of a provision in the recently approved 2005 omnibus spending bill. Federal agencies had been forced...

President Bush signed legislation last week to enlarge the Small Business Administration's flagship 7(a) loan program, which backs 40 percent of all long-term lending to the country's small businesses. Under...

The Women's Presidents' Organization and Fast Company magazine are creating an award competition for female entrepreneurs. Finalists will be chosen through an open application process by the Fast Company staff,...