Rob Kaiser

The City of Chicago is hosting a conference Thursday to boost procurement opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses. Representatives from city departments, sister agencies and private sector companies will be...

Even more so than the broad electorate, small-business owners are expressing confidence in President Bush. A recent survey found that 67 percent of small-business owners believe the president's re-election will...

Twenty-two percent of veterans are considering or have started a new business or purchased an existing one, according to a report by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. The...

A group called the Illinois Defense Industry Association is seeking to boost the number of Defense Department and Homeland Security contracts awarded to companies in the state. The association is...

The SBA is reporting strong demand for its 7(a) loan program at the beginning of the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. Through Oct. 22, the agency approved 6,215...

The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce has filed a complaint against the Small Business Administration to try to get the agency to enact a law that would reserve contracts for...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform has launched a Web site to promote legal reform. The site (www.legalreformnow.com) pulls together research, legislation, court decisions and news on...

Soon after arriving for work on the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange early Wednesday, Patrick Trucco pulled out a $20 bill. It was a payoff for a bad...

The latest Inc. magazine list of the 500 fastest-growing privately held firms includes 18 in Illinois. California topped the list with 67 companies, followed by Florida with 39, Virginia with...

Milwaukee will host a regional Business Matchmaking event next year that seeks to connect small-business owners with buyers from federal, state and local agencies as well as large corporations. The...