Small-business hiring activity slows in February
Perhaps due to being in better shape, small businesses pulled back on hiring activity in February, newly released figures suggest. But their search for superior talent hasn’t ended.
Women far outpacing men in franchisee growth
Between 2011 and 2016, franchise ownership among women jumped dramatically, up 71 percent nationwide, based on recent data.
Small-business owner optimism reaches 11-year high
It’s early in the going, but after a prosperous 2017, small-business owners remain highly encouraged that 2018 will be a revenue-positive period, according to recent polling released by Gallup.
Small businesses’ wealth health best since 1997
In an economy that’s experienced dramatic growth, small-business owners appear to be among the chief contributors to the economy’s health, based on a newly released survey.
What states are best for women business owners?
Georgia is considered the top state for women business owners, according to a recent study put together by online publication Fit Small Business.
3 in 4 entrepreneurs say opportunity fueled their business
Necessity may be the mother of invention, as Plato once said, but it seems that most business owners launch their own companies not because they have to, but because they have the opportunity to do so, a new study suggests.
Profits, hiring among businesses on the rise
An increasing number of Americans aren’t merely launching their own companies, as impressive as that is, they’re also succeeding at the task – and hiring more workers as a result, a newly released survey suggests.
More than one-third of board seats went to women last year
Women filled 36 percent of vacated board of director seats in 2017, according to numbers compiled by executive leadership firm Spencer Stuart.
Sales blitz gives retailers a truly merry holiday
In the month of November, holiday sales soared, up nearly 5 percent compared to 12 months earlier, according to preliminary figures.