
We asked 10 small businesspeople what would they ask President Obama to do to make it easier for them to hire.

Politicians, statisticians and economists all have something to say about small business and hiring. Here's what small business owners had to say.

A low loan failure rate is a vote of confidence both for the franchise business model -- or concept -- and for the people involved. The following franchises all had relatively low loan failure rates.

Firing an employee is never easy. But these horror stories teach the following: Always be polite and professional when giving an employee the boot. And if the person getting fired starts to lose it, duck.
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Thinking about starting a business? These 10 states saw more startup activity than anywhere else nationwide, according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity.
This year's 12 top paid tech CEOs all make more than $15 million annually.
The Chinese reclaimed the top spot on June's 'Top500' fastest supercomputers list with a system almost twice as fast as any other.
Some investments make sense at particular stages. Then there are the stalwarts. We've asked five elite fund managers for their top long-term stock picks.
From child prodigies to late bloomers, we highlight 10 individuals who found success at different stages of their lives.
Rwanda's coffee beans -- now imported by the likes of Grace Hightower De Niro -- are bolstering the economy of the central African nation.
These five cities dedicate the most land and money per resident to their park systems and the results show, with plenty of green spaces for residents to enjoy, ...
The plug-in version of the tiny 500 turns out to be an all-around excellent car.