What The US-Cuba Deal Means for Your Small Business
Cuba has been sitting in the corner with its nose to the wall for quite a long, arduous and extended time out. Why? For a variety of reasons. But times are changing. On Wednesday Dec. 17th, President Obama announced sweeping changes to our policy with Cuba.

Are small business owners getting short-changed by banks?
Do banks have something against small business owners? Of course not. With the aid of its partnering banks, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued 10,874 loans in 2013, totaling more than $4.1 billion a 21% increase over 2012. Besides, small

6 Small Business Trends To Watch Out For In 2015
Small businesses are driving the U.S. job recovery, according to a recent blog post by Maria Contreras-Sweet, the administrator of the Small Business Administration. In her post she points out that about 7 million of the 10.9 million jobs added since the

Small business/politics: How did Sam Graves do?
New York Small companies were still reeling from the recession in 2011 when Sam Graves became chairman of the House Small Business Committee. As the Missouri Republican prepares to leave his post, small business has a higher profile, partly because of

SBA Launches 2015 Emerging Leaders Initiative: Entrepreneurship Training Initiative Sparks Increased Small Business
WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched its 2015 Emerging Leaders executive-level training series in 48 cities and communities across the country. The initiative has trained more than 2,400 promising small business owners in