Small Business
  • How to Build a Better Entrepreneur

    By Leah Konen, The Fiscal Times

    Obama loves it, the economy needs it, and a new study claims that, yes, entrepreneurship can be taught, but the question remains—can start-up-worthy passion really be learned in school?

  • Being Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t That Easy

    By David Koeppel, The Fiscal Times

    While the image of young entrepreneurs starting up companies in their dorm rooms has captured the public imagination, there are some major hurdles facing grads who think they’re the next Mark...

  • The 10 Hottest Spots to Start a Small Business

    By Shelley Seale, The Fiscal Times

    With small businesses an important driver of economic recovery, some places are better than others for budding entrepreneurs.

  • Recession Roulette: CEO Fires Herself to Save Jobs

    By Adam Skolnick, The Fiscal Times

    When one small company is on the verge of collapse, a CEO takes drastic action to save jobs, and perhaps the entire company: She fires herself.

  • 3 Million High Paying Jobs (or more) Lost Forever

    By James C. Cooper, The Fiscal Times

    Hourly pay for factory workers is 2.4 percent below the U.S. average. 27 percent of small-business employees have no health insurance. 72 percent of small business employees have no retirement plan...