Small Business
  • Chinese Storm Japanese Companies Over 1931 Land Grab

    By Kazunori Takada and CHRIS BUCKLEY, Reuters

    Some major Japanese brandname firms announced factory shutdowns in China on Monday and urged expatriates to stay indoors ahead of what could be more angry protests over a territorial dispute between...

  • Policy Bigwigs Sound the Alarm over 'Fiscal Cliff'

    By Josh Boak and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

    With Congress back in session, two competing views have emerged about the impact of the looming fiscal cliff—it’s either the jolt needed for politicians to finally rise above their philosophical...

  • Can California Change How We Save for Retirement?

    By Mark Miller, Reuters

    The California state legislature recently passed a bill laying the groundwork for the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (SCP): a government-sponsored retirement-savings vehicle that...

  • Franchising's Fresh Promise, Despite Financial Risks

    By Deborah L. Cohen, The Fiscal Times

    Hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs are betting on the latest trends in franchising, which is expected to show modest gains in 2012 as measured in the number of U.S. outlets, after progressive yearly...

  • Why Success Can Come from 'Weakness' at Work

    By Maura Kelly, The Fiscal Times

    Psychologist Brené Brown discusses the importance of vulnerability in the workplace and how it can actually help people get ahead in their careers.