Question-and-answer session of Panel 1 conducted by Ranking Member Mary Fallin (R-OK) at the House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hearing on The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and Small Business on May 14, 2009Read More

The deal-a-day phenomenon pioneered by Groupon has spawned direct attacks on the model from a wide variety of companies. Newspapers, social sites and others are all going at it. But how about gift card providers? Adility Founder Thomas Cornelius, a longtime veteran of the gift card industry, thinks the synergies are huge. His 20 person...Read More

The Forum of Private Business is advising smaller employers affected by the Icelandic volcano eruption to be flexible with stranded staff – but know when to draw the line on unpaid leave. View full post on fpb.org – Latest news articles from the FPBRead More

10 Top Tips to Market a Small Business Successfully Over the past decade more and more people are getting fired, getting downsized, or getting fed up with their corporate jobs and embark on the journey as a small business owner. Unfortunately, most of the new small business owners fail to consider their marketing plans or...Read More

Craigslist has always been murky about revenues, and remains a free site for most categories. It only charges a commercial rate for recruitment, with listings costing just $25 in 17 markets and $75 in San Francisco. Fees for apartment listings (in New York) and “adult and therapeutic services” ads fit into the nominal fee category,...Read More