NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier, several civil rights organizations noted watching with vigilance as Senate negotiations and, later, voting in both chambers took place. "We know that...
FLORIDA COURIER — According to the Small Business Administration (SBA): “The federal government’s goal is to award at least five percent of all federal contracting dollars...
OUR WEEKLY LOS ANGELES — “African-Americans make up only eight percent of restaurant owners and managers in the U.S.,” said Warren Luckett, co-founder of BRW in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, gave the following opening statement at hearing entitled, “Holding...
Dr. Sheila Brooks, the founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, a full service Washington, D.C.-based advertising and marketing agency, has earned an Image Award nomination...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Both sides, Democrats and Republicans, are at fault here. Republicans had control of both congressional chambers and the White House for two years....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am writing to inform you that while your time running the Consumer Bureau may be over, the time for accountability for your...
(Reuters) – U.S. small business confidence rose modestly in August, suggesting the economy continued to grow at a steady clip halfway through the third quarter. The...
(Entrepreneur) – Periscope is a live-streaming video mobile app that Twitter purchased in February 2015. Twitter then rolled it out to the public on March 26, 2015,...
JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer A National Labor Relations Board ruling that modified the definition of an employer could hurt small businesses including franchises and...
(Fox Business) – U.S. small business confidence rebounded in July from a 15-month low as owners anticipated solid sales and inventory growth, providing another boost to...
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are again able to get loans backed by the federal government. President Barack Obama signed into law a bill Tuesday...
(Black Enterprise) – One of the benefits of franchising is that there is a built-in support mechanism in place for you – a network of resources. Let’s say...
(Black Enterprise) – Toni Coleman Brown is the CEO of the Network for Women in Business, based in Queens, New York. The network provides training and coaching...
The Associated Press There are no “one size fits all” issues for small business in the 2016 presidential campaign. While candidates try to appeal to all...
(Bloomberg) – Looking for a read on the U.S. labor market ahead of the April 3 employment report? Hiring at the smallest businesses may not provide...
(Gallup) – Small businesses and startups are the crux of economic growth in the United States. Gallup continually collects and analyzes data to understand the...
JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the cameras rolling, Daniel and Stephanie Rensing accepted an offer from a “Shark Tank” investor....
(Bloomberg) — Sterling Risk Advisors, an Atlanta-based property and casualty insurance broker with 86 employees, has added 13 workers since June and will probably hire...
(Black Enterprise) – This week, President Obama recounted his vision for individual and corporate tax reform during the State of the Union Address. Although his proposals seek to...
(CNBC) – Robin Wiener has achieved something many small-business owners have struggled to do: She has lowered her firm’s health-care premiums. The dip isn’t huge....
(Reuters) – U.S. small businesses reduced borrowing in November, sending the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index to its lowest level in eight months, according to...
PRINCETON, NJ (Gallup) — U.S. small-business owners are more likely now to say they are satisfied with being a small-business owner than they were at the...
by Cary P. Yates Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times Myths and misconceptions about the reason banks decline loans and the rate at which...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of companies, including Apple, Honda and Coca-Cola, have agreed to pay their suppliers more quickly in a bid to boost small...
