Running a business costs money and time, so every fee, slow process or delay can be a direct hit to the potential growth of ...

About half of U.S. small businesses are shifting their strategies in response to ongoing economic pressures, according to a recent Chase survey. With inflation, labor shortages and tariffs creating ...

If you often have working lunches, you might be able to deduct 50% of those meal expenses. When you meet with partners, employees, or business contacts, consider doing so over lunch. As long as the ...

The bill offers tax breaks that can benefit small-business owners — but it may have additional impacts that aren't so favorable. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

NEXT explores 12 effective networking groups for small business owners to foster connections, find opportunities, and gain support.

U.S. small businesses owners’ optimism rose slightly in May, according to a survey released Tuesday from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism ...

Jessica Bettencourt is president and CEO of Klem’s in Spencer. I am the third-generation owner of Klem’s in Spencer. I have 68 employees and sell everything from hardware and outdoor power equipment ...

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In a La Grange, Kentucky, basement packed wall-to-wall with model train parts, a small online business has spent two decades delivering miniature locomotives and tiny track pieces to hobbyists ...

Local shop owners say the personal touch and community connection they offer can't be replicated online as they compete for ...