Mar 1, 2012 | Running Your Business
During a turbulent economy, the negative side of owning a small business is often the aspect that's publicized. Like most companies, small enterprises in virtually every industry saw business nosedive as the recession hit, with some unable to weather the storm....
Feb 28, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Community financial institutions (FIs) and credit unions (CUs) are triumphing over big banks at a time when the country's small businesses are making tentative steps toward economic recovery, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The source notes that despite...
Feb 27, 2012 | Running Your Business
As the owner of a local small business, you know the hardships involved with getting a company off the ground. Chances are, you took out some commercial loans, tapped other sources of funding and operated at a loss for a while after opening the business. If things...
Feb 27, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Setting up a community bank presence on Twitter is unlikely to garner the same number of followers as more established big-name financial institutions – but in a way, that might be beneficial, notes the Philadelphia Business Journal. Banks can use Twitter to...
Feb 24, 2012 | Running Your Business
According to a recent study by Fidelity Investments, more than half (53 percent) of the nearly six million small businesses in the nation don't have an optimal retirement plan. What's more, many entrepreneurs are confused or uninformed about the features and...
