News

News (2425)

Small Business Growth Appears Stalled

The National Federation of Independent Businesses reports that May was flat for small business hiring, reports the Huffington Post. In addition, 80% of small businesses didn't hire anyone in the last month and 12% actually eliminated jobs.
Read more...

Epson to Demonstrate Advanced Projection Technology

Epson, the number one selling projector brand worldwide1, will demonstrate its industry-leading projection technology at InfoComm 2013. InfoComm has been created for audiovisual, information communications and systems integration industries offering the latest technologies for audio, video, display, projection, lighting and staging, networking and much more.

Read more...

Startup Seeks to Mobilize Every Small & Medium-Sized Business

New York City startup bMobilized, whose technology converts any website into an advanced, HTML5 mobile site, today launched a national initiative to mobilize every small and medium-sized business in America. MobilizingUSA has spent six months building a database of millions of mobile websites, and today will make it available to all U.S. SMBs -- at no cost.

Read more...

Business Credit Reports Important

According to the Washington Post, small business owners need to check their business credit report too. Too often, small business owners fail to monitor their business credit report and find themselves turned down for a loan.

Read more...

Giving Employees a Vote

More companies are giving employees a say by letting them vote, reports CNN Money. Companies let employees vote on things like which perks to have or whether to switch healthcare plans.

Read more...

Which Cities are Best for Small Business Employees?

A new study by CardHub rates 30 major metropolitan areas on their small business work environment, reports the Huffington Post. The ranking criteria, included small business job growth, salaries for new hires, cost of living and stress index.

Read more...

Twitter's Self Serve Ads

Twitter no offers small businesses do it yourself ads, reports Businessweek. The new pay-for ads will let business owners target Twitter users based on location and interests.

Read more...

The Cloud isn't That Popular with Small Business

According to PC Magazine, despite the hype small businesses aren’t switching to the cloud in droves. Small businesses are hesitant to use the cloud for several reasons, chiefly a lack of understanding what exactly the cloud entails.

Read more...

Less Than Half of Small Businesses Offer Health Benefits

A report by Bank of America finds that only 33% of the small business owners provide traditional health benefits, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. In contrast, 31% of those surveyed offer other  amenities, such as healthy snacks or massages and about 45% offer employees flexible work or work-from-home options.

Read more...

Risk of Default Drops

According to financial information provider Sageworks, fewer private U.S. companies are defaulting on their loans, reports Businessweek. Sageworks’ report shows the average risk of default decreased to 4.1 percent, this is down from 5.1 percent in April 2012.

Read more...

Visit other PMG Sites: