Category: Briefs

You’ve come up with what you think is an excellent service or product, and now you want to turn your idea into a small business. There are a host of steps…

As the stock market took a leap up in November and December 2016, there was a lot of talk about optimism that the new administration would cut…

A business can stay in business only if it has one thing: Profit. After paying all the costs doing business and paying all the people working in the…

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For small businesses, paid sick leave is about to become an issue if it isn’t already. President Barack Obama, following a trend established by 36 cities…

Guilt and pleasure are oddly intertwined, says Yale Professor Ravi Dhar. In fact, in his experiments with researchers from Northwestern and Penn State…

Meijer changes plus-size racks Women’s plus-size clothing is now racked with all women’s clothing at Meijer. The plus-size market is a highlight as the…

Trusting your judgment, learning how to take risks, believing in yourself, feeling authentic. All these phrases are the common topics of books on business…

Filene’s: Edward Albert Filene, born September 3, 1860, was an American merchant and philanthropist. He made the family store into a retail powerhouse,…