The unemployment picture has been unrelentingly gloomy for some time now. But one recent study shows that more than 40 percent of small businesses plan to hire in the next six months. Top jobs in demand? Sales and marketing -- nearly half of business...

Every week, we report on the conversations surrounding the big issues in the world of social entrepreneurship and change.SOCAP11, the four-day conference that brings together global leaders in impact investing and social enterprise, wraps up today in San...

This year alone, the biggest job losses in the private sector have occurred in retailing, “probably because of Borders,” Colleen Madden, a spokeswoman for Challenger Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement firm that tracks employment, said in...

TAMPA -- When Florida and the nation really start growing again, small entrepreneurs might lead the way.In fact, the United States would have lost jobs during the 2000s were it not for the risk-taking of startup businesses, according to the Ewing Marion...

These uncertain times mean that every business owner is trying to do more with less -- a recipe that can easily kill worker morale. But there's something that can make your workers happy again that costs a lot less than free food or gifts.It's in the...