Small Business

How Millennials Could Make or Break the Brexit Vote

By Suman Bhattacharyya

In the final days before the referendum on Britain leaving the EU, poll numbers show the “leave” and “remain” sides in a dead heat. The Financial Times Brexit poll of polls has “leave” at 45 percent...
13 Tax Tips for Self-Employed Workers in 2016

By Janna Herron

The gig economy often means trickier taxes for self-employed workers. A third of the American workforce falls into that category, according to TurboTax, including 3.2 million on-demand workers, like...
How To Become an Everyday Millionaire…From Those Who’ve Done It

By Janna Herron

When you picture a millionaire’s lifestyle, does townhouse living or budgeting only $40,000 a year come to mind? Probably not. But it’s that type of frugal living that helped four everyday people to...
The Naughty Employee Costing Your Company More Than $12,000

By Millie Dent

We all have those colleagues who criticize you to co-workers behind your back, make rude remarks about your outfit or demand extra work from everyone but themselves. These toxic behaviors might be...
Employees Are Paying More – Much More – for Health Care

By Beth Braverman

While wages have been stagnant over the past decade, the amount that workers pay for employer-sponsored health insurance has more than doubled. Average employees at mid-size and large companies paid...

Behind Every Successful Woman, There’s a Clock

By Beth Braverman

Author Laura Vanderkam has made a career out of studying how people spend their time. For her latest book, I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time , Vanderkam looked...
10 Worst States for Working Mothers

By Marine Cole

Working mothers may want to avoid moving to the South, where the quality of child care leaves a lot to be desired and professional opportunities are scarce.
What Successful People Don't Say at Work

By Travis Bradberry, Inc.com

You can't build a strong professional network if you don't open up to your colleagues; but doing so is tricky, because revealing the wrong things can have a devastating effect on your career.
10 Worst Cities to Start a Business in 2015

By Marine Cole

If you’re about to start a business, you may want to stay away from the New York City area and from the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
10 Best Cities to Start a Business

By Marine Cole

Some of the best cities to start a business are located in the South, where resources for small companies are often more available and more affordable than in Silicon Valley or the New York area.

10 Ways Holiday Shopping Has Changed This Year

By Josie Rubio, dealnews.com

Shoppers, take note: Although there was one more day between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, it's still considered a "short" holiday season, with five fewer days than in 2012. That means it's...
Why 2014 Could Be a Record Year for Wine Sales in U.S.

By Katie Kramer, CNBC

Thanks in part to the holiday demand for wine, 2014 could turn into another record year of wine sales in the U.S. In 2013, Americans spent more than $36 billion on wine, according to data from The...
7 Ways to Get the Best Black Friday Deals Without Going Crazy

By Beth Braverman

Kicking off your holiday shopping on Black Friday (or increasingly, in the days and weeks leading up to it) has become a tradition as revered by some Americans as having a turkey dinner on...
Black Friday Shoppers Want More Than Discounts

By Krystina Gustafson, CNBC

Tired of retailers flooding your inbox with promises of big deals? Already weeks into promotions for early Black Friday discounts, a new study by the National Retail Federation found that more people...
Want to Open a McDonald’s? Here’s What It Will Cost You

By Hayley Peterson, Business Insider

Owning a McDonald's franchise can be a lucrative business, but it requires a lot of cash. The average McDonald's restaurant generates $2.5 million in sales annually, making it the second-highest-...

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