Business

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, approximately 50 % of new businesses last five years or more. Find out why from the experts.

The News & Observer spoke with the CEO of the Nat'l Federation of Independent Business. Here is information about the organization.  

SpinMedia announced Thursday that they had purchased the rights to Vibe magazine and its related websites including Vibe.com and Vibevixen.com. SpinMedia’s spokesman indicated that they do not plan to continue the print edition of Vibe. They do plan to continue publishing Vibe digitally online.

Seemingly intractable long-term unemployment has become a national emergency that requires new and creative steps if it’s to be reversed.

Whoever said nothing in life is free was wrong. Here are five things you should never have to open your wallet to get. 

This year, crowd funding is poised to enter a new realm: small-business startups.

Small-business owners were less optimistic about the economy last month amid signs of another slowdown in the recovery.

As the economy improves and companies add to their ranks, many are taking the opportunity to revamp their hiring processes.

Headed up by Harvard Law School alumni Dr. Raye Mitchell, actor Hill Harper, and social media entertainment executive Lisa Jones Johnson, the M.B.A. (Motivated Brilliant Achievers) Series is a multi-platform, social entrepreneur project that interweaves innovation, social media, crowd-funding, new book publications and new entertainment/TV products together to create new and different tools to support youth and educational excellence.



Women make better corporate leaders than men because they are more likely to make fair decisions, a new study has found.