Stores plan old-style holiday

New York — Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock their holiday merchandise. Retailers hope embracing holiday traditions from cozier times will tempt recession-weary consumers to open... more »

Many have fewer openings, but work is available

All you want for Christmas is a job? That's a real possibility in the Louisville area — at least for temporary work, as employers such as UPS and department stores begin looking for holiday workers.But... more »

Holiday survey: Buyers to spend less, shop later

Port Washington, N.Y.--The NPD Group, a leading market research company, has released the results of its annual survey of consumers' holiday spending intentions.The survey reveals that a greater percentage of consumers plan to spend less... more »

A+ is for Alphabotz Named Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Products of 2009

Baton Rouge, LA – Parents of emerging readers have all sorts of tools at their disposal to expose their children to the wonders of reading. The problem is, while old-fashioned flash cards may be useful,... more »

Hampton in-laws enjoy doing business together

Hampton — If first impressions really count, new visitors to Hampton get a warm, comfortable one at Something to Crow About.Carolyn and Angie Klute are mother- and daughter-in-law partners in this gift shop, craft store... more »

Autumn sales are scary good for some Central New York businesses

Syracuse, NY -- The first signs of Halloween — the candy, the costumes, the pumpkins — used to emerge in early fall, sandwiched safely between the back-to-school season and the Christmas rush. During the last... more »

Small firms face credit squeeze as crisis drags

San Diego, CA - Small companies create more than half of America's jobs, but the entrepreneurs who drive this part of the economy continue to complain that access to credit two years into the recession... more »

In Florida, ‘small businesses’ aren’t all small

What do Dell Computer, General Electric and Boeing have in common? These massive corporations were all counted as "small businesses'' doing work in Florida last year.The three firms — along with a dozen other billion-dollar... more »

Small businesses not plugging into social media

While social media has garnered enormous exposure in the business press,it has translated into very little usage among small business owners and managers, according to a new Citibank / GfK Roper survey. According to the... more »

Morale boost: Small business owners try talking, paying, partying to lift employee spirits

New York, NY — As Bart Cleveland talks to employees of his ad agency, he sees the strain."We're really keenly aware of what the economy is doing to people's morale," said Cleveland, a partner at... more »