Small business optimism rises despite ongoing labor quality concerns as well as inflation challenges, according to new NFIB ...

When it comes to government-backed small business loans, a little known $14 billion tech-focused bank in North Carolina called Live Oak dominates. Unfortunately Wall Street pays it no respect. Ifsmall ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration defines a small business as a firm with revenue ranging from $1 million to over $40 million and an employee workforce of under 500. 5 Based on the SBA’s ...

"My company has been left behind," one small business founder said. A Maryland-based technology consulting firm said it cut 20% of people on its payroll when a federal funding freeze compromised ...

These schools, with fewer than 4,000 students each, offer top academics, plus greater access to faculty and more protection from federal funding cuts, than at big research universities. The ...

You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Your conversation partner ...

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Learning how to get better at small talk might not seem like much of a conversational superpower. Arguably everyone’s least favorite part of socializing, surface-level chitchat can be awkward, ...

While the market’s biggest names have been grabbing the lion’s share of investors’ attention in recent years, the smaller end of the market deserves some consideration, as well. In this series on ...

The Illuminating Hidden Harvests initiative draws on data from case studies in 58 countries, selected for their contributions to fisheries production, nutrient supplies and employment. These countries ...

It might seem like everyone from venture capitalists to the news media to the U.S. secretary of Energy has been hyping small modular reactors as the key to unlocking a nuclear renaissance and solving ...