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Small business owners with fewer than 50 employees are now eligible for a tax break if they continue to pay employees called to active duty in the U.S. military. The tax credit was included in the recently passed H.R. 6081, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008. The legislation, which was passed by the House and Senate in M  More...
Biometric fingerprint payments, intelligent shopping carts, holographic sales assistance, and interactive dressing rooms are among the top shopping-experience innovations foreseen by shoppers, finds a TNS Retail Forward study.  More...
Many managers assume that when a worker takes a "duvet" or "mental health" day it is because they are simply being lazy or not committed to their job. But it may in fact be a warning signal that they are working too hard or in the midst of a family or relationship crisis. A survey of more than 1,000 U.S workers by Chicago-based employee ass  More...
Welcome to the world of "credit card shaving." Like mathematicians searching for the right formula, thieves painstakingly try out combinations of 16 digits until they come up with a series that fits someone's card number. They grab gift cards found in most grocery stores and craft their own credit card or debit card -- shaving numbers off the g  More...
Senate lawmakers have approved an extra $100 million in funding for federal lending and assistance programs for small businesses. The funds, which would boost the Bush Administration's proposed budget for the Small Business Administration for 2009, provide additional resources for the agency's lending and oversight efforts, along with business d  More...
Searching for a government grant or no-interest loan to start a business? Don't waste your time.

"I've worked in small-business development since 1989 and there have never been any special programs for women and minorities in terms of easier access to money," says Lori Kravets, executive director of the Growth Opportunity Connection, a non  More...
A Senate leader grilled Bush administration officials about when, if ever, they would implement a new law aimed at increasing business assistance for veterans and reservists.

Kerry asked Small Business Administration chief Steven Preston about plans to implement a new law, signed in mid-February, that tries to help small businesses owned by vet  More...
Long term care insurance is becoming increasing important since most people are getting to live longer. And you know that the longer a person lives, the more frail they become. This alone makes the likelihood that they'll need assistance in daily activities very high. However, certain health conditions can make requirements of long term care a lo  More...