Small Business

A medical worker in protective clothing attends the COVID-19 coronavirus response-training exercise, at the Oleksandrivska Clinical Hospital in Ukraine. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Stock markets are plunging — down about 7% so far today — oil prices are in free fall, supply chains are being disrupted, and in the middle

Hero Images | Getty Images The average annual revenues of women-owned business rose 68% in 2019, to $384,359 from $228,578 in 2018, according to the annual study of women-owned companies by Biz2Credit. However, while this growth is impressive, male-owned businesses generated a much higher average annual revenue: $752,154 in 2019, up jump from $473,157 in

Damage to the Basement East music venue near the Five Points area is seen on Thursday March 05, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tornados hit the area early Tuesday morning. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Businesses small and large are working together toward recovery after tornadoes ripped through central Tennessee Tuesday morning,

Tory Burch Source: Brigitte Lacombe Tory Burch, the fashion icon who launched a preppy-chic lifestyle brand in 2004 that now tops $1.5 billion in sales, is on a mission: to advance women empowerment and entrepreneurship by shattering stereotypes and creating new norms. Inspired by her own experience as a working mother launching a business, in which

WASHINGTON – A.J. Khubani took a chance when he pulled a seat up to President Donald Trump’s table at the golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey nearly two years ago. “Once we said counterfeits on Amazon, that’s all we had to say, we had his attention,” Khubani told CNBC. Khubani explained to the president how

Being an entrepreneur is a dream to which many people aspire, and a worthwhile financial goal. Still, many first-time business owners, and even experienced pros, can sabotage their best efforts through typical mistakes. When you’re ready to roll-up your sleeves and start your own business, keep your eyes open for these four issues. Though they might

When most 15-year-olds are out at the movies, playing video games or listening to music, Mikaila Ulmer of Austin is focusing on building her empire. Mikaila is the CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade, a business she started at age 4 after her family encouraged her to enter a local youth business competition. While

Gail Warrior Gail Warrior Gail Warrior, who created one of the largest woman- and minority-owned construction companies in the U.S., remembers her first experience applying for a business loan back in 2000. She was chief executive of Dallas-based Warrior Group, a modular construction company that had just won a government contract to build a barracks

Maskot Bildbyrå | Getty Images Suddenly your side hustle is more than just pocket change. You could be looking at a new phase of your business, says Kurt Wiegert, a certified financial planner and president of Towson Wealth Management in Towson, Maryland. The trees are everywhere, yet sometimes you can’t see the big-picture forest. For

Here’s a question every entrepreneur ought to consider: What would happen to your business if one or more of your key employees died suddenly or could no longer work because of a disability? For many fledgling businesses, the loss of a key employee — whether a founder or top sales rep — can be fatal.