Small Business

The Hapag-Lloyd AG Leverkusen Express sails out of the Yangshan Deepwater Port, operated by Shanghai International Port Group Co. (SIPG), in this aerial photograph taken in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The sweeping tariffs imposed on China for its alleged unfair trade practices was intended to

Photo by Hero Images via Getty Images You may feel ready to work beyond age 65. Your boss has a different story. Whether your retirement nest egg could use a little more strengthening or you’re looking to keep busy, there are plenty of reasons why you’d like to keep punching in. Your employer could probably

Workers assemble washing machines at the Samsung plant in Newberry, S.C., in March 2018. Sean Rayford | AP NEWBERRY, S.C. — While concerns about a potential manufacturing slowdown swirl in the face of an ongoing trade war, the sector is facing a bigger and more immediate problem — a growing skills gap that is leaving

Westend61 | Getty Images Digitization has an important role to play when it comes to how small and medium enterprises operate, the CEO of Spanish firm Cyberclick said Wednesday. During a panel discussion at Innovation Summit Barcelona chaired by CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick, David Tomas was asked whether digitization created happiness. “I think it can, it

A display of bottles for CBD sale is seen at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar Mike Segar | Reuters Harmony Dispensary, a medical marijuana cultivator and dispensary in Secaucus, New Jersey, has a Zen-looking shopfront with light green

PeopleImages | E+ | Getty Images A tantalizing 20% tax break for business owners went into effect in 2018 — and more than 15 million taxpayers grabbed it. The qualified business income deduction is one of the new features of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This new tax break allows owners of “pass-through” entities,

The CocoTera Co. In 2013 serial entrepreneur Nate Saal was at a chocolate tasting in Palo Alto, California, when it dawned on him that chocolate — like coffee, the other beloved “bean” from the equator — is something consumers could be making for themselves at home. On the spot, he hatched the idea that would

Lise Gagne | E+ | Getty Images Rajesh Srivastava always loved trading stocks and options. When he found a way to turn that passion into a software that helps traders analyze and respond to the market, he started a one-man business around it in 2015. He eventually left behind his career working for technology firms

designer491 | iStock | Getty Images Employer-sponsored 401(k) plans have become the primary method that Americans use to save and invest for their retirement, but it’s expensive and complicated for companies to provide a 401(k) plan. That makes it difficult for small businesses, in particular, to offer a 401(k) plan. Many ultimately opt not to

Fast food workers and supporters protest to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $15 dollars an hour. James Leynse | Corbis Historical | Getty Images For the more than six million small businesses nationwide, employee turnover can be a brutal expense. In fact, nearly one in three (32%) employees will no longer