Small Business Hiring

Forecast On Main Street: Clear Skies

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 05.24.2012

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Citing increased liquidity and plans for expansion, small businesses started 2012 off on the right foot, according to a quarterly index from Capital O...

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Small Business Hiring Slows In April: NFIB

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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(Reuters) - Hiring by small businesses slowed in April, but there was an increase in the number of employers planning to create new jobs and those rep...

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Why Small Business Owners Are Hesitant To Hire

AP | JOYCE M. ROSENBERG | Posted 05.03.2012

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NEW YORK -- Ken Levien has no plans to hire more people for his real estate project management company in New York. He says his business has only abou...

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Hiring Slows On Main Street

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2012

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(Reuters) - U.S. small business hiring slowed considerably in the April and employees saw a reduction in their hours, an independent survey showed on ...

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Inflation Threatens Small Business

AP | JOYCE M. ROSENBERG | Posted 04.19.2012

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NEW YORK -- Don't be misled by reports that inflation is tame. For small business owners, it's a threat to profits and expansion plans. An 8 percent ...

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More Good News On Main Street?

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 04.13.2012

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There's more good news on Main Street, it seems. More than half (56 percent) of business owners feel good about their prospects for the next six month...

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Small Business Hiring Hits Highest Level In A Year

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

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(Reuters) - Small businesses created the most jobs in March in about a year, a survey showed on Thursday, bolstering expectations of a fourth straight...

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Small Business Confidence Rises To Highest Level In A Year

Reuters | Posted 03.27.2012

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(Reuters) - Small business confidence rose to its highest level in a year in the first quarter with more firms planning to ramp up hiring as the econo...

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Small Business Hiring Edges Up In February

Reuters | Posted 03.02.2012

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(Reuters) - Hiring at small U.S. businesses edged higher in February as the number of firms laying off workers fell to its lowest since 2007, although...

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Small-Business Confidence Hits 4-Year High

Reuters | Posted 02.14.2012

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidence among small U.S. business owners hit a four year-high in January and many are having trouble filling vacant position...

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Number Of Small Businesses Planning To Hire Hits Four-Year High

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 02.08.2012

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Twenty-two percent of small-business owners plan on increasing the total number of jobs at their company in the next year, according to a new Wells Fa...

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Small Business Hiring Slows, Wages Dip In January

Reuters | Posted 01.30.2012

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(Reuters) - Small business payrolls grew at a slower rate in January and wages fell, an independent survey showed on Monday, suggesting the pace of ov...

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Help Wanted: One In Three Employers Can't Find Qualified Employees

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Manpowergroup, Unemployment, Lack of Skilled Workers, Hiring Problems, Small Business News and Trends, Hiring, Small Business Hiring, Small Business News

What unemployment problem? Fifty-two percent of American employers are having difficulty finding suitable talent to fill job openings, reports a surve...

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Small Businesses Add 55,000 Jobs in December

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 01.04.2012

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Small businesses added 55,000 new jobs in December, according to the latest Intuit Small Business Employment Index. The report surveyed 72,000 emp...

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Fed Paper: Policy Uncertainty Hurting Job Creation

Posted 11.29.2011

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Small businesses would hire and invest more if Washington offered a clearer idea about plans for taxes and government spending, researchers at the...

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Small Businesses Created 55K Jobs In November But Employees' Hours And Wages Dip

Reuters | Posted 01.29.2012

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(Reuters) - U.S. small businesses created 55,000 jobs in November but employees worked fewer hours and earned less money, according to a survey on Tue...

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Small Businesses To Lawmakers: Give Us Some Credit!

John Arensmeyer | Posted 01.01.2012

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Small employers are struggling; lack of demand and weak sales are part of it, but one of the key barriers to their success -- hindering their ability to help remedy the economy's malaise -- is the inaccessibility of credit.

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Small Business Optimism Falls For Sixth Straight Month, Survey Finds

Posted 11.13.2011

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Small businesses in the United States became less confident in the economy's future for the sixth straight month in August following a bruising sp...

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When 'Decision Fatigue' Frazzles Your Small Business Brain

Karen Leland | Posted 11.12.2011

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Faced with the daily task of deciding everything -- from what social media buttons should be above the fold on our home web page to who we should invite to the Friday meeting -- there are some ways we small business owners can maximize our power to choose while protecting our brain's much-needed mojo.

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Will Small Business Put America Back To Work?

The Huffington Post | Janean Chun | Posted 11.06.2011

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Despite the general gloom and doom about jobs, almost half of small businesses say they're planning to hire within the next six months, outpacing thos...

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Small Business Hiring Slows In August

Reuters | Posted 10.29.2011

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(Reuters) - Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent sto...

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Small Businesses Cut Jobs In July: NFIB

Reuters | Posted 10.04.2011

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(Reuters) - Small business owners cut jobs in July for the second straight month because of weak housing starts and meager spending on services, the...

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Small Business: Tax Cut Deal Won't Spur Hiring

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (By Deborah L. Cohen): Extending Bush-era tax breaks won't be enough to encourage business owners like Brad Schulman to begin hiring. "They'v...

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Small Business Still Holding Back Recovery, Optimism Hits Record Low

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new Gallup poll shows that "The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index -- which measures small-business owners' perceptions of six measures of thei...

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