- J.D. Harrison
- Reporter
- Mortgage rates free fall continues; 15-year dips below 3 percent
- Get started ‘On’ May 31: Obama reauthorizes Ex-Im Bank, small business revenues rising slowly
- Washington region’s unemployment rate holds at 5.5 percent
- Get started ‘On’ May 30: Cornell building island tech hub, cybersecurity jobs outnumber qualified candidates
- Get started ‘On’ May 29: Gas prices expected to fall, debt-sans-degree rate rises
- Get started ‘On’ May 25: Senate hits impasse on student loan bills, unemployment claims dip
- Small business panel talks crowdfunding, contracting and cupcakes
- 30-year mortgage rate hits fourth straight record low
- Get started ‘On’ May 23: Small business sales rising, little dairy farms disappearing
- SBA, AARP form new alliance to support ‘encore’ entrepreneurs
- Get started ‘On’ May 23: Senate bill takes aim at STEM shortage, generic drugmakers fight legal loophole
- Senators beckon immigrant entrepreneurs and workers with Startup Act 2.0
- Get started ‘On’ May 22: Ohio entrepreneur named SBA person of the year, Obama opposes increase of small business contracting goals
- Poll: Swing state small business owners leaning toward Romney
- A marriage of teaching and entrepreneurship
- Georgetown duo become research entrepreneurs
- Get started ‘On’ May 21: Happy National Small Business Week, G-8 shifts away from austerity ideas
- Get started ‘On’ May 18: Facebook IPO to yield $100B valuation, new Senate bill targets SBA’s entrepreneurship office
- Mortgage rates sink to record lows for third straight week
- Get started ‘On’ May 17: Federal Reserve considering additional stimulus, California teen wins national entrepreneurship award
- Get started ‘On’ May 16: Senate OKs Ex-Im Bank reauthorization, workplace violence most prevalent at gov’t offices
- Get started ‘On’ May 15: Lightsquared files for bankruptcy, small business owners leaning toward Obama
- Get started ‘On’ May 14: Minority-owned small business contracts slip, Kickstarter suffers security failure
- Nonprofits expecting better year
- Closed for business: The least friendly states toward small companies
- Get started ‘On’ May 11: U.S. trade deficit widens significantly, unemployment claims slide
- Mortgage rates hit record lows for second straight week
- Mortgage rates sink to record lows for third straight week
- Rising gas prices crippling small businesses on a variety of levels
- Get started ‘On’ May 10: USPS abandons original overhaul plan, House reauthorizes Ex-Im Bank
- Study: Business owners seeing less trouble making sales but more trouble securing payments
- Get started ‘On’ May 9: Small business lending drops, Richard Branson’s head now cools beverages
- Get started ‘On’ May 8: Small business optimism edges higher, entrepreneurs clamoring to get aboard floating incubator
- LivingSocial, Chase put $3 million in grants up for grabs for small businesses
- Get started ‘On’ May 7: House lawmakers introduce small business international trade bills, Romney keeps attacking Obama’s business record
- 10 nonprofits win a piece of $500,000 from Economic Club
- United States’ new business formation rate continues dropping steadily
- Get started ‘On’ May 2: Manufacturing kicks into gear, small banks charging big card fees
- Greek yogurt maker Chobani takes home 2012 SBA Entrepreneurship Award
- Get started ‘On’ May 1: Federal Reserve, small business owners agree: Banks are easing loan terms
- Entrepreneurial studies taking root at historically black colleges
- Get started ‘On’ April 30: Small business hiring declines, companies switching hands frequently
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Economic growth slows, small business tax cut claims deemed false
- Mortgage rates hold near record lows for second straight week
- Get started ‘On’ April 26: Federal Reserve declines new action, D.C. group launches youth entrepreneurship challenge
- Senate OKs Postal Service overhaul bill: What’s at stake for small businesses?
- Get started ‘On’ April 25: Small business owners back clean energy investments, Senate voting on Postal Service overhaul
- Get started ‘On’ April 24: Companies modestly increasing wages, credit unions pushing for business loans
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 23: Government fund boosts local lending, men’s suits ranked worst business to start
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: South Dakota tops tax code rankings for start-ups, CEO pay keeps rising
- House Republicans send doomed small business tax cut bill to the Senate
- Mortgage rates hold fairly steady, 30-year at 3.90 percent
- Get started ‘On’ April 19: White House threatens veto of small business tax cut, gas consumption drops
- Franchise lending shortfall robbing the nation of jobs, economic output
- Get started ‘On’ April 18: IMF forecasts modest growth, congressional commitees talking small business
- Get started ‘On’ April 17: Senate shoots down Buffett Rule; Dartmouth president tapped to lead World Bank
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 16: Corporate tax loopholes taking toll on small businesses, China’s economy slows
- D.C. culinary start-up caters to dining enthusiasts, innovative chefs
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 13: Small business owners’ morale improves, unemployment claims edge higher
- District ranks 24th among the world’s start-up hubs
- Mortgage rates take a dive, 15-year hits all-time low
- District ranks 24th among the world’s start-up hubs
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 12: Fed survey calms hiring fears, while BLS report exacerbates them
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 11: Santorum suspends campaign, small business optimism drops
- D.C. region’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in Feb.
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 10: Facebook buys Instagram, California ceiling maker wins Ex-Im award
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 9: District’s elderly struggling to land jobs, big firms emerging stronger
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 6: Retailers enjoy a sales spike, small firms vie for an office makeover
- Small business job growth hastens, but outlook remains gloomy
- Mortgage rates remain virtually unchanged on mixed economic data
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 5: Obama signs JOBS Act, Small firms add 100,000 jobs in March
- GSA scandal sheds light on small business contracting fraud
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 4: Romney moves closer to nomination, Fed remains in wait-and-see mode
- GSA scandal sheds light on small business contracting fraud
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 3: Small business employment, manufacturing picked up the pace in March
- Get started ‘On’ Apr. 2: Global IPO activity slows, senior citizens suffering from student debt
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 30: House OKs Senate-doomed budget, unemployment claims continue declining
- How big business policies can promote small business interests
- Mortgage rates decline, 30-year falls below 4.0 percent
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 29: Supreme Court weighs severability of health- care mandate, durable goods rise
- Get started ‘On’ March 28: Congress sends JOBS Act to Obama, consumer confidence dips slightly
- Competing small business tax cut plans: House Republicans vs. Senate Democrats
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 27: Senators propose small business tax cut, Bernanke remains cautious on economic progress
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 26: Supreme Court begins weighing health care law appeal, House voting on amended JOBS Act
- New economic indicator shows franchise industry growing stronger
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: House vote on ammended JOBS Act coming next week, Dartmouth president nominated to lead World Bank
- Mortgage rates jump way higher; 30-year at 4.08 percent
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 22: Cantor proposes small business tax break, Senate moves forward on JOBS Act
- Entrepreneurs to lawmakers: Partner with us on regulations
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 21: Republican budget proposes reshuffled tax code, employers asking for social media logins
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 20: Economists’ manufacturing forecasts grow increasingly gloomy, Senate voting on JOBS bill
- American entrepreneurial activity on the decline?
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 19: Biotech funding dwindling, automakers racing toward India
- Why immigrant workers are critical to the economic recovery
- Get started ‘On’ March 16: SEC investigating pre-IPO trading, small business bill hitting obstacles
- Mortgage rates edge higher across the board
- Flash sales: Richmond duo reveals first daily deals site for underwear
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 15: SEC chief warns against JOBS Act, community banks gaining strength
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 14: Low interest rates to continue, Cereal-mixing pitch wins SxSW StartupBus competition
- Small business confidence inches higher — again, very slowly
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 13: Senate planning small business bill, Eureka Park and angel rounds growing
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 12: Exports to China surging; New government suppliers dwindling
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Unemployment holds steady, agencies come together to boost women’s contracting
- New iPad not tooled for business, analysts say
- Small business advocates, lawmakers applaud House passage of JOBS Act
- Average 15-year mortgage falls to all-time low
- Apple ready to tackle television with its new iPad
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 7: Romney takes top prize on Super Tuesday, House lawmakers marking up contracting bills
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 6: Factory orders drop for first time in three months, economists skeptical of roads projects
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 5: Romney collecting big endorsements, Fed breaks to weigh outlook
- Cutting-edge financing services offer alternatives to bank loans
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Small business borrowing ticks higher, Yelp soars in market debut
- Mortgage rates come back down: 30-year at 3.9%
- Get started ‘On’ Mar. 1: Bernanke warns of continued economic strife, small firms struggling to afford bankruptcy
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 29: Senate pushes small business funding bills, home prices plummet
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 28: SBA finalizes changes to size standards, consumer debt levels improving
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 27: Economists showing more confidence, Pentagon seeking more contracting auditors
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 24: President pushes online privacy guidelines, big firms snagging billions in small biz contracts
- Steve Case: American entrepreneurship could face the same fate as American manufacturing
- Mortgage rates jump higher; 30-year at 3.95 percent
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 23: Obama proposes lower corporate tax rate, Zipcar contemplating renting out your car
- Small business spending hits most ambitious level since 2008
- Existing-home sales rise to start 2012
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 22: High-end retailers celebrating high profit margins, small theaters losing out in digital shift
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 21: Greece reaches $170B bailout deal, Sean Combs launching MTV competitor
- House lawmakers battle bundling with new bill
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Congress passes $150B economic plan, HUBZone pilot program launched in DC
- More small employers are seeking credit – and more are being turned away
- Mortgage rates hold steady at all-time lows
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 16: Fed mulling stimulus options, Facebook Timeline coming for brands
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 15: Health care fears slowing small business hiring , Apple iPad 3 rumors start swirling
- Small business optimism edges up, still trails 2011 levels
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 14: Republicans cave on payroll tax agreement, farmers sowing more seeds this year
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 13: Obama to propose higher taxes on wealthy, consumer confidence slides
- Kauffman calls state governments to action
- Small business owners not expected to opt out of health care reform
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 10: Mortgage fraud settlement reached, U.S. jobs age gap widening
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: SBA tweeks business size standards, Bernanke warns Senate against hasty deficit cuts
- House lawmakers push for additional small business contracting reforms
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 8: States, NFIB file briefs against Obamacare, low-skill workers giving up on job hunt
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 7: Amazon going brick-and-mortar, settlement looming on shoddy foreclosures
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 6: Apple takes PC sales crown, contractors slashing costs to save profits
- Start-up guru aims to build investment fund
- Start-up guru aims to build investment fund
- SBA’s Karen Mills explains Obama’s start-up plans
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Bernanke fires warning at Congress, small business hiring sputtering
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 2: Facebook files for $5B IPO, House lawmakers planning tax break for small businesses
- Get started ‘On’ Feb. 1: Romney takes Florida, SBA renews efforts in underserved communities
- Q&A: Startup America CEO talks obstacles, goals and surprising states
- Rep. Graves introduces bills to boost small business contracting
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 31: Small business hiring slows, banks remain hesitant to loan
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 30: Startup America opening state programs, Florida exporters securing record loans
- O’Malley proposes tax hike on high-earners
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Economic recovery hastens, Facebook IPO reportedly coming next week
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 26: Federal Reserve to maintain low rates, Google faces backlash
- Small business leaders offer mixed reviews of State of the Union
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 25: Obama blasts economic disparity, St. Louis beckons entrepreneurs
- Small businesses hoping for a remedy for uncertainty
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 24: Banks increase small business loans, oil prices rise on Iran threats
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 23: Start-ups shift the online college landscape, stamp prices rise
- Existing home sales climb for third straight month
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: SOPA/PIPA votes postponed following protests, Obama aims to boost tourism
- How to turn fuming customers into lifelong fans
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 19: Sales of small businesses picking up, U.S. losing high-tech jobs to Asia
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 18: Google joins anti-anti-piracy protests, Zients takes over OMB
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 17: Former AOL execs make big investment, Wikipedia going dark
- Small business committees, advocates hesitant to back Obama’s restructuring proposal
- Obama adds cabinet seat for SBA administrator, proposes merging commerce agencies
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Older Americans finding plenty of jobs, personal computer sales drop
- Common HR nightmares employers can avoid
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 12: Obama planning tax changes, small business lending spikes
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 11: Romney takes New Hampshire, small business optimism edges up
- How a village raised a start-up
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 10: Consumer borrowing takes off, Obama’s chief of staff steps down
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 9: Holiday electronics sales suffer, super wealthy paying less taxes
- Small businesses should ensure insurance coverage for cybersecurity breaches
- Women picking up the pace in economic recovery
- Get started ‘On’ the weekend: Unemployment rate and small biz hiring dipped in December
- Fed alters policy on interest rate forecasts
- The three keys to building a new brand
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 5: Yahoo names chief executive; SBA launches new tool for Native Americans
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 4: Romney, Santorum take Iowa, Federal Reserve alters forecast policy
- Small employers plan to up hiring, wages in 2012
- Late IPO activity not enough to salvage a lackluster 2011
- Get started ‘On’ Jan. 3: Small business lending hits 4-year high, GOP primaries kicking off in Iowa
- The biggest small business stories of 2011
- The United States’ biggest IPOs in 2011
- Get started ‘On’ the new year: Obama delays debt ceiling request, unemployment claims turn higher
- Get started ‘On’ Dec. 29: Car sales, initial public offerings headed toward big year in 2012
- Cybersecurity insurance: What small businesses need to know
- Get started ‘On’ Dec. 27: Cash mobs spur local spending, DC bakery takes business nationwide
- Get started ‘On’ Dec. 23: Congress reaches accord on payroll tax cut, entrepreneurs flocking to New Orleans
- Shirt designer prevents wardrobe malfunctions
- Entrepreneur creates fitted shirts for fit guys
- Get started ‘On’ Dec. 22: Retail returns to break records, entrepreneurs hoping for eased SEC regulations
- Immigrants started half of the nation’s top VC-backed firms
- Small firms nab NASA funding through newly rescued SBIR program
- Get started ‘On’ Dec. 21: Housing shows recovery signs, lobbyists warn against tax cut expiration
- Get started ‘On’ Dec. 20: Congress nears payroll tax deadline, NASA pursues small business projects
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