Keeping the Doors Open

Tips for how to keep your short-staffed biz running over the holidays.

Marketplace Fairness Act

The fight to level the playing field for brick-and-mortar small retailers continues to play out with no end in sight.

$1.5 Billion Problem

Troubles with SBA franchise loan programs that often include high default rates.

The Amazon of Africa?

Great story about a Nigerian start up capitalizing on Africa's growing oil economy.

Shanghai to San Gabriel

Immigrant entrepreneurs are cashing in on the boom in Chinese tourism. I talk to a few in my column today.

A Quarter Century Later

Have women truly achieved equality in the business world? My column on 25-year anniversary of HR 5050.

Mapping the Pay Gap

How much less do women in tech make than their male counterparts? Depends on where they live.

Local Peeps

Check out my money column about new hotel construction in Pasadena Magazine this month.

How Small is Small?

Definitions are one of the problems with small-business set-asides that routinely fail to reach goals.

Try, Try Again

Opponents of the multi-level marketing industry have submitted a petition calling for FTC investigation and regulations.

Pee Into the Cup

Advice for small employers looking into pre-employment drug-testing programs.

Going, Going, Gone

Fees on the smallest of small business loans are going down or going away, part of the SBA's efforts to boost its lending programs.