SCORE Business article: What if the worst happens to your busienss?
When Hurricane Sandy roared through the Northeastern U.S. in October 2012, few small businesses escaped unscathed. Many were left without power and Internet access for weeks, while others sustained severe damage to facilities and equipment. And even those

Does your business use YouTube correctly? Try making videos that people want.
Most business owners follow a predictable path of hearing that some form of advertising worked wonders for someone’s business, and then attempting to do the same. The problem is that simply producing the same form of advertising that another successful

Must-read: Why small business optimism is slowly recovering
The National Federation of Independent Business is a monthly report that contains a wealth of information regarding trends for small businesses. It examines labor markets, plans for capital expenditures, credit availability, inventory and sales data

G.E. in Talks Over Selling Its Business in Appliances
One suitor is the Swedish appliance maker Electrolux, which confirmed on Thursday that it was in talks about an acquisition. Another, more unusual, potential buyer is the aptly named Quirky, a consumer products start-up based in New York. It is working

GE considers selling its appliance business
NEW YORK (AP) General Electric confirmed that it is considering the sale of its historic appliance division, part of its effort to focus on selling more complex and profitable industrial equipment. The confirmation came after the Swedish appliance