US Business Stockpiles Grew 0.6 Percent in August
U.S. companies restocked their shelves at a solid pace in August while sales rose for a second straight month. The combination of higher stockpiles and increased sales should help to boost economic growth. Business inventories grew 0.6 percent

Growth of business travel spending is slowing, study finds
After a dramatic slump during the economic recession, spending on business travel in the U.S. climbed in 2010 and 2011. But business travel spending is slowing down, perhaps a sign of anxiety in corporate America over the still-shaky economy

Tampa Bay business brokerage deal climate remains flat
If you want to buy a business in Tampa Bay, the current median asking price is $180,000. That s relatively flat compared to $179,000 a year ago. Revenue and cash flow numbers are up, slightly. The Q3 2012 listed businesses in the area had

The Nasty Bias in Business Journalism
I wrote a story for TIME.com about breastfeeding at work, and I talked about the fact that in the last Catalyst.org report on family-friendly benefits, only 28 percent of responding companies had a lactation facility for nursing moms. I thought

United Service Organizations
The USO is a private, nonprofit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men

Student Organizations & Development : Organizations
AIESEC. AIESEC (pronounced eye-sek) stands for International Association of Students in Economics and Business. AIESEC operates an international job exchange which

After Small Business Uproar, France Readies Budget Climb-Down
(Reuters) – President Francois Hollande’s Socialist government will likely ease tax hikes on small businesses in the 2013 budget after a chorus of complaints by French entrepreneurs, officials said on Thursday. The climb-down comes less than a

Small Business Tax Benefits For The Ultra-Rich: Mitt Romney’s Horse Is Just The Beginning
WASHINGTON — Polo ponies, vineyards in Napa Valley and racing yachts are some of the trappings of the ultra-wealthy all over the world. But in the U.S., elaborate tax structures can also make such luxuries into small business assets for their

Small business owners more stressed
More than three out of five small business owners in South Florida are experiencing more stress a higher number than their counterparts in Boston and Philadelphia, a new survey from TD Bank found. The only group enduring more stress: New

What Small Business Wants to Hear During the Debate
Polls indicate President Obama is extending his lead in battleground states such as Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, which is bad news for Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Since one of the former Massachusetts governor’s strongest selling