Ohio's Victoria Tifft was named the 2012 Small Business Person of the Year, but there were 51 other nominees. Some of the most impressive parts of National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C., With the help of two SBA-backed loans, his business grew to more than 20,000 barrels of beer annually, and employs 22 people. MORE >>

Here’s my updated version: Give one person a business loan and you help start a business. Teach starting a business, and you help a whole community. That comes up because I’m doing a training tomorrow for the Small Business Administration’s ( SBA ) Women’s Business Centers ( WBC ). MORE >>

Victoria Tifft contracted malaria in West Africa, which inspired her to found a booming medical research company that earned acclaim at National Small Business Week. Do you marvel at the degree to which your life story inspired your business? Hey, small-business owners: I'll be at National Small Business Week in D.C. MORE >>

Small Business. Administration, recently shared the following facts with the Senate Small Business Committee: Costs to meet Environmental Protection Agency rules average $22,000 per employee. for a small manufacturing business. Small businesses face costs of meeting Internal Revenue Service tax. MORE >>

Just yesterday, a new study “ The PNC Economic Outlook: Survey of Small & Middle-Market Business Owners ” was published. Obviously, falling income over the past two years put additional pressure on small business cash flow. Increased business role in US economic recovery. More focus on strategic planning. MORE >>