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Tampa's small businesses enjoy convention boost
Kai Ryssdal Aug 28, 2012
The Republican National Convention is back on track today, with tens of thousands of visitors in Tampa. What kind of boost do the businesses of the Tampa Bay area get?
Young entrepreneurs redefine 'family business'
Ashley Milne-Tyte Aug 15, 2012
Some generation Y entrepreneurs are turning the idea of going into the family business on its head -- by hiring their parents to work at their fledgling companies.
New Orleans musician finds niche in instrument repair
Keith O'Brien Aug 14, 2012
The Grammy Award-winning trombonist Stafford Agee is moonlighting as an instrument repairman -- working out of his sweltering garage to make sure New Orleans-area high schoolers have working horns.
London businesses tally up sales after Olympics
Christopher Werth Aug 14, 2012
Now that the Games are over, small businesses in London are complaining of losses in their books.
AARP study: Americans over 50 worry for future
Jeff Horwich Aug 9, 2012
As many young adults struggle with finding a job and paying off student loans, and as families across the country work to pay off their mortgage, another group of people is even more worried about the future: those close to retirement.
Microeconomics through the eyes of a microbrewer
Charlie Mintz Aug 1, 2012
A brewer in Oakland says he'd love to expand, if he could only get a loan. His story illustrates a common complaint among small business owners.
Why are people attacking lemonade stands?
Helaine Olen Jul 20, 2012
One parent wonders why many adults disapprove of where her son is putting his hard-earned lemonade stand money towards.
Small business creating few jobs
Jeff Tyler Jul 20, 2012
Small businesses find it harder to get credit, so they create fewer jobs.
Minority-owned Hue-Man Bookstore to close
Jeremy Hobson Jul 17, 2012
The largest African-American bookstore in the country is closing its doors at the end of this month. The Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem has been around for ten years, but rising rents and a changing industry have made it impossible for it to stick around.
Retail sales fall for third straight month
Sally Herships Jul 17, 2012
Americans spent less on cars, computers and other retail items in June, held back by concerns about job stability and the global economy.
