Small business struggles in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Frustrated by little support from his government and chasing a dream of having his own business, Iraqi nurse Sabah Jassim pooled his savings and turned to a private bank to develop a medical clinic in Baghdad.
Small business hiring remains steady in March: NFIB
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of hiring by small businesses was steady in March from February, though the number of companies planning to create new jobs fell, a survey published on Friday showed.
Venture capital-backed deals and IPOs mark solid start to 2011
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Venture capital-backed acquisitions and IPOs climbed to $7.3 billion in 2011's first three months, marking the strongest start to the year for the beleaguered industry since 2007.
Exclusive: Snafus forced Twitter datacenter move: sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An ambitious plan to prevent "Fail Whales," the cartoon icon that greets frustrated Twitter users during network outages, turned into a fail whale of its own.
Employers step up hiring, jobless rate drops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment grew firmly for a second straight month in March and the jobless rate hit a two-year low of 8.8 percent, underscoring a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the recovery. | Video
Illinois tax increases risk business exodus
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois' dire finances led steel parts manufacturer Pat Thompson to consider uprooting his factory after nearly a century in the state and taking its 250 jobs elsewhere.
Management Tip of the Day: Make goals ambitious, attainable
BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Goal-setting is important as a mechanism for providing ongoing and year-end feedback, and there are ways to establish goals that are both attainable and ambitious, says Harvard Business Review.
Court sets June date to hear healthcare appeal
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A court will hear oral arguments on June 8 in a government appeal of a federal judge's ruling that struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul law as unconstitutional.
Republicans want to mandate balanced budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All 47 Senate Republicans, seeking fiscal discipline in big-spending Washington, proposed on Thursday an amendment to the Constitution that would require a balanced federal budget.
W. House's Sperling urges progress on taxes, trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corporate tax reform could get done this year if agreement could be reached among businesses, Congress and the White House on simplifying the tax code and devoting the savings to lowering the rates, said a senior Obama administration economic adviser on Wednesday.
What's next for Flickr founder?
(Entrepreneur) - Since selling Flickr to Yahoo in 2005, Caterina Fake has kept her entrepreneurial feet wet. Today she serves in an advisory role at Hunch, while investing in other startups as a partner at seed-stage fund Founder Collective. Full Article
No insurance, better care. What's up Doc?
Dr. Garrison Bliss has found a way to decrease the role of insurance companies in day-to-day medical care that leaves both doctors and patients with more money. Full Article | Video
Quest for cheaper bikes spurs business
As students at USC, Jonathan Shriftman and Jake Medwell wanted fixed-gear bikes, or "fixies," but couldn't afford the lofty $800 pricetag. So, they built their own for less than half that much and launched a business in the process. Full Article
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