New York Times

When he called the vote, Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, thought he had one Republican on his side.

Turning the recession into a growth opportunity.

The procedural blockade underscored how determined Republicans are to deny Democrats any further victories.

Do pleasant smells encourage spending?

Talking small business with a small-business owner in Congress.

After banks denied loans, some businesses in the United States turned to microloans like those offered in the third world.

Amanda Keppert and her hot dog business needed the help of a tool more commonly associated with third world poverty.

President Obama and the Democrats are vying with Republicans for the right to claim they are the true friends of small-business owners.

A single mother finds ways to survive in the difficult government contract world and the male-dominated construction industry.

How one company is adjusting to a new relationship with a financial backer that has a different way of doing business.

Small businesses generally have discretion in whether to offer leave after the birth or adoption of a child, but a flexible approach often pays dividends.

Eventually, Catherine Wood Hill chose to lose the P.R. specialist, ditch the e-mail list vendors, and skip AdWords all together.

The restaurant had music and calm activity and was humming along at a lovely pace. Pardon the metaphor, but we were cooking.

The roads from a rural village lead to unexpected places — even Walgreens.

The sky did not fall, the bookkeeper paid the bills, and we didn't run out of money.

The plan to hand over 100-percent ownership of the company has generated a lot of energy and some confusion.

I asked our employees to rate their colleagues on each of our core values.

A factory's workers manage to turn their shop around.

The bill would provide up to $30 billion to banks with less than $10 billion in assets at interest rates meant to encourage small-business loans.

Want those tables to turn over quicker at lunch? Serve up fast tempo music.