Want to know the state of the economy? Just ask a repo man. Repossession specialists, better known as “repo men,” are suffering a nationwide→

School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, canceling field trips and making parents pay for→

The Spokesman-Review: Small businesses that make machines and components for other manufacturers are experiencing an upswing that could be a sign of things to→

With malls and shopping centers staring at record vacancies, The Star Tribune reports the lowly pop-up store is making a comeback. And it’s no→

The Wall Street Journal: For decades, Ashley Fletcher ditched his cars after they reached 50,000 miles. Now he plans to keep his 2004 Lexus→

CNNMoney.com asks, short on cash? Join the new old economy and swap. There’s no recession in barter,” said Debbie Lombardi as she navigated the→

The Wall Street Journal: When a man in a Cartier watch stepped into the IWC Schaffhausen boutique in Beverly Hills recently, salesman Hua Huynh→

eTravel Blackboard: With the recent launch of JetBlue’s Promise Program, many tourism operators have been working on similar programs to stimulate travellers from the→

More small and mid-sized California businesses for sale found buyers last month than in any September over the past five years. The 1,232 deals→

The Boston Globe reports that this week fishermen are getting $5 a pound for lobsters. Maine retailers double the price; the farther you go→

Washington Post: The conventional wisdom holds that we shouldn’t expect too many tech miracles from the iPhone 5. The latest iteration of Apple’s popular→

Bloomberg: How can we tell how small businesses are feeling? Find out how many vans they’re buying. Van sales were up 32 percent in→

We need new businesses to survive if we want to create more jobs in this country. The Huffington Post has created a list of→

Franchising Help: Few people realize how critical franchising is to our economy, but as the infographic below illustrates, some of the most celebrated brands→

More than 7 million light trucks were sold in September, which was the highest monthly sales count for trucks in 3 and-one-half years going→

Duane Zobrist writing for Fast Company: The struggling economy has turned up the volume of the voice inside the heads of potential business owners→

A few years ago, Denis Place and his two partners left their jobs at Suss MicroTec to launch their own business. Today, Suss MicroTec→

When the economy beings to sag, restaurants are one of the first to feel the strain. According to The Dayton Beach News-Journal, one restaurant→

So you have survived the recession, but can you survive another wave? Portfolio looks at the possibility that the rise in the economy is→

Deanna Bellacicco Breault is making over her social media presence, hiring a part-time marketing consultant, and playing with the possibility to sell her products→