The battle between small, “mom and pop” businesses and mega stores like Walmart, Home Depot, Costco, and K-Mart has been raging since the inception of these retail giants. Now, people are speaking out against Walmart and urging others to boycott the store by not shopping there and spreading the word. A page on Facebook was created, named “National Walmart Boycott Movement” where users can have discussions and link to news stories and videos relating to [...]

The Latest on Unemployment The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Situation Summary today.  Key points include: Unemployment rate remains at 9.7% Employment fell in construction and information, while temporary help services added jobs. Average hourly earnings increased by $0.03. According to a Business Week report, the smallest businesses may be adding jobs.  “..data from payroll companies suggest that losses at the smallest businesses have stopped and those businesses are beginning to hire,” wrote [...]

For the Month of January Businesses that have fewer than 50 employees lost 12,000 workers. Companies in the 50 to 499 employee range added a net of 9,000 jobs. These statistics paint a picture of an economy that still suffers from some affects of the recession but is also en route to recovery.  Small business owners can take various avenues towards raising money to build up their businesses, hire new workers and be part of [...]

As the economy shows signs of recovery, the job market is generally considered one of the last things to recover. This is why it comes as sort of a surprise that the jobless rate in Texas fell from 8.3 percent in October to 8 percent in November. For the past two months, Texas has added a total of 70,000 new jobs according to figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission. The last time the jobless [...]

Reports are coming out that indicate we may be headed towards economic recovery….