Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Madeira Cofield covers small business, entrepreneurship, and economic policy. A major increase in SBA lending limits could ...

A commercial corridor known as The Loop, along a state highway in Columbia, Mo., is anchored with small-scale manufacturing, including shared production spaces of up to 15,000 square feet. The ...

Lexington ― Lexington resident David Vogtmann walked down to his local harbor on Lake Huron Tuesday afternoon on a bit of a detective mission. He wanted to see the houseboat on Michigan's waterways ...

(The Center Square) – The federal government should help American businesses access highly skilled workers, continue to cut burdensome regulations and perhaps alter some of its tariff policies to ...

Stewart Brand lists his restored 1912 tugboat houseboat Mirene for $1.8M. Mirene features 64-foot frame, varnished wood interior, one bedroom and library. Sale includes 15' Boston Whaler, prime ...

A scenic fall view of the Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York. “Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because ...

“Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because the average speed is 6 mph. Unlike river cruises, which hop in ...

WASHINGTON - The Ohio State University has been awarded federal grant funding to provide manufacturing training and technical assistance to small businesses across Ohio, the U.S. Small Business ...

The Small Business Administration is waiving what can be up to thousands of dollars’ worth of loan fees for small manufacturers in its effort to boost domestic onshoring as the Trump administration ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in support of the Trump Administration’s broader effort to rebuild American industrial dominance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ...

After years of just breaking even, the owner of Backdraft Manufacturing and Automation thinks he’s found the secret to shift the Luverne, Minn., company to profitability: AI. This summer, owner Tyler ...