In the wake of the tremendous White House welcome and state visit of President Hu Jintao of China to Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL, President Barack Obama was successful in continuing to improve the overall relations between the United States and China.  

With small business owners and entrepreneurs in traditionally underserved communities continuing to face challenges accessing capital, the U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced two new initiatives aimed at increasing SBA-backed loans to small businesses in these markets.

The holiday seasons are vastly approaching and everyone is gearing up for the Christmas holiday. Decorating for Christmas is a huge part of the Christmas spirit and everyone wants to be included. What is more fun than taking a drive on a crisp winter night to go look at all the beautiful outdoor lights?

Rising crude oil prices are pushing retail gasoline prices to levels not seen since the fall of 2008. At $2.85, gasoline in Texas is three cents higher than last week and at the highest point of the year, surpassing the year-to-date mark of $2.82 that was reached in May, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch.

Darrin M. Redus Sr., chief inclusion officer of JumpStart, Inc. was the guest speaker at the Christian Business League’s “Faith and Finance” Breakfast on Friday, December 3rd. Over 80 business people and entrepreneurs were in attendance.

Well… I hope Santa brought you everything you wanted this year.
Store after store in Ohio was closed for Christmas but that doesn’t mean people still weren’t shopping. Online shopping Christmas day was at an all time high, according to retail experts, up 15 percent this year.