Small Business

The FTC admits it blocked a merger as a way to help ‘large’ firms.

The U.S. Treasury Department recommended that federal regulators clamp down on potential risks tied to online lenders.

Wells Fargo is planning to unveil a loan product Tuesday that is geared to small-business customers that have recently been gravitating to faster online lenders.

At the end of the day, complexity is the “friend” of the establishment and the “enemy” of American economic growth while simplicity is the friend of small business, entrepreneurs, the middle class, innovation, job creation and American prosperity.

Shares in payment provider Square fell Friday at the fastest clip since the company’s initial public offering, a day after the firm reported deepening losses and slow growth in its lending business.

The growing push to raise the minimum wage to as much as $15 an hour is creating new issues in the workplace.

The new rules won’t benefit public health and will force thousands of small businesses to shut down.

Three of the largest online small-business lenders will soon start disclosing to borrowers the annual percentage rate on their loans, a response to criticism about transparency and an expected increase in regulatory scrutiny.

Plus, university faculty are still attacking Scalia.

Caron Proschan wanted a snack to go with her healthy meals. So she invented one.

The IRS is hiring up to 700 employees for tax enforcement in what Commissioner John Koskinen calls the agency’s “first significant enforcement hiring in more than five years.”

OnDeck shares fell sharply after the company had difficulty selling loans to investors in the first quarter.

Online small-business lender On Deck Capital’s first-quarter losses more than doubled to $13.14 million, or 18 cents a share.

The post-Scalia Supreme Court is setting its sights on lower-profile cases, but ones that nevertheless pose tough questions, such as this: At its essence, what is a cheerleader uniform?

WSJ Small Business Expert John Sullivan says that rising minimum wages can give small-business owners a chance to reassess productivity.

Entrepreneur creates a marker for party guests to label their glasses.

Startups with even splits are less likely to attract investors, and end up with lower valuations.