Topic: Small Business

BOSTON (Reuters) - The widespread use of social media - including more playful sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as the business-focused LinkedIn - is becoming a powerful force in many job searches, says Harvard Business Review.

LONDON (Reuters) - Small investment banks and brokerages in Europe are making the most of a hiring shutdown and cuts at bigger rivals, cherry picking staff frustrated by new pay rules and uncertainty over strategy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which helped Republicans make big gains in the 2010 congressional elections, is planning its most aggressive push yet to send business-friendly lawmakers to Washington in the November 6 election.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which helped Republicans make big gains in the 2010 congressional elections, is planning its most aggressive push yet to send business-friendly lawmakers to Washington in the November 6 election.

BOSTON (Reuters) - The job market is more active than most people think, and you can stick your toe into the water without rocking the boat at your current company, mostly by being discreet, says Harvard Business Review.

(Reuters) - Citigroup said it has a cautious view on the U.S. small-and mid-cap companies on concerns over earnings pressure in the second half amid the euro zone crisis and the political uncertainty in the United States.

(Reuters) - One of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc's <MDRX.O> largest shareholders sued the company on Monday to be allowed to launch a proxy fight after its chief executive refused demands to resign.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Businesses, as they grow, tend to become more complex but there are ways to bust through the labyrinth and keep closer tabs on the bottom line, says Harvard Business Review.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Businesses, as they grow, tend to become more complex but there are ways to bust through the labyrinth and keep closer tabs on the bottom line, says Harvard Business Review.

BOSTON (Reuters) - There are ways to cope with the email overload that could be weighing down your work day, says Harvard Business Review.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Anyone who has faced a rival at work knows how catastrophic such a dynamic can be, but there are ways to flip the situation to your advantage, says Harvard Business Review.

BOSTON (Reuters) - "Generation X," those born between 1965 and 1978, has been overshadowed by the demographic behemoths bracketing them - greying, retirement-delaying Baby Boomers and leapfrogging Millennials. But no company can afford to ignore them, says Harvard Business Review.

PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - George Forni will spend most of next week holed up in his home in Sullivan, Maine, guarded by a new surveillance system and armed with a stun gun and pepper spray as he buys live baby eels from neighbors for thousands of dollars.

PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - George Forni will spend most of next week holed up in his home in Sullivan, Maine, guarded by a new surveillance system and armed with a stun gun and pepper spray as he buys live baby eels from neighbors for thousands of dollars.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Consumer comfort, social media and mobile devices lie at the heart of online retailer My-wardrobe's strategy in Asia, said Sarah Curran, the company's founder, on Wednesday.