Pleasanton, Calif. - May 1, 2008 - Today’s volatile economy with skyrocketing gasoline prices, employee layoffs and the sub-prime mortgage crises is driving business leaders to seek new ways to thrive.

Japan's economy grew at a stronger-than-expected 3.3 percent annual pace in the first quarter, racking up its third consecutive quarter of growth. Japan's gross domestic product - or the value of a nation's goods and services - grew 0.8 percent in t

In today's tight economy, entrepreneurs face not only the complexity of running an existing business, but also the relearning of basic skills, the deployment of new and rapidly changing technology and new approaches to understanding customers.

The government's jobs report for May was initially seen Friday as discouraging yet not dire, but fears grew during the day that an already struggling economy was about to take a renewed battering. Oil prices shot up, hitting $139 a barrel — more than d

LABOUR COSTS CONTINUE TO WORRY SMALL BUSINESSES - Over 1,000 companies responded to the annual Small Firms Association business cost survey on the most negative factors impacting on their ability to thrive.