Author – The Durango Herald

Many companies short on disaster insurance

NEW YORK – A fire at the gun shop next door never reached Kathy Laurienti’s sausage and specialty food store, but the water and smoke damage was enough to shut her business down. Because Lau...

DATE: Nov 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Election campaign sparks chatter, anger in workplaces

NEW YORK – Dan Stewart walked into the room just in time to hear one of his employees say that one presidential candidate should be in jail, and a second staffer respond that another was the...

DATE: Nov 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Negative online reviews can be positive for businesses

NEW YORK – It is a double-edged cybersword: a negative review of a restaurant or other business, posted for the world to see. Anyone who peruses Yelp!, TripAdvisor, Google and com...

DATE: Sep 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

More small businesses put focus on a mobile-first strategy

NEW YORK – GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton came to realize he had to scrap his company’s $90,000 website. The business aims to link homeowners with lawn care companies, but its softwa...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Cash crunch: When customers pay late, businesses juggle

NEW YORK – Small business owners are contending with a calendar problem that becomes a cash flow problem – they’re waiting longer to get paid. Some customers, whether they’re cons...

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Agents say real estate market isn’t as fun as it used to be

NEW YORK – Real estate agents are flummoxed by a housing market that’s still trying to recover a decade after its historic collapse. Agents are getting higher commissions as hom...

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Tough times for neighborhood bars

But don’t count them out yet

DATE: Apr 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Holiday shopping 2015: Cheap is the new cool

NEW YORK – Cheap is the new chic for holiday gifts. Jana Montero, who has in the past bought loved ones iPods and tablets for Christmas, has changed her attitude about gift giving...

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Congress debates tax breaks

Small businesses in limbo over investments

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Shops will be liable for credit card fraud

Businesses must be ready for chip-embedded cards or face the consequences

DATE: Sep 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

What’s hot for Halloween? Turtles, Walking Dead

PARAMUS, N.J. – Expect to see a lot of Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Raphael this Halloween. Some of the most popular costumes are expected to be based on the reptilian s...

DATE: Sep 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Paying up for trendy areas

Rent hikes force small businesses to reassess

DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business