The American economy managed to stay on track last quarter, defying fears of another spring swoon, but doubts remain as to whether it will finally gain the kind of sustained momentum that has proved so elusive since the recovery began four years ago.

Here are 20 data-backed ways to make your inbound marketing efforts in social media more successful.

See how your small business expenses compare to the national average with this Infographic put together by Shoeboxed.com, a service that allows small businesses to track their expenses.

Cash is king for every business, but especially small ones, whose very existence often hangs perilously on access to the king. For most small business owners, that means having a line of credit, an “emergency credit card” of sorts that allows them to handle cash-flow problems or take advantage of unexpected opportunities.

“Politics is a direct-response business,” declares the digital director of President Obama’s re-election campaign. “People do things if you ask them to do it, and ... don’t … if you don’t ask.”

For many entrepreneurs, the golden years aren't looking so shiny. They have devoted so much time and money to their businesses that they have failed to plan for their retirement. Catch-up strategies consist of aggressively putting money aside, or planning to sell their companies someday.

Are you struggling to make it as a freelancer? Even though you’re always busy, you’re always broke. What gives? The reason you don’t make enough money is because you spend too much time working for too little cash.

Employers who don't provide health insurance will be spared penalties of up to $3,000 per worker until 2015, a one-year delay of a major component of President Barack Obama's health care reform law, the Treasury Department announced Tuesday.

Many marketers work overtime to confuse us about money.

Job Growth and Education Requirements is a comprehensive new report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce that projects job growth by industry and occupation to 2020. The report covers a lot of ground, including detailed job forecasts by state.