The minimum wage is shaping up to be a hot-button issue in 2014. Because any changes could be highly relevant to entrepreneurs, The Wall Street Journal asked several business experts: Do you think increasing the minimum wage has a significant impact on small-business hiring?

While many people are given the title of leader, a lot of them don’t elicit results because they don’t communicate in a way that inspires action and results. There are three distinct behaviors that real, impactful leaders engage in.

If you use Facebook to promote your small business but have been reluctant to pull the trigger on paid ads, soon you may have no choice. A study conducted by Ogilvy & Mather analyzed the "organic reach" ­of 106 brand pages across a four-month period. The results were eye opening.

There are many ways to increase visibility and market your small business, but the problem is that most small business owners don’t have the time or know how to effectively market their business. The following apps and services are some of the most effective for Internet marketing.

Things have gotten a little shinier in Lantana thanks to a new business in town. Kwik Kar Wash of Lantana opened its doors in late February and offers both a full service and express car wash, along with a complete vehicle detailing center housed in a 6,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility.

Jonesboro, Ark.-based Zips Car Wash has expanded its Wichita reach with the recent acquisition of two Legends Express Car Wash locations on the east side. With the newest acquisitions, Zips intends to roll out a membership club in the next two to four weeks, allowing customers unlimited washes for a flat monthly rate.

Touch & Go Car Wash opened in mid-February, but it already has been raking in rave reviews and plenty of business even in the frigid winter weather. What’s unique about this car wash is that it is open every day of the year, 24 hours a day, thanks to in-floor heating.

Fast Lane Express Car Wash officially reopens for business this week with a speedy and fully automated conveyor, just in time to get all the salt and dirty snow melt from last weekend’s storm washed away before the next storm moves in. Jim Strawn bought the car wash in December and immediately began renovating, adding nine self-service vacuum bays and a new and improved wash line.