Business owners complain of inflation, high wages, and high input costs—none of which indicate a slowing economy.
NEW YORK (AP) — Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. New business applications jumped in 2020 as the pandemic started, and have continued to be filed at a record pace. More than 5 million applications were filed in […]
If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. It finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are […]
If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Read More
Naming a business, product, or service is not as easy as it seems. Here are three things to keep in mind when looking for the right name.
While the top counties in each state do include a few major cities, less populated counties with smaller towns are much more common.
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- The finalists have been named for the 2024 Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Person of the Year Award. They are Reginald Greenwood of Sister's Soul Express, Dave Guiler of Premier Entertainment Group LLC, Joshua Beane of Evergreen Creative Co., and Sandi Hodge with Shute Pecan Co. I The award is []
A majority of the businesses surveyed, almost three in five, have been running for at least six years, and 15% were operational for over a quarter of a century.
Ascensus, the largest player in the retirement investment space, announced it will acquire many small business retirement plans from Vanguard. This will bring the total number of Vanguard plans that Ascensus will service to almost 280,000. Vanguard isn’t selling the employer-based 401(k) plans it administers. Rather, it’s divesting some of its small business retirement plans. […]
For restaurants and retailers in particular, it can lead to something the Federal Reserve's Beige Book calls "lumpy" pricing.
Record numbers of people are starting new businesses, and more and more of them are women and minorities, according to a new study. New business applications jumped in 2020 as the pandemic started, and have continued to be filed at a record pace. More than 5 million applications were filed in 2021 and 2022 and […]
When AT&T Business teed up a brand campaign targeting mom-and-pop shops with a reunion of The Office cast, The Masters provided the perfect grounds for an opening drive. Actor Rainn Wilson (The Office’s Dwight Schrute) joined AT&T and its partners on an integrated Omnicom team led by BBDO, teasing the latest installment of AT&T Business’s "Next Level Network" campaign on his Instagram and newly minted LinkedIn profile. Wilson and AT&T used LinkedIn to announce the actor's new...