• Federal Grant Would Pay For Century City Small Business Hub

    Northwest Side CDC would build accelerator for small businesses on former A.O. Smith parking lot.

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    Deadline approaching for small business owners to apply for Delta, Laura relief

    ALEXANDRIA — The deadline for small businesses to apply for recovery aid from Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020 is next month.Small business owners have until May 31 to apply for $50 million in funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from its Community Development Block Grant. The funding is being administered by the Louisiana Office of Community Development through its Restore Louisiana Small Business Loan Program and South Central Planning and...

  • Letters April 26, 2024: 'Trudeau's budget is driving small businesses away.'

    Out-of-touch Trudeau The Trudeau government has repeatedly shown total ignorance to the difficulties of operating small businesses. This latest additional tax on capital gains only exacerbates their serious financial woes. Unlike those in government, doctors, farmers, fishermen, small business owners and all those who are self employed must do their own financial planning for their […]

  • Apple Made for Business launches for small business owners and entrepreneurs

    Apple has this week announced the launch of its new Made for Business initiative created to support small businesses and entrepreneurs. By providing tailored sessions and resources, Apple aims to empower these businesses to leverage technology effectively, streamlining their operations and fostering growth. The initiative is part of the broader Today at Apple program, which offers […]

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    Local business wins ‘Graduate of the Year’ award from Small Business Association

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- In honor of National Small Business Week, representatives with the U.S. Small Business Association came to Dayton to celebrate a local business and recent graduate of their 8(a) Business Development program. Protective Coatings, Inc., known as PCI, recently won the 2023 8(a) Graduate of the Year award from the SBA, making []

  • Business Boom: Record Numbers of People Are Starting up New Small Businesses

    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 […]

  • New Report Finds That 27% of Small Businesses Would Be Put Out of Business By A Cyber Attack

    According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the pressure is mounting on small and medium businesses (SMBs), as they must get their cyber preparedness correct or the next cyber attacks could prove disastrous.

  • Business confidence falls in April

    In the manufacturing industry, the loss of confidence after two months of gains was mainly due to a significantly less encouraging assessment of stock levels and a sharp downward revision of demand expectations. On top of this, employment expectations were also downgraded, but to a much lesser

  • Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics

    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 […]

  • Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics

    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

  • Business Weekly Agenda for April 23

    Events for the Greater Berks business community.

  • Political letters deadline April 22

    Political letters to the editor supporting or opposing political candidates or parties ahead of the May 7 Indiana primary election must be received by The Republic by 5 p.m. Monday, April 22. Continue reading at The Republic News.