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...
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 […]
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 […]
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.
You may have noticed over the last few days that the political world is in an uproar over President Biden's dispensing of student debt relief. It's not so much that Biden implemented the relief program at all; what got politicians and pundits in a tizzy was that he called out the GOP naysayers in the House by pointing out that many of them had received business loans via the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, that had never been paid back. The White House tweeted out the forgiven...
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.
Small Business Week is upon us and T-Mobile has a number of noteworthy deals for small business customers. Earlier this week, T-Mobile rolled out Business Unlimited Edge. Small business customers who add at least 10 lines can get up to a $1,000 credit for every voice line. In addition to this, businesses can get one year plan membership of Amazon Business Prime Essentials from T-Mobile. The Un-carrier also has lots of resources that can help small businesses. [read full article]
Once in a while, you stumble across a news piece that isn't just wandering into the realm of the surreal, but rather, it's jumping in with both feet. This is one of those, in which twerking vandals wreaked five figures worth of damage to a fleet of pink Volkswagens.
CNN’s Brynn Gingras describes former President Donald Trump’s demeanor in court during former publisher of the National Enquirer David Pecker’s testimony as part of his criminal hush money trial.