Business owners complain of inflation, high wages, and high input costs—none of which indicate a slowing economy.
As part of Simply Business' "Best UK Cities for Small Businesses Index for 2024", London was listed as the best city in the UK to start a small business.Despite average monthly rent prices measuring around £2125, the capital's average earnings, start-up programmes and coworking spaces boosted it to the top.Leicester, Coventry and Doncaster followed closely behind London and were considered more affordable cities for small business entrepreneurs in the UK."Small businesses sit at the heart of our...
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 […]
The best business internet providers will get you solid download speeds and low monthly prices, but more importantly, a reliable connection and excellent support. Here are our top picks.
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 []
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 […]
There are several small towns all across the Northeast, but there is one Massachusetts town that was ranked one of the most enchanting.
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...