State of Small BusinessSteven I. Weiss The Economic Indicators You Should Care About in 2022Financial analyst George Pearkes on how small-business owners should think about unemployment, GDP, and more.
State of Small BusinessMelissa Angell 3 Ways the Government Is Stepping Up to Support Small Business in 2022More money for resources and a helping hand for contractors are just two of the incentives.
MoneyMelissa Angell Manchin Said No to Build Back Better. How That'll Ripple Through SBA-Backed LendingBiden's social spending bill would have allowed the Small Business Administration to dive into direct lending. Here are two other options in its absence.
Big Heroes of Small BusinessVictor W. Hwang 2021's Best Retail Therapy Rx: Help Your Local Small Businesses RecoverActually, it's not just the thought that counts. Your actions matter. Choose your neighbor, not Amazon.
State of Small BusinessBrit Morse Entrepreneurs Are Optimistic About Some Aspects of Business--Even Amid Labor and Supply-Chain DisruptionsIt doesn't factor in Omicron, but the latest sentiment report does show business resiliency in the face of difficulty. Will it keep up?
State of Small BusinessVictor W. Hwang Yes, the Startup Rate Is Booming. But It's Still Way Too Hard to Become Your Own BossAmid the Great Resignation, more people are starting companies. But the barriers to success remain for small business.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski The Labor Shortage Isn't Going Away Anytime Soon--Unless Companies Make These ChangesFewer than half of unemployed workers are still actively searching for work after being laid off during the pandemic. Here's what could draw them back.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski Inflation May Actually Benefit Your Business. Here's HowAs inflation continues, businesses have to contend with increased costs across the board--but there are some hidden benefits they can take advantage as well. Here's how to strategize.
State of Small BusinessMelissa Angell New Study Shows Small Businesses With Strongest Pandemic Recoveries Had One Key Factor in CommonThe industries finding themselves in stronger post-recovery positions tend to be more fluent in this core business strategy.
State of Small BusinessDiana Ransom Biden's Build Back Better Plan Just Passed the House. Here's Why Businesses Are WorriedBusiness groups claim the bill would disrupt the economy too much if it becomes law.
State of Small BusinessMelissa Angell Biden's Federal Contracting Reforms to Give Small Disadvantaged Businesses a Bigger Piece of the PieThe Biden administration announced a raft of reforms including boosting the federal procurement goal for underserved small businesses to 11 percent in 2022.
State of Small BusinessDiana Ransom How the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal Benefits Small BusinessIt's the largest investment in the nation's infrastructure since 1956. Get your shovels ready.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski Why the Smartest Bosses Will Be Hiring More Career Changers Than EverOctober's jobs report shows a major increase in hiring--but that doesn't mean it will get any easier for businesses to fill their open roles.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski Microsoft's Solve for the Labor Shortage: Partnering With Community CollegesMicrosoft announced that it is working with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber security jobs in the next four years. Its training model may be the key to stopping labor shortages.
State of Small BusinessDiana Ransom How Small Businesses Got Shortchanged by Cuts to Biden's Build Back BetterHere's a look at the promises to small-business owners that are missing from the framework--from subsidized paid leave to buoying the Small Business Administration's lending efforts.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski How to Hire Employees During a Labor Shortage: Think Like a MarketerThe businesses having the most success in filling their job openings are those that are promoting their company culture.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski After Covid Closures, Americans Are Starting to Break Out of Their Home GymsNew data shows that customers are returning to in-person fitness classes, after significant drop-off during the pandemic.
State of Small BusinessRebecca Deczynski 6 Tips to Prepare for Another Covid WinterContinued caution over Covid-19, a supply-chain crunch, and a worker shortage point to a wholly different set of challenges for small businesses in colder climes.
State of Small BusinessSuzanne Lucas How to Ask Job Candidates if They Are VaccinatedWith President Biden's vaccine mandate, this may become an important question.
State of Small BusinessJohn Hall 7 Techniques That Are Key to Customer Retention TodayIt's a business axiom that holding onto existing customers is more lucrative than acquiring new ones. These techniques will make it as easily done as said.
State of Small BusinessPhillip Kane What's Behind the Great Resignation?How to understand why younger workers might leave, and how to keep them on board.
State of Small BusinessDiana Ransom The SBA's PPP Loan Platform Is Rejecting Some Worthy Businesses. But There's a FixWhile trying to be efficient and fair, the SBA's new software is bouncing some eligible second-draw borrowers.
State of Small BusinessDiana Ransom How Biden's Buy American Plan Could Boost Small BusinessThe president is directing federal agencies to change the definition of 'Made in America' and make contracting opportunities more transparent.
State of Small BusinessAkhil Kambhammettu Small Businesses Gird for Another Wave of the Coronavirus Unlike Any OtherAs coronavirus cases ratchet up across the U.S., many business owners are drawing on their backup plans.
State of Small BusinessMelissa Angell Self-Employment Numbers Rebounded to Pre-Pandemic Levels. The Reasons Why Are Stark, but Not SurprisingThe number of self-employed workers bounced back to 14.9 million in this year's second quarter after dropping to 12.7 million workers the year before.