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Quality Labor Missing

According to Small Business Trends, businesses are still struggling to find quality labor. 

Labor quality remains a significant challenge for small business owners, with 23% citing it as their top operating issue, according to the NFIB’s monthly jobs report.

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Local Ads Good for Small Business

Local advertising is important for small businesses, reports Business Insider. 

The Little Rock, Arkansas-based florist Tipton & Hurst has been in business for 137 years and has enjoyed steady popularity within the community. 

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Businesses Feel Credit Crunch

Small businesses are beginning to feel the credit crunch, reports Forbes. 

The big question going into this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting was whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell would announce a continuation of interest rate increases. 

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Surviving a Recession

Smal businesses can take steps to weather a recession, reports Forbes.

The warning bells are sounding for America’s economy in 2023. While no one can predict the future with 100% certainty, nearly every forecast has recession on the horizon

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Yellen at Banking Conference

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke at a banking conference about the government’s decision to protect both insured and uninsured depositors after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed.

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NFIB Not Keen on Biden’s Plan

The NFIB is critical of Biden’s new federal budget, reports Moody on the Market

Every year, the White House proposes a new federal budget request to drive tax and spending decisions in Congress. The Biden Administration released the Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal last week, which includes tax increases that would further harm small businesses

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Small Business Surge

According to Forbes, small businesses are surging across America, surprising economists. 

Aundrea Owens grew up in Frankfort, Ky., in the 1960s. Back then, there were still some stores where she and her mother weren’t welcome when they went downtown to buy an Easter dress.

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Retirement Plans Beneficial for Small Business

Small businesses should consider offering a retirement plan, it can attract and retain employees, reports Yahoo Finance. 

Small business owners can boost employee recruitment and retention and help themselves and their workers save for retirement by establishing a 401(k) plan

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Precise API Gets Updates

Forward AI updates Precise API to make financial decisions even faster, reprots PYMNTS.

Business data FinTech ForwardAI has unveiled an update to its Precise API tool to help streamline financial decisions.

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SVB’s Failure Impacts Small Businesses

Small businesses went into panic mode when news of SVB’s failure reached them, reports Business Insider.

Vanessa Pham was showing off her lemongrass BBQ sauce and yuzu miso glaze at the annual conference Expo West last Thursday when she first heard about Silicon Valley Bank's struggles.

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