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New York City Wants to See Women Owned Businesses Grow
New York city wants to see more women business owners expand their business, reports WWd. To that end, it is using its WE Fund: Crowd partnership with Kiva, to get small business loans into the hands of 500 women.
Read more...Tariffs Causing Unease
According to the Daily Press, President Trump’s recent announcement of tariffs on imported steel and aluminum is causing unease for some small manufacturing companies.
Read more...Hiring Slows for Small Business
According to Accounting Today, the Paychex Small Business Index shows a slight slowdown in Small Business hiring. In January the index fell to 99.77 is 1 percent below last year’s number.
Read more...Small Businesses Need to Grow
Small business owners need to stop thinking like CEOs and start thinking like CGO (Chief Growth Officer), reports Forbes. In order to thrive small businesses need to be willing to change and grow.
Read more...Best and Worst Places to start a Small Business
LendingTree has compiled a list of the best and worst places to open a business, reports the Telegraph Herald. The best place is Sacramento, while the worst place is Cincinnati
Read more...Helping Small Businesses with Paperwork
According to TechCrunch, ZenBusiness, an online platform designed to help small businesses get started, just received $4 million dollars in funding. The platform offers small business owners a ‘one-stop’ shop for all the forms related to opening a small business. ZenBusiness hopes to help 1 million small businesses start by 2023.
Read more...Small Business Confidence Rises
According to CNBC, small business confidence is surging in the wake of Trump’s tax cut. The latest CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Confidence Index shows an increase of five points for the first quarter.
Read more...Advertising Strategies for Small Business
Small businesses often have little to no budget for advertising, but there are effective advertising strategies that don’t cost a lot. One way is to use your vehicle to advertise your business.
Read more...Small Business Policies Need Updating
Small business need better policies, reports CNBC. Research finds that businesses with fewer than five employees are less likely than their larger counterparts to have formal policies in place when it comes to sexual harassment.
Read more...Small Business Owners 5 Year Plan
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