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Skills that Owners Need to Master

Small business owners need to master a variety of skills including delegation, reports Forbes. 

When you own a small business, you have to take on many of the day-to-day responsibilities yourself—at least in the beginning.

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Flu Season Brings More Absences

According to Fox Business, small business owners are getting overwhelmed by the absences brought on by this year’s flu season. 

As this winter's flu outbreak intensifies, small business owners try to keep their companies from being overwhelmed by employee absences.

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Social Media with Videos Does Better

According to Small Business Trends, social media posts that include a video are more popular. 

With ever-increasing popularity, a new survey and report from Adobe Spark looks to find out the social media trends that will shape how people work in 2020.

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Alibaba Looks to American Small Business

China’s Alibaba wants to be the go to place for small business to shop, reports Barron’s. 

Alibaba is best known for its retail e-commerce business, including flagship platforms like Taobao and Tmall, serving the vast number of Chinese consumers.

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Shopify Getting into Business Loans

Shopping platform Shopify wants to offer starter loans to small business, reports Forbes. 

Shopify, the Canadian company that operates an eCommerce platform, is making it even easier for anybody to become an online merchant, announcing the launch of starter loans

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Crowdfunding Your Business

According to Forbes, crowdfunding could be a way for small businesses to obtain funds when traditional funding isn’t available. 

So you could use a little cash injection for your small business, but you’re not sure you can get a traditional small business loan.

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Traveling for Business Popular

Small business owners enjoy traveling, reports Small Business Trends. 

The latest small business travel statistics show that whether the purpose of the travel is for meetings or training (82%); entertaining clients (46%) or winning new business (38%) business travel remains a key activity.

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More Opportunities for Small Business

When the Small Business Runway Law goes into effect more small businesses will be able to compete for government contracts, reports Governmnt Executive. 

More companies will be eligible to compete for federal contracts reserved for small businesses, due to the recent implementation of a 2018 law.

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Is The Commute Costing Your Company Money?

Employees believe their commute is costing their company money, reports Small Business Trends. 

The study says 58% of employees believe their company loses $10-25K annually because of their commute to and from work. 

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New Goals for Your Business in 2020

Take advantage of the new year to find ways to improve your business, reports Small Business Trends. 

The start of a new year provides the perfect opportunity for business owners to set new goals and find unique ways to improve their operations.

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