Category: Small Business News
Running a small business comes with its own unique challenges and opportunities. Our small business news category delivers the latest intelligence to help you stay competitive and informed. Discover trending topics, emerging best practices, policy changes, and success stories from fellow entrepreneurs navigating the small business landscape. Whether you’re launching a startup or growing an established venture, this is your source for the news and insights you need to thrive.
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Small Business Loan Approval Rates at Big Banks Rise in July
Ever since the Great Recession, banks have slowly increased the number of small business loans they issued. As a result, approval rates have continually reached new records, with more and more entrepreneurs finding it easier to obtain capital. Now the latest edition of the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index finds loan approval at big banks rates reaching yet another post-recession high. First up, approvals at banks with more than $10...
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Two-Thirds of Small Businesses Report Being in Good Health
It seems now is still a great time to be a small business owner. In fact, after a dip during the first quarter of the year, the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index rose more than three points for Q2 2019. Moreover a majority of entrepreneurs surveyed expressed positive sentiments about the health of their businesses and the overall economy. According to the latest report, 65% of...
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American Express Announces New Blue Business Cash Card
Over the past decade, credit card company American Express has worked to align themselves with small business owners. This includes founding the increasingly popular retail holiday Small Business Saturday, observed the weekend after Thanksgiving each year. Continuing that mission, this week the company announced the launch of a new small business credit card: the Blue Business Cash Card. The Blue Business Cash Card's biggest perk is that cardholders can earn...
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U.S. Houses Passes Two Small Business Cybersecurity Bills
In recent years small businesses have proven a popular target for cybercriminals and hackers. Not only do many small businesses lack the technical resources larger operations have to protect themselves but a staggering number of owners also mistakenly believe they are too small for hackers to concern themselves with. Now, in response to the growing threat, the United States House of Representatives has approved two bills related to improving small...
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CNBC Reveals 2019 America’s Top States for Business Study
Where should you launch your small business this year? CNBC has a few suggestions. Recently the network released its 2019 America’s Top States for Business study, ranking each of the 50 states (the District of Columbia was excluded) in terms of how attractive they are to businesses. CNBC's study considered a total of 64 factors and also broke results down into 10 main categories. These categories include Workforce, Economy, Infrastructure,...
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Survey Finds Majority of Small Businesses Feel Ready for Recession
Thanks to an encouraging jobs report released late last week, it seems fears of an impending recession have been calmed for the time being. Nevertheless there will surely come a day when the United States' record-breaking expansion period comes to an end. Luckily, according to a recent survey, a majority of small business owners say they are prepared for when the next recession hits. A study by small business lender...
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