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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Nextdoor Introduces New Tools for Small Businesses
Small business owners looking to promote themselves on Nexdoor and reach more of their neighbors now have more ways to do so. This week, the popular app announced a new post composer, giving businesses more post format options. These new formats include Events, Polls, and Video. First, businesses can now create and share events on…
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Amex Launches Third Annual Historic Restaurant Grant Program
For the third consecutive year, American Express is partnering with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help small business owners. The “Backing Historic Small Restaurants” initiative will once again see the credit card company funding a total of $1 million in grants to 25 businesses, with each selected location being awarded $40,000. Additionally, the restaurants…
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A Look at Intuit’s “Small Business Big Impact Day”
By all accounts, Intuit is not a small business. However, with platforms such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp all under the Intuit umbrella, there’s a good chance that consumers and entrepreneurs alike are at least familiar with the company’s offerings. Now, to kick off Intuit’s 40th anniversary, the firm recently found a way…
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Visa Introduces New Offers for Small Business Customers
For entrepreneurs, small business credit cards may have a lot to offer. What’s more, beyond the specific rewards that a single card may feature, some business cards may have hidden benefits as well. Case in point: Visa has announced some new offers available to eligible small business Visa customers. First, two new promotions have been…
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FedEx Announces Launch of 2023 Small Business Grant Contest
Attention small business owners: FedEx has announced the launch of its 11th annual Small Business Grant Content. This year’s promotion will officially kick off on January 31st, with the entry period lasting until February 21st. As part of the contest, more than $330,000 will be granted to small business, including $30,000 going to 10 grand…
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U.S. Bank to Launch Business Altitude Connect Credit Card
U.S. Bank is set to expand its small business credit card line-up. Recently, the bank announced the impending launch of the new Business Altitude Connect card. Applications for the new product are expected to open next month. In terms of rewards, Business Altitude Connect cardholders can earn 5x points on hotel and car rentals booked directly…
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Barclays Announces Third “Small Business Big Wins” Contest
Small businesses looking to add some bonus funds to their coffers may be interested in a newly-opened contest. Today, Barclays announced the launch of its third annual “Small Business Big Win” promotion. This time around, the company will once again be doling out a total of $255,000 in prize money to dozens of winning businesses. One…
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Survey: Majority of Small Businesses Expecting Recession in 2023
With the new year underway, a new survey highlights the economic outlooks held by small and medium-sized businesses. According to JPMorgan Chase’s 2023 Business Leaders Outlook survey, 61% of small business respondents (defined as businesses with annual revenues between $100,000 and $20 million) stated that they expect a recession to hit this year. Similarly, 65% of…
