Small business owners’ optimism is at its highest since 2007. It’s been a long, hard few years since the 2008 financial crisis. The stock and housing markets plummeted, unemployment shot up and many people saw the interest rates for their savings accounts drop, leaving them worried that they may not have enough for their retirement.
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Many industries are cashing in on World Cup hysteria. There are certain things we look forward to every summer: pools opening, longer and more frequent vacations, warmer weathers and more outside barbeques. However, one major event makes this summer unlike any of the past three summers: the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Every four years, soccer
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Over 55 percent of small businesses don’t have a website. We’ve heard it countless times before, and it has been true every time: we are living in a digital age. Everything we do in the world of business is intertwined through digital technology. Smartphones allow us to always be connected to our business and our
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Plumbers often see increased business due to summer storms. When seasons change, a whole host of other changes come about as well. Weekend leisure activities change, the kinds of popular food change, and the amount and style of clothing changes. One other major change is the weather. The summer brings increased heat and humidity, but
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Small businesses continue to employ an enormous amount of the workforce. Optimism about small businesses continues to have tangible results, as this past month saw a tremendous amount of success for American small businesses. In May, small businesses in the United States saw their biggest increase in hiring in over a year. 35,000 new jobs
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The summer months are the busiest of the year for the construction industry. During the summer, many industries experience a major increase in business. One such industry in the United States is construction. The American construction industry is the second largest in the world, making up 10% of all global construction. According to the US
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There are over 500,000 electricians in the United States today. Think about that. This is a massive industry with a number of different sectors within it. With an industry that size it means there are some businesses making serious money. If your electricians business just needs a few extra dollars to give it the boost
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HVAC companies can expect a busy summer. As the summer rapidly approaches, one question is on everyone’s mind: how hot can we expect it to be? To answer that question, many turn to the Farmer’s Almanac. This year’s Almanac doesn’t appear to have good news. It predicts that this summer will be hot and “oppressively
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The most popular months for weddings are June and August. With Memorial Day squarely in the rearview mirror, summer is fast approaching. That means a few things: the pools open, people start heading off on vacation, and food starts to be cooked outside in some sort of grilling fashion. It also means another thing: weddings.
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This summer is expected to be a big one for the tourism industry This past Memorial Day weekend was the unofficial kickoff of summer, and was one of the busiest Memorial Days of the past decade, with more than 30 million people traveling. This summer looks to be just as busy in terms of travel.
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