Small business lenders have begun to fill the vacuum left by banks. We may have begun to see the end of the Great Recession, but many of its effects are still hamstringing small business owners. The Great Recession was devastating to small business. According to the US Census, there were over 337,000 fewer companies with
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The summer is one of the two busiest times of the year for gyms. There are two times of the year that, more than any others, people flock to the gym in droves. The first is at the beginning of January, as people attack their New Year’s resolutions with a vengeance by trying to get
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The demand of running a business makes it difficult to take vacations. For most people, the summertime is a chance to slow down, relax and decompress from the relentless grind of work. For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, it’s just another few months at the office. According to a recent survey by Office Depot,
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There are some simple ways for your business to save a lot of money We’ve talked a lot about how positive the current economic climate looks for small business owners. It’s true – several years after the beginning of a recession, the tide has begun to turn in favor of small businesses, and trends of
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Small businesses in the US experienced their ninth consecutive month of positive growth. Some more encouraging news for small business owners! According to a recent study, small businesses in the United States added 118,000 jobs in June. That was a full sixty percent better than the average for the first five months of 2014, and
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Independence Day is a big day for many different industries Well, it’s almost that time of year. In two days’ time, it’ll be the Fourth of July, where we celebrate our independence in the most American ways possible: by festooning ourselves in red, white and blue, launching fiery projectiles into the night and grilling lots
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The summer is the busiest season of the year for moving. It’s well known that the summer is the busiest season of the year for travel. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day a whopping 657 million long distance trips are made. At first glance, the summer appears to be a major boom for the hospitality
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Utah was named the best state in America for business. Everyone loves lists and rankings, and one of the most anticipated lists in the business world was released just recently. Thumbtack.com came out with their list of the most business-friendly states in the US based on how easy it is to hire employees, how easy
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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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