Summer marketing for your business is important. If you’re a business owner it’s time to get a start on your summer marketing. Whether you’re acknowledging holidays or hot media topics, you want your business to stay relevant. Your small business can thrive during the summer using strong summer marketing ideas. This week we will discuss methods that you can
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Are we heading into a small business recession? This week we noticed a few publications suggesting there is a decline in the state of small businesses. The official stats seem to match what we’ve seen in our newsfeed. The labor participation rate now stands at 62.6 percent — a 38 year low. Economists anticipated 162,000 jobs
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Wondering how you could use a business loan at your business? Small businesses have needs. They tend to lack the capital that their larger counterparts might have. Entrepreneurs may find that they are constantly coming out of the pocket for every little transaction. Although a business loan may seem like a no-brainer, to some. Many
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The U.S. Small Business Administration recently released the best small business owners in all 50 states, D.C. and three U.S. territories. The business owners were selected to highlight their companies’ outstanding growth and innovation over the past year. “Small businesses are responsible for two-thirds of new jobs created in the U.S. and employ nearly half
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We are fast approaching the 50th anniversary of National Small Business Week. This year’s event spans the country in the largest ever celebration of the small business owner and their exceptional impact on our economy. Some of the more notable speakers at this year’s events are Janet Yellen, Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Papa John’s
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Capitalizing on a Craze The CrossFit industry can’t be contained. Business owners have been opening up new locations and leveraging small business loans for years to help their companies grow through smart investments and marketing. The $2 billion industry has expanded internationally and now the brand itself has become synonymous with success. That explosion sparked
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The National Employment Report released on Wednesday shows private payrolls added 220,000 jobs last month, which exceeded the expectations of many. ADP, the payroll processor also adjusted its March numbers too, to suggest an additonal 18,000 more jobs were added above the prior estimates. See that report here: March reading. According to an article in Forbes,
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Tough Roads Ahead for Small Business Owners? A 10-year budget plan, crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would cut federal spending by $5.1 trillion over the next 10 years. After the house passed it yesterday in a vote, the bill moves on to the senate. While there are always budget discussions going back and forth
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