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Small Businesses in Trump’s Crosshairs

Small Businesses in Trump’s Crosshairs

Newport, Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. In the world of business, economic certainty is a key, not the only one, to profitability. In contrast, economic certainty aids profitability. Thus, President Trump’s on-and-off-again tariffs, or taxes,...

Small Business Week winner announced

Small Business Week winner announced

T-L Photo/Will Wharton Crystal Pietranton of St. Clairsville, left, is the winner of the Small Business Week contest that ran from May 4-10, sponsored by The Times Leader. She won a gift pack of 28 gift cards from the 28 participating businesses....

Bluumly Launches AI Marketing Platform Tailored for Small Businesses

Bluumly Launches AI Marketing Platform Tailored for Small Businesses

Bluumly has officially launched the public beta of what it calls the first AI-powered marketing platform built specifically for micro and small businesses, aiming to dramatically reduce the time and complexity of running digital marketing...

EXCLUSIVE: Majority Of Small Business Owners Are Optimistic About Trump Helping Their Businesses, Survey Says

EXCLUSIVE: Majority Of Small Business Owners Are Optimistic About Trump Helping Their Businesses, Survey Says

The majority of U.S. small business owners are optimistic that President Donald Trump and his administration will help out businesses like theirs, according to a May poll from the Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF) obtained exclusively by the...

Government has broken promise of support to small business, say retailers

Government has broken promise of support to small business, say retailers

Rising business rates, an increase in national insurance, the generational smoking ban and minimum wage increases were all cited as reasons for the response. It left 70% of retailers feeling “disillusioned” by the actions of the Labour government...

$27.4M small business loans approved in Iowa

$27.4M small business loans approved in Iowa

The U.S. Small Business Administration has released its monthly loan approval figures in Iowa for May 2025. The SBA backed 55 loans for $27,425,600 to Iowa businesses from participating lenders using its two largest lending programs. The SBA 7(a)...

Small businesses face ongoing hiring challenges amid easing compensation pressures

NFIB's May jobs report indicates that the labor market for small businesses remained challenging. Thirty-four percent of small business owners reported unfilled job openings in May, a figure unchanged from April and the lowest since January 2021....

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Home furnishings among hardest hit sectors, small business survey reports

Home furnishings among hardest hit sectors, small business survey reports

BOSTON — Small home furnishings business owners are particularly feeling the weight of the drop-off in consumer spending, according to a new survey by Alignable. The survey of more than 4,000 randomly selected small businesses found 59% of those...

Small Business in Leamington Spa: Growth or Decline?

Small Business in Leamington Spa: Growth or Decline?

Leamington Spa, with its charming streets and rich history, remains the hub of small businesses in Warwickshire. From town center stores to Regent Street cafés, small business owners design the unique face of this town. But times are different...

MarketsandMarkets’ 360Quadrants Recognizes Top Startups and SMEs in the PFAS Testing Quadrant Report 2025

MarketsandMarkets’ 360Quadrants Recognizes Top Startups and SMEs in the PFAS Testing Quadrant Report 2025

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 360Quadrants has released its latest PFAS testing Startups/SMEs Companies Assessment, 2025, recognizing key players, including both global giants and emerging innovators, for their excellence in...

Allegra named Chamber's Small Business of the Year

Allegra named Chamber's Small Business of the Year

The Allegra marketing, mailing and printing service was honored Tuesday evening as the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year. Allegra owner Todd Hinson told a gathering at the Chamber’s yearly celebration of the area’s...

News digest: Teachers to be graded like students, with the best-rated receiving bonuses

News digest: Teachers to be graded like students, with the best-rated receiving bonuses

Good evening. Here is the Friday, June 6 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes. Teachers to be paid more – but only if they make the grade In a significant reform of Slovakia’s education system, teachers...

Florida’s small businesses benefit from extending Trump’s tax cuts | Column

Florida’s small businesses benefit from extending Trump’s tax cuts | Column

Small business owners in Florida and throughout the nation need one thing from our lawmakers in Washington: tax certainty that helps them plan better for their future. Julio A. Fuentes [ Provided ]Thankfully, Congress has already moved ahead with...

SBP announces reforms to ease financing challenges for small businesses

SBP announces reforms to ease financing challenges for small businesses

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has started a major reform plan to make loans easier for small and medium businesses (SMEs). The goal is to help SMEs access finance in a simple, fair, and lasting way. The central bank wants to remove hurdles that...

Forbes Small Business Toolkit–For The Trump Era

Forbes Small Business Toolkit–For The Trump Era

Advice for owners on filing and paying taxes, borrowing, managing workers and benefits and much more. New and threatened tariffs. Expiring tax breaks. Tighter lending rules at the Small Business Administration (SBA). Small business owners face...

Global Poe Switch Market Set For 7.2% CAGR Growth As IP Devices And Smart Cities Expand '  Valuates Reports'

Global Poe Switch Market Set For 7.2% CAGR Growth As IP Devices And Smart Cities Expand ' Valuates Reports'

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Global POE Switch Market is Segmented by Type (Below 12 Ports, 12-24 Ports, 24-32 Ports, 32-48 Ports, Above 48 Ports), by Application (Commercial, Government, School, Industrial). BANGALORE, India, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/...

May jobs report says employers added 139K, labor market remains steady

May jobs report says employers added 139K, labor market remains steady

Employers across the U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May new federal data shows, a sign the labor market remains steady despite economic headwinds from tariffs. Small businesses appear to be bearing the brunt of tariffs and economy uncertainty.

China's employment market posts steady development

China's employment market posts steady development

A systematic employment support plan has been advanced, focusing on expanding opportunities in strategic sectors, key industries, urban-rural grassroots communities, and small enterprises, said Chen Yongjia, an official with the Ministry of Human...

Roaming OC Farmers’ Markets

Roaming OC Farmers’ Markets

OC’s Farmer’s Markets are not only where locals can get fresh produce–they’re also where many entrepreneurs get their start. Editor’s note: This is an occasional series where Voice of OC works with local community photographers to offer residents...

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