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Commentary: Republican Tax Cut Bill Will Boost the Labor Market
The Pennsylvania Daily Star
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June 7, 2025
by Alfredo Ortiz Job creation and wage growth exceeded expectations again as the U.S. economy and labor market remain solid thanks to President Trump’s pro-growth, pro-energy policies. Friday’s jobs report showed 139,000 jobs were created last...
$27.4M small business loans approved in Iowa
Business Record - Iowa
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June 6, 2025
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)...
EXCLUSIVE: Majority Of Small Business Owners Are Optimistic About Trump Helping Their Businesses, Survey Says
Independent Journal Review
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June 6, 2025
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
Talking Retail
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June 6, 2025
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...
Small businesses face hiring challenges as job openings remain high
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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June 5, 2025
NFIB's latest jobs report reveals that the labor market for small businesses remained weak in May. According to the report, 34% of small business owners reported unfilled job openings, consistent with April and marking the lowest level since...
NBFCs: The Backbone of MSME Financing in Emerging Markets
ETBFSI.com
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June 7, 2025
M. Sathiayan Jaichandran, Chief Business Officer-Emerging Market Business, UGRO Capital Globally, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) constitute over 90% of all firms and generate, on average, 70% of total employment and contribute...
Home furnishings among hardest hit sectors, small business survey reports
Furniture Today - North Carolina
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June 6, 2025
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...
Florida’s small businesses benefit from extending Trump’s tax cuts | Column
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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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...
Allegra named Chamber's Small Business of the Year
Rocky Mount Telegram - North Carolina
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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...
SBP announces reforms to ease financing challenges for small businesses
Daily Times
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June 6, 2025
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...
Lino’s Expands with New Indoor Marketplace “The Mercato”
WREX - Illinois
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LOVES PARK, Ill. — Lino’s is growing again, and this time, it’s beyond the dinner table. The beloved Rockford restaurant, a community staple for more than 50 years, is opening 'The Mercato', a new indoor marketplace built inside repurposed...
Forbes Small Business Toolkit–For The Trump Era
Forbes
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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...
Commercial lending market's 'optimism' – despite Trump's lingering tariffs
Mortgage Professional Australia
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June 6, 2025
Falling interest rates are now the single biggest driver behind increased appetite for borrowing, Atom’s research suggests. “It’s also important to recognise the value of bespoke, risk-based pricing,” said Renwick. “While standard rate cards offer...
Small Business Against Liquor Legislation
FOX 40 - New York
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Vestal, NY (13850) Today Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm this evening, then some lingering showers still possible overnight. A few storms may be severe. Low around 65F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%.. Tonight Showers likely...
Nail art company named Small Business of the Year as inspirational small organisations honoured
Derry Journal
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June 6, 2025
This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. A Welsh nail art business has been named ‘Small Business of the Year’ by Small...
Put Together A Professional Team For Your Small Business
Forbes
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Your time is valuable, and so is doing things right. So get yourself a payroll service, bookkeeper, tax preparer and insurance broker–and keep multiple lawyers on speed dial. getty When my husband and I opened our law firm, we were confident. We...
First AI Marketing Platform Built Specifically for Small Businesses Launches Public Beta
MarTech Series
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June 6, 2025
Bluumly Eliminates 5-10 Hours of Weekly Marketing Work, Enables Micro-Businesses to Compete with Enterprise-Level Campaigns Small business owners drowning in marketing tasks finally have a lifeline. Bluumly launched its public beta, offering the...
What Tax Cuts Mean For Small Business Leaders
Forbes
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Pundits and budget hawks can debate the latest CBO scores and whether the true baseline for the “Big, Beautiful Bill” should be current tax rates or a world in which rates jack up to pre-2017 levels. But entrepreneurs and small business owners...
IT Care KW Launches“Print Factory” Collection: Affordable Printing Machines For Small Businesses In Kuwait
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Kuwait City, Kuwait, 6th June 2025 - IT Care KW, a trusted leader in office tech and printing solutions in Kuwait for over 22 years, proudly announces the launch of its new“Print Factory” collection-a curated range of...
rep mark alford discusses small business legislation and severe weather response
South KC News - Missouri
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June 4, 2025
Rep. Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District | BallotpediaRep. Mark Alford, U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th District | Ballotpedia Rep. Mark Alford, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Missouri’s 4th...