Category: Small Business

How AI is Transforming SEO for Small Businesses

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Once upon a time, the SEO game was all about keywords and backlinks. The more you have of each, the higher your site will climb on the search engine results page. But boy, how the times have changed! Today, we’re standing on the brink of an AI revolution that’s flipping the script on SEO as we know it.

Indeed, AI is whipping up a storm of transformations in the SEO world, and small businesses are finding themselves right at the heart of this tempest. In the fast-paced, ever-evolving realm of SEO, the

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Small Businesses Quip ‘What Recession?’ Amid Rising Confidence Despite Economic Challenges By Benzinga


© Reuters. Small Businesses Quip ‘What Recession?’ Amid Rising Confidence Despite Economic Challenges

Benzinga – US small businesses are more confident in the economic landscape, underscored by a seven-month peak in June, per the latest data from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

The upward trend comes despite inflation and labor quality remaining top concerns for small business owners.

The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.6 points in June to 91 — the highest monthly jump since August 2022. The figure is still below the 49-year average of 98, marking 18 consecutive months of subdued confidence levels.

“Inflation

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250,000 small businesses at risk of closing as CEBA loans come due

CFIB says 250,000 small businesses at risk of closure if the CEBA loan repayment deadline is not extended

Published June 07, 2023 • Last updated Jun 07, 2023 • 6 minute read

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Close to 250,000, or 19 per cent of small businesses, face closure if they can’t get an extension on paying back Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans, CFIB said. Photo by Errol McGihon/Postmedia

Small businesses in Canada are running out of time to pay back government-backed pandemic-era loans, and failure to do so by the deadline could force nearly

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Leadership Qualities the Most Successful Small Business Owners Share

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Small business owners are the backbone of the global economy, driving innovation, creating jobs and contributing to the overall growth of communities. In fact, more than 90% of the business population in the United States represents small and medium-sized businesses.

While every entrepreneur has a unique journey, there are certain qualities that the most successful small business owners share. These qualities play a crucial role in their ability to overcome challenges, adapt to market changes and, ultimately, thrive in their ventures. Let’s explore a few key qualities that differentiate the most successful

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Delivering Loan Transparency For Small-Business Owners

Carolina Martinez is CEO of CAMEOa California micro-business network, and an expert on small business and CDFIs.

Over the past four years, Darren Preston turned his Malibu’s Burgers food truck into one of the most popular restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Despite the lines out the door and rave reviews, Malibu’s filed for bankruptcy early last year. The cause had nothing to do with the food. What appeared to be a standard loan from an online lender turned out to be a receivables purchase agreement, a complicated arrangement loaded with hidden fees and sky-high interest rates

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Protein Sparing Chai Ice Pops

It’s funny how there are many recipes that my family enjoys weekly but I have never written recipes for them. These protein sparing chai ice pops are one of them. My son Kai begs for these ice pops all the time!

They are so easy to make, we always have them in the freezer. I love that I have an easy protein-packed treat for my kids (and myself!) when hunger strikes!

HOW TO MAKE PROTEIN SPARING CHAI ICE POPS

To make Kai’s protein sparing chai ice pops, I used Equip vanilla Prime Protein powder!

It works great for making recipes

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NB premier defends provincial carbon legislation, says it protects small business

New Brunswick’s premier is pushing back against claims that a piece of provincial legislation, rather than federal rules, is to blame for higher gas prices.

The province implemented a law last year to allow the cost of Ottawa’s clean fuel regulations to be passed on to consumers.

Premier Blaine Higgs said without the change, small retailers in the region would have to absorb the added costs, which could impact their revenues and jeopardize their ability to stay in business.

Critics say the province has allowed refineries to pass along costs at a time when they have recorded major profit gains

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Inflation Data, JPMorgan and Delta Earnings, and More to Watch This Week

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Second-quarter earnings season begins this week with several large US banks set to report. The latest inflation data will be closely watched by investors and economists alike.

Citigroup
,

JPMorgan Chase
,

and

Wells Fargo

will be this week’s earnings highlights, all on Friday morning.

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Conagra Brands
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Delta Airlines
,

Fastenal
,

and

PepsiCo

are also scheduled to report on Thursday, followed by

BlackRock
,

State Street, and

UnitedHealth Group

on Friday.

The economic-data highlight of the week will be the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index for June on Wednesday. Economists’ consensus

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