Category: Small Business

Small business owners seek a wider customer range

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — By and large small businesses are optimistic about the new year, but they are still concerned about specific things.

One expert spoke about the outlook for the new year and suggested how small business owners could reach a wider consumer base.

There are some 33 million small business owners in the US
The Small Business Administration reported that one million new small businesses were formed across the country last year.

But during the same time, 800,000 small businesses closed.

“It’s never been easier to open a small business but it’s never been harder to maintain a

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US small-business sentiment skids to a half-year low

(Reuters) – US small-business confidence slid to a six-month low in December, according to a survey on Tuesday, which also showed that inflation and worker shortages remained major issues for firm owners.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said its Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.1 points to 89.8 last month – the lowest since June – amid a decline in the share of owners who expected better business conditions over the next six months.

It was the 12th straight month that the index was below the 49-year average of 98. The net share of owners expecting better business

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Small business owners losing optimism for growth amid inflation, political climate

Optimism among small businesses declined in December due to concerns about owner inflation and the economy falling into recession, the National Federation of Independent Business found in a survey released Tuesday.

The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index fell in December to 89.8 – its lowest level since June. It marked the 12th straight month that the business lobby’s index was below the 49-year average of 98.

“Overall, small business owners are not optimistic about 2023 as sales and business conditions are expected to deteriorate,” NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg said in a statement. “Owners are managing several economic uncertainties and

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Tsunami of small business owners planning to exit, putting $2 trillion on the line

Three in four small business owners plan to exit their companies in the next decade

Seventy-six per cent of owners plan to exit their businesses within 10 years, CFIB says.
Seventy-six per cent of owners plan to exit their businesses within 10 years, CFIB says. Photo by Lyle Aspinall/Postmedia Network

More than three-quarters of small- and medium-sized business owners plan to exit their companies in the next decade, adding urgency to the

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Maria Mind Body Health

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Hard At Work | News, Sports, Jobs

Pictured is Sorena Gilkinson, the owner Handcrafted from the Heart located in the village of Mayville. Submitted photo

MAYVILLE — Four women-owned businesses along South Erie Street in the village have all seen success over the past year.

The four businesses — Mayberry Jungle, Bene Esse, Handcrafted From The Heart and Quintessential — are reporting growth while their owners are keeping their focus on overcoming the challenges that small businesses have had to face over the past year.

For two of the businesses, challenges such as staffing have not been an issue.

“I’ve found most people understand that inflation affects

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Protecting Athlete Wellness in the Hyper-Competitive World of Sports – PHE America

Sport is captivating. Engaging in it elicits strong emotions for many people, like passion, excitement, and love. Sport is so central to many people’s lives that it impacts the choices participants and spectators make about how they live. For example, practice and game schedules often determine how one’s days, weeks, and even vacations are planned. In addition, the great value is placed on the role of sport in our lives. Sport is argued to be a place where people can learn and practice socially valued behaviors such as teamwork, perseverance and hard work; all characteristics are also used to describe

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Local Small Business Owners Ecstatic Over Corporate and Institutional Support in 2023

e-Local Marketplace (“ELM”) Offers a Win-Win for DEI Initiatives and Local Spend with Chicagoland Small Businesses and MBE/WBE/DBE/VBEs

e-Local Marketplace (“ELM”), provides a direct solution to corporate and institutional buyers’ DEI initiatives and other entities committed to supporting local, women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses in the 9,581 square mile Chicagoland area. Formal diversity certification is not required. Through ELM, Buyers generate economic transformation via spending with local small business owners. “I really appreciate what ELM and VIT have done for my business. Without them I would not have been able to expand my business beyond my brick and mortar storefront.”

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