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Small Business Week is celebrated in Indiana and across the nation

Small businesses have created more than 12.9 million jobs over the past 25 years, or two out of every three new positions added in the country, according to the Small Business Administration.

This week, Small Business Week is being celebrated both in Indiana and across the nation. It’s estimated that 534,000 small businesses in Indiana employ more than 1.2 million people in the Hoosier State.

“This week is all about celebrating the important contribution of an integral part of our state’s economy — small businesses,” said Gov. Eric Holcomb. “Hard work, dedication and grit are not just Hoosier values; these

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Toronto homeowners’ cost of living costs almost 60%

Canada’s biggest city isn’t just expensive for homeowners. Renters’ costs have suffered 22%

Published May 01, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 4 minute read

Costs for Toronto homeowners have skyrocketed 58 per cent since last year.
Costs for Toronto homeowners have skyrocketed 58 per cent since last year. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Postmedia
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Housing economist says home prices will drop by 10% this year

Housing values ​​will drop by double digits this year, one expert is predicting, as tighter lending requirements choke off demand.

“So we are forecasting that we are going to get a 10% decline in house prices this year,” Abbey Omodunbi, PNC Bank Senior Economist, told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “There will be more of a balance in the housing market. There will be less demand and more supply. And that will contribute to the decline in house prices.”

Housing prices have come down since hitting their pandemic highs in the second quarter of last year. The US median home

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Small business group wants NS to look beyond minimum wage hikes to address poverty

A group representing small businesses is pushing the Nova Scotia government to look beyond minimum wage hikes to address poverty.

“If you want to fix poverty, there’s a whole series of things that [the] government can work on. You could work on the welfare levels,” Louis-Philippe Gauthier of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses told a provincial legislative committee on human resources.

The committee met Tuesday at the Nova Scotia legislature to hear from the public and private sectors on labor shortages and the minimum wage.

“Everybody goes back to this default mentality that minimum wage will fix everything,” Gauthier

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Envu names new US turf and ornamental business marketing head

The Envu Turf & Ornamentals business named Tra Huddleston its head of marketing. Huddleston is an industry veteran with extensive experience forming partnerships with customers and delivering innovative solutions.

“Anyone who has worked with Tra knows how deeply he cares about the people in this industry and his passion for helping them succeed,” said Alison McFee, head of North America marketing for Envu. “He is a world-class communicator with essential knowledge about protecting customers from the toughest turf and ornamental pests and diseases. We look forward to seeing him continue to impact the industry in this new role.”

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Can Your Small-Business Idea Actually Make Money? | Business News

Business applications have been steadily increasing in 2023, according to data from the US Census Bureau, with over 451,000 files in March alone. With the majority of this number attributed to small businesses, you may be one of the thousands of Americans considering a small-business idea of ​​your own.

However, starting a business doesn’t guarantee success. Based on 1994-2020 data from the Small Business Administration, about 1 in 3 new businesses won’t survive two years. Before you start scouting locations and looking for financing, take the initial step of checking the feasibility of your small-business idea with some research and

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One Small-Business Side Hustle Will Generate $50 Million in 2023

In 2014, Joel Holland was living with his wife in Washington DC, running a company in the technology space there — and suffering from a serious case of burnout. “[I was] burned out on traffic, going to a cubicle, too many people,” Holland recalls. “I was just longing to get away, whatever that meant.”

When the couple went to a wedding in Leesburg, Virginia, inspiration struck: Holland wasn’t ready to go back to the city, and with an RV dealership nearby, it was a chance to explore the possibilities of a different kind of lifestyle. Impressed by the “little houses

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The 5 Digital Supply Chain Challenges Every Business Should Plan For Before Their Next Fiscal Year

Nirav Patel is President and CEO, Bristleconeleading the way in supply chain transformation and digital resilience.

Supply chains are complicated, typically consisting of a number of complex factors and a large network of players. Adding to the everyday challenges supply chain professionals face, disruption has become the norm in the global marketplace and customer expectations are on the rise. In order to be productive and successful, businesses have to operate seamlessly with their teams, providers, partners, customers and other stakeholders. Doing so requires navigating and mitigating supply chain challenges in a way that not only improves their efficiency

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