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Small Business

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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Small Business

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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Small Business

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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Small Business

Three Ways To Put Your Business On The Fast Track To $1 Million

Jennifer Dawn’s client had built her company to $750,000 in revenue but was losing enthusiasm for the business. “It had sucked the life out of her,” says Dawn, who runs Jennifer Dawn Coaching in New York City. “She started to hate the business and it was tanking.”

Revenue gradually slipped to $500,000. Dawn worked with her on marketing and other key areas of the business rebuilding her sales—and also encouraged her to start exercising and otherwise taking care of herself. The client gradually built sales back to $1 million.

Then the pandemic hit—and the schools the clients served in the

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Small Business

Halle Berry Bomb Pops – Maria Mind Body Health

It’s my dear friend Halle Berry’s birthday on August 14th but with the 4th of July coming soon, I thought I must share my special recipe for Halle Berry Bomb Pops this month!

As many of you know, I had the great pleasure of making friends with the beautiful Halle Berry and she wrote the forward for my Sugar Free Kids cookbook!

I wanted to write a very special keto recipe for Halle Berry’s birthday so my boys and I created Halle Berry Bomb Pops which is a recipe found in my Sugar Free Kids cookbook!

Halle Berry is the

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Small Business

How The Galaxy Ecosystem Helps Entrepreneurs Work On The Go

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Owning a small business has never been so exciting. And things are looking up: According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Confidence Index, confidence among owners is on the rise.

But that doesn’t mean the obstacles of the last couple of years have left entrepreneurs unscathed. From inflation to workforce shortages, small business owners have been struggling to do more with less—and as data from the Business Development Bank of Canada show, that’s straining work-life balance and creating stress for many.

“2023 is not without its own challenges as well as opportunities,” said Paul Edwards, vice-president and

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Small Business

Triple Health Coaching Certification – Keto, Carnivore and Protein Sparing Modified Fast

Turn Key Brand-able Website for Certified Coaches!

We are always expanding the program and now we have very exciting NEWS to help our coaches be successful right after graduating!

We created a NEW brand-able website with packaged courses for your clients! The package includes; perfect meal plans made by Maria, the best keto recipes made by Maria, professional cooking tutorial videos and educational videos, and so much more! No need to pay for a website, we did it for you!

Now you can have your own logo or name on our branded page and use our checkout, credit card processing,

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Small Business

Amazon will use small businesses to help deliver packages in the US

Amazon wants to tweak the way it delivers parcels across the US by partnering with at least 2,500 small businesses across 23 states by the end of this year.

With the launch of Amazon Hub Delivery, the ecommerce giant wants to help customers get their parcels in a more convenient and timely manner by partnering with smaller businesses that otherwise have free time in their day.

The scheme will see businesses like florists, coffee shops, clothing boutiques, gas stations, plumbers, and hair salons all taking on the role of distributing parcels to Amazon’s customers.

Amazon Hub Delivery is expanding

The

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