An Austin small business owner decided to quit her corporate job and open up learning centers to honor her late sister who was a teacher. AUSTIN, Texas — The Sylvan Learning Center has been in the Brodie Oaks Shopping Center for more than 30 years. But in December 2020, Susan Fairbairn took over the franchise….
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The Crafter’s Library hosts monthly “Queer Business Roundtable” to support local LGBTQIA Community
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The small business administration reports that approximately 50% of businesses will fail within five years. “The Crafters Library” owner Andrew Rawls says that being a queer business owner presents its own set of challenges. “As part of the LGBTQ community you have to face things in your life that those not in…
Workshops planned for small businesses
Apr. 26—Small business owners know there’s a lot more to run a business their customers never see. An upcoming workshop called Manage by the Numbers is designed to help small business owners better understand that financial data should be the primary influence in business decisions. “It is the fuel that propels growth and the information…
Press Release: PayPal Adds New Features to Its Complete Payments Solution for Online Small Businesses
PayPal Adds New Features to Its Complete Payments Solution for Online Small Businesses PayPal’s online payment solution enables SMBs to accept PayPal payments, credit and debit cards, digital wallets and more. Beginning today, SMBs will also be able to accept payments with Apple Pay®allow their customers to save payment methods with the PayPal vault and…
CanadianSME Unveils Finalists for the 2022 Small Business
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, April 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CanadianSME is delighted to announce the finalists for its prestigious 2022 CanadianSME Small Business Awards. In partnership with Google Canada, these awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide. The highly anticipated awards gala will be held on May 5th, 2023, at…
SCORE and SBA to Co-Host National Small Business Week Virtual Summit May 2-3
Published: Apr. 18, 2023 at 9:02 AM MDT|Updated: 8 hours ago WASHINGTON, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SCOREmentors to America’s small businesses, will co-host the 2023 National Small Business Week Virtual Summit with the US Small Business Administration on May 2-3. The free, two-day online event will celebrate the hard-earned success of small businesses throughout…
This Is The Best Laptop Under $500
(Photo by Chien-min Chung/Getty Images) Getty Images Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 – This guy reviews laptops for a living and he says this is the best laptop under $500 Sean Riley of Laptops magazine just gave his endorsement…
Small Business Owners Feel Credit Crunch
Borrowing for small businesses was already constrained due to rising interest rates. Following the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, some lenders – particularly the small and midsize banks that serve small businesses – may be forced to tighten credit further, since they’re seeing an outflow of deposits, which means they need…