Inflationary costs and rising energy bills are affecting businesses in Saskatchewan, and a Regina small business owner is hoping to get the province’s attention. “We’re a business that’s open about 20 hours of the day, so our power is constantly running. And that’s definitely been one of the biggest challenges that we’ve noticed, as far…
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Why aren’t more small business owners taking advantage of government help? | Gene Marks
According to a new report, the US government “isn’t doing enough” for small businesses. I’m calling Baloney. “Business owners don’t feel like the programs are all that effective and they also don’t even feel like they have a sense of what’s available, some of which maybe is effective,” said Joe Wall, national director of Goldman…
Zero Carb Mozzarella Sticks – Maria Mind Body Health
If you haven’t noticed, I do not allow advertising on my site. I just didn’t agree with some of the products that were advertised. They were keto products, but they were unhealthy and I would never personally eat most of the products. It was hard to say no to blog advertisements; they pay thousands of…
Allen Harris: How can ChatGPT help small businesses? | business
ChatGPT is good at being creative, but you can’t count on the same answer every time because it changes. Its answers evolve — as a human’s response would if not sticking to a written script. CHATGPT SCREENSHOTS ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI, can assist small businesses in a variety of ways, including…
Jamestown couples bring back village’s chamber of commerce
In March 2021, Main Street held a fundraiser for Something New florist in Jamestown, raising $1,500 to replace the old windows with brand new storefront windows. “There’s a lot of people in this community who will donate that time, or just a few pieces of certain projects. You had these different volunteer drives that we…
Series of Pointe-Saint-Charles break-ins has small business owners worried
A series of smash-and-grab robberies has enraged small business owners in Montreal’s Pointe-Sainte-Charles neighborhood. The break-ins reached a peak in recent weeks on a stretch of Wellington Street in the Sud-Ouest borough, where the windows of at least five shops and restaurants have been broken so far this year. On Wednesday morning, Jermaine Wallace, the…
Small business confidence lowest since June
A new survey found that US small business confidence has dropped to a six-month low and found that inflation and difficulty in filling positions were top issues cited. The National Federation of Independent Business announced Tuesday that its Small Business Optimism Index decreased by 2.1 points in December to 89.8, which is the lowest since…
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…