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HOW TO MAKE KETO PROTEIN FUDGESICLES

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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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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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A local small business owner’s transition from working in finance to being her own boss

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.

“I’ve had some great successes with this. I’ve also had some lows,” said Fairbairn, executive director, Sylvan Learning. “But the program works. It makes a difference in a child’s life.”

The small business owner acquired the four Austin locations three years ago and currently has

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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 minimizes mistakes,” organizers said. “Financial information can be used by owners and managers to track performance, make decisions, motivate teams, and maintain a big-picture mindset.”

The workshop from 9 to 11 am on May 23 at The Wick 3.0, 501 Gloucester St., Suite 200, is

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Proposed regulations would put the largest burden on small business

The US Supreme Court is considering a case on content moderation from both Texas and Florida that could offer clear guidelines on what entity is responsible for content moderation.

Many small businesses who use digital tools want to make sure they can communicate to their customers about their products without feeling like they must avoid hateful and harmful rhetoric online. Yet currently, the issue of who moderates what content is up for debate.

The US Supreme Court is considering a case on content moderation from both Texas and Florida that could offer clear guidelines on what entity is responsible for content moderation. The case centers on Section 230, which protects tech companies from being held legally responsible for content that is posted on their platforms while also empowering them

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Lower taxes, utility relief on the election wish list for Alberta small businesses

Affordability is one of the top priorities for Alberta small businesses as the province heads into an election next month, says a group that represents many entrepreneurs.

However, small business owners are anxious about those concerns that will not be addressed during the May election campaign.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released the results of a new survey Tuesday showing while 95 per cent of Alberta small business owners intend to vote, just 16 per cent are “confident their concerns and priorities will receive attention.”

The CFIB says small business owners, like all Albertans, are struggling with the

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New money laundering rules hurt small businesses

As if the impact of the pandemic, high inflation, high interest rates and supply chain shortages weren’t enough of a drag, the Trudeau government has jumped in with a thick new layer of red tape that will hold small businesses back all across the country .

Here’s the deal. When businesses across the country set up shop and start a new relationship with a bank, they have to go through a long and detailed screening process for the sake of preventing money laundering.

Until very recently, payroll software programs like Quickbooks and FreshBooks could deposit payroll funds into a business’s

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