While most small businesses agree with better wages and benefits, they also agree that some states have laws that make it hard to compete ..read more

The owner of Cyber Cream Dayton, an ice cream truck that uses the Tesla truck, had to pause his business because of severe vandalism damage ..read more

Andrew Park, former CEO of a tech startup, pleads guilty to evading $14 million in payroll taxes and failing to file personal tax returns ..read more

IRS encourages taxpayers with extensions to use Free File and other resources on IRS.gov over the summer to avoid the October deadline rush ..read more

SBA reminds New York small businesses and nonprofits of the August 5, 2024, deadline for disaster loan applications due to the July 2023 storms ..read more

Amazon announces record-breaking sales for Prime Day 2024, with millions of Prime members shopping deals across over 35 categories ..read more

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has amended its disaster declaration for Texas, making low-interest federal disaster loans available to specific private nonprofit organizations in Bailey County. This follows President Biden’s May 23 major disaster declaration due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding from April 26 to June 5. Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that these loans are for private nonprofits providing essential government services. The disaster loans are also available in many other Texas counties, including Anderson, Austin, Bell ..read more

Artificial intelligence is a source of both excitement and anxiety for many small businesses. One business in Michigan is currently showing what’s possible, while also leaving many unanswered questions about the future. LaFleur Marketing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, first started using several AI tools last year. The goal, according to CEO Chip LaFleur, was to make the business more efficient and profitable. However, the team had concerns about potentially losing their jobs thanks to the technology. Since then, the company implemented AI tools like Thoughtspot, ChatGPT, and CoPilot to perform va ..read more

Many of the current headlines surrounding small business owners signal doom and gloom. For example, many are pessimistic about their company’s outlook for the coming year, concerned about inflation, or even closing due to rising rent and other expenses. But even with all of these hardships, a recent survey suggests that nearly all small business owners describe themselves as happy. The survey, which was conducted by software company Homebase, found that 91 percent of small business owner respondents said they are happy with their jobs. This near-ubiquitous level of happiness comes even with bu ..read more

Baseball is a sport steeped in tradition and nostalgia. But one entrepreneur in Baldwin City, Kansas is finding ways to put a unique new spin on the game. Jacob Austin Walters is a longtime baseball fan who grew up playing up through the college level. His other passion as he grew up was woodworking. So Walters found a way to integrate those two interests – making bats. But these aren’t your ordinary bats. There are already several large companies like Louisville Slugger and Old HIckory supplying many of the standard wood bats used in MLB and other competitive levels. Instead, Walters customiz ..read more