About Small Business Trends

"Small business success … delivered daily"

Small Business Trends is an award-winning online publication for small business owners, entrepreneurs and the people who interact with them. Small Business Trends has been recognized numerous times for its excellence in reporting including an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. We cover small business news, follow trends, provide tips and advice, and interview movers and shakers. We also spotlight other small businesses and startups. Our core focus is on providing practical, specific answers to your toughest small business questions and challenges.

 

Our team of professional editors, journalists and vetted experts publishes new content daily. Our writers always strive to explain complex topics in plain language while providing the context behind each story. By balancing journalism and authenticity, our goal is to assist small businesses everywhere on their road to success.

 

Small Business Trends was founded in 2003 by entrepreneur Anita Campbell as a way to publish newsletter articles online. Since then, the site has grown into an engaged community of small business owners. She then acquired our sister site BizSugar in 2009 as an additional resource for small businesses. 

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Founded in 2003

15K+ Pages of Content

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The Team

Our team operates remotely from across the United States and around the world. With more than 50 years of combined and proven small business expertise, you can feel our obsession with your success in every word. Small Business Trends is not a big legacy media company – our staff lives the small business life and brings that authenticity to the job every day.

Leland McFarland, Owner and CEO

Leland is the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Ad Operations. He started out responsible for all technical aspects of the website, as well as managing advertising inventory. He now runs Small Business Trends with his wife ensuring that the content on the site is informative and up-to-date.

Anita Campbell, Founder Emeritus

Anita was the Founder and CEO of Small Business Trends LLC. She bootstrapped the company from a nascent idea. Previously she was a General Counsel and CEO of a technology subsidiary of Bell & Howell. She founded this site in 2003 and was named one of the 30 Small Business IT Influencers to Follow in 2020 by BizTech Magazine.

Joshua Sophy, Small Business News Editor

Joshua is the Small Business News Editor of Small Business Trends. As a journalist with 25 years of experience in traditional and online media, he is responsible for day-to-day operations of the editorial department and leads the overall content strategy for the site. Joshua also manages our team of international journalists. 

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