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Local small businesses should prepare and promote to consumers that are more ready than they've been in a while to shop local.
What does a brisk back-to-school shopping season -- with it's surge of mobile ecommerce growth -- mean for the retail industry's holiday shopping season?
Blame the cryptocurrency label, perhaps, but a surprising number of people in the US believe owning Bitcoin is illegal. Are bitcoins legal? Find out.
A new program that allows small businesses to save for capital improvements may become a trend if it proves successful in boosting local economies.
The average SMB owner is generally overworked and feeling overwhelmed. Here are the biggest barriers and some small business owner productivity tips.
According to the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index August 2017 report, a stalled Congress can't deter the optimism still brimming among the SMB community.
Do small businesses need their own federal regulations? One expert says that's the right direction for reducing the regulatory burden on small businesses.
Oil production following Hurricane Harvey is returning to normal, bringing gas prices back to pre-storm levels.
Newly proposed small business tax changes in Canada could have a negative impact on small businesses in the U.S. who deal north of the border.
If you've got colleagues or customers based in the UK, some of the American business phrases you use every day may be completely foreign to them.
As rain continues along the Gulf Coast, it looks like tough times ahead for small business recovery after Harvey. Here's tips for getting back in business.
There's a lot on the plates of the House and Senate when they return from their recess after Labor Day. What do small businesses want congress to do first?
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