Your small business benefits from new technology. There’s no denying that. But this week, we learned that it may not be prudent to chase the latest bell or whistle that promises to make your business run smoother. Yes, the tool could solve a problem your business currently faces. But a new survey reveals that the […]
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Stress and struggle. For small business owners, they can be too real sometimes. This week, we learned in a new survey which U.S. cities are the most stressed out. You’re going to be somewhat surprised to see which cities topped the list this year. Are you near any of these stressed out cities? Take a
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Did it feel like everyone in your office this week was a little distracted? Were you a little distracted? There’s a reason for that. Monday was the first work day with the new NCAA March Madness bracket. That means workers everywhere — even in virtual offices these days — were really hard at work …
The ebb and flow of the economy and its cyclical nature means there will be good and bad times. With such a strong economy in the last couple of years, it was inevitable that the record-high small business optimism would eventually start fading. Spring 2019 Paychex Business Sentiment Report According to the latest Paychex Business
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We usually like to keep things crystal clear for small business owners. But this week, we got some confusing data. And it involves the U.S. economy and small business. One one hand, you have this new survey showing 43% of small business owners are getting ready for a recession. Now, we’ve heard for months that
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This week, we learned that greypreneurs (probably should call them graypreneurs here in the U.S.) are a thing. And it’s an increasingly popular economic trend. As you might guess, this portmanteau simply means entrepreneurs with a little mileage on their engine. It seems this boost to the American economy has created a ripe environment for
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Are you using a voice assistant in your daily small business operations yet? These are devices that use the “Hey Google” Assistant app or Amazon Alexa or Siri. Amazon Alexa devices were among the hottest selling items last holiday season so it stands to reason that your answer is yes more often than no. Voice
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The budgeting you did at the end of last year for 2019 was really important work. We, of course, assume you did some budgeting at some point before the start of this year. As we said, it’s really important work. But new data that we got in this week suggests you may want to go
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We saw more signs this week that the economy may be slowing down a bit. And it’s getting a little tougher to keep your business going. For instance, a new report from Lending Tree saw a reduction in the amount of borrowing among Main Street businesses. Perhaps the recent prolonged government shutdown had some impact
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The House Small Business Committee recently announced five Committee Democratic Members who will serve as Subcommittee Chairs for the 116th Congress. With the Democrats in charge of the House now, Small Business Trends got in touch with House Small Business Committee Chairwoman Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) to get an idea of the committee’s goals
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