Small Business Owners’ Sacrifice Paying Off
Many small businesses are seeing a new trend. Usually, the summers tend to be slower for many businesses because people are either just not spending the money or they are on vacation. This year, small business owners are cancelling their own vacations because the orders are rolling in. While the small business index is not…

Small Businesses are Driving Economic Recovery
Reading the news in the past few days, I am under the impression that, on contrary to what people told me about their small business situation, economy does improve, and small business is on the move, riding the wave. Perhaps I need to surround myself with more positive people. Perhaps I need to learn from…

Glass Half Full: The United States is Still the Best Place to Start a Small Business
Reading the news and updates on small businesses in the United States, I assume that they are barely surviving, “thanks” to the uncertain economic situation, customers’ lower buying power, and so on. But in reality, there’s still hope! Looking into the exclusive survey commissioned by CNN Money in partnership with Manta, a social networking site…

Hot Small Business Trends and Ideas for 2013
Here are small business trends that will be hot in 2013. How to tap into them? We are half-way in 2013, but no worries – you can still tap on lucrative small business opportunities. Join Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media, in her webinar hosted by Irvine Chamber on MSN’s Business on Main. The webinar…

American small businesses are on the decline, and many people blame the Obama’s Administration for that. However, historical data shows that the decline has started since a long time ago. We are not going to talk about politics, as I have zero US politics knowledge. But let’s talk about it from a fellow small business…