Perhaps not a shocking fact to many U.S. small business owners, but more a confirmation of the current trends: The latest small business outlook survey from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reveals that 49 percent of small business owners (over 1,300 respondents) said that Obamacare is their greatest concern. The figure is up by 10…
As we are heading to summer, what many people think is “vacation, vacation, vacation.” Unfortunately, many small business owners are not categorized as “many people.” Many – if not most – small business owners are working during vacation… and some of them even skip summer vacation altogether. Whether you like it or not, running a…
Small business owners: Are you feeling the pressure of the economy and regulations which seem not to be favorable to small business? Well, don’t give up just yet, because there’s one thing you should do better – and you can do better right now: Local marketing. What is local marketing? Why it is important? Local…
In my line of business (online business) things today were very different compared to those five years ago. Then, it’s easier to make money online. Today, with all the changes in Google algorithm, things are becoming more difficult. The social media has also changed the online business landscape. In brick-and-mortar business, changes are also inevitable.…
Welcome to the second day of the 50th National Small Business Week! Just in case you miss the first day action, check out this live recording of the event. Celebrating the Small Business Week, June 17-21, 2013, The UPS Store released their small business survey results. The survey was on nearly 1,500 consumers and more…
While browsing for interesting updates on SMBs, I stumbled on a recent article on Entrepreneur.com. It contains an infographic published by Sage, one of the leading business management software companies. The infographic is basically an overview on their recent survey conducted on May 2013, polling nearly a thousand U.S. small business owners. The findings are…
The latest small business study from The Hartford reveals that small business owners are becoming increasingly more conservative with their risk taking endeavor. The Hartford’s Small Business Pulse, a study on 1,000 small business owners, shows some interesting findings, most notably the tendency for them to playing it safer with their business decision making. The…
There is a mixed feeling reading the news today for small business jobs. Firstly, it was encouraging to know that small businesses attracted 58,000 employees in May 2013. Overall, private-sector employment is increasing by 135,000. The figure is better than last month’s 49,000, but still way lower than March’s 72,000. Overall, it looks good, although…
An interesting, recent survey on about 1,000 small business owners commissioned by Deluxe Corp reveals that despite the terrifyingly high small business failure rate, the majority of small business owners are willing to take the risks in exchange for potential success. As reported by Pamela Engel on Business Insider, Deluxe’s online survey on non-Deluxe clients…
Small business owners matter to local economy – they always be. With that being said, learning what they think about their business, including their insight on the current state of their business and their plan for the future, will give us some clues on small business trends. Twice a year, Bank of America surveys small…
