Bring Your Business into the Digital Age

December 5, 2017 

Bring Your Business into the Digital Age

Have you pondered the idea of an entirely paperless office, could you settle for the “less paper” office? It’s not merely a goal, it’s a fact and it is being implemented by many businesses. If it’s possible to envision your entire office with less ...

 10 Cybersecurity Threats and Trends for 2018

December 5, 2017 

10 Cybersecurity Threats and Trends for 2018

The coming year will see a massive escalation of cybersecurity risk, according to data security firm SpiderOak. The company warns that the increased risk is driven by both state-sponsored and individual bad actors.

 Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule

December 2, 2017 

Judge Overturns DHS Delay of International Entrepreneur Rule

Foreign entrepreneurs who want to build innovative companies in the U.S. received good news last week when United States District Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed by the ...

 Small Business Optimism High, But Concerns Persist

November 28, 2017 

Small Business Optimism High, But Concerns Persist

60% of small business owners (SBOs) feel current business conditions are good or excellent. Moreover, Capital One’s Small Business Confidence Score tracking overall small business sentiment on the economy, hiring plans, future financial positions ...

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November 25, 2017 

Mobile Shopping: Thanksgiving Sales Up 15%

Same store retail sales on Thanksgiving Day sales increased by nearly 15% from 2016 to 2017 (including both in-store and online transactions), with Black Friday sales lagging behind. Cyber Monday is expected to far surpass those numbers.

 November 2017 Small Business Channel

November 20, 2017 

November 2017 Small Business Channel

Veteran Business Owners Thriving, Extremely Upbeat on Economy By Isaac M. O’Bannon, Managing Editor Optimism among veteran small business owners is outpacing the nation’s small businesses as a whole, according to this year’s Allstate/USA Today Small Business Barometer. The annual index study released new data ahead of Veterans Day showing that veteran entrepreneurs’ optimism is...…

 Small Business Revenues and Confidence Surge

November 20, 2017 

Small Business Revenues and Confidence Surge

The positive outlook on the economy bodes well for growth, as 92 percent of small business owners indicated that a positive economic environment is a critical factor to their ability to grow. Other growth factors include customer demand (93 percent), ...

 Ranking the Best Cities for Veteran Business Owners

November 20, 2017 

Ranking the Best Cities for Veteran Business Owners

Veterans continue to do more than their fair share after leaving the military: More than one-in-four veterans in the workforce are running their own business, a rate that is 7.7 percentage points greater than the national average, according to the ...

 Health Insurance Rates Skyrocket for Small Business

November 20, 2017 

Health Insurance Rates Skyrocket for Small Business

While growth rates in insurance premiums have slowed in recent years, from 10 percent in 2014 to 7 percent in 2017, typical small business owners still spend about $500 per month on premiums to cover themselves and/or their families.