Small Business July 17, 2025
Main Street Meets Machine Learning: Inside the AI Productivity Boom at Small Businesses
Rather than replacing workers, many businesses are using AI to upskill staff, with just 5% cutting headcount.
January 16, 2013
Proposal would exempt family businesses from Pennsylvania inheritance tax
The state's inheritance tax can leave heirs scrambling to cover a tax bill. And many end up selling the business or taking out costly loans.
January 16, 2013
SBA workshop on Friday in San Antonio, focus on SMB financing
The El Paso District office of the U.S. Small Business Administration will present a workshop on the "ABC's of Financing Your Small Business."
January 16, 2013
Businesses thriving a year after first Pittsburgh Startup Weekend
Less than six months after attending Pittsburgh Startup Weekend, Traci and Joe Lipple have a new marriage and a new business plan for turning their joint venture from an idea to an app.
January 16, 2013
Oklahoma small businesses offered drought relief loans from SBA
Financial relief is available from the Small Business Administration for non-farm businesses in 77 Oklahoma counties and neighboring states to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans, announced Alfred E. Judd, director of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West.
January 16, 2013
CPA & farmer says new tax law will be beneficial for farmers and ag business
The year 2013 should be another strong one for agricultural equipment sales, thanks to a Jan. 1 change in the federal tax law, as well as overall strength in commodity markets and accumulated farm financial strength.
January 15, 2013
Small businesses optimistic about growth and hiring in 2013 – survey
As 2013 begins, small business owners are excited about the year's prospects according to a new survey of more than 600 small business owners released today by ONTRAPORT, provider of the comprehensive business and marketing automation platform OfficeAutopilot.
January 15, 2013
New California lumber tax is challenging contractors & retailers
California's new 1 percent lumber tax has cost lumberyards and hardware stores thousands of dollars and turned business as usual on its head, raising the ire of retailers and contractors struggling to bounce back from the housing slump.
January 15, 2013
Small start-up firms find tax break program elusive
A state plan to encourage investment in Wisconsin companies has so far provided tax breaks for investors in an eclectic group of businesses, including some in old-line, slow-growth industries, but has failed to catch on among smaller start-up firms with the most potential to create jobs, the Journal Sentinel has found.
January 14, 2013
Tips for businesses to avoid embezzlement
Accountants and business leaders say small businesses can take steps to protect themselves from employee theft. Good accounting practices are a must.
January 14, 2013
Strategies for helping small businesses in small towns thrive
People who own and operate small businesses in small towns may want to hear what Marc Willson has to say about remaining relevant to consumers in an era when online orders are replacing storefronts.
January 12, 2013
Pennsylvania community fund gets $5 million from Goldman Sachs for small biz loans
The Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Community First Fund recently received $5 million from investment giant Goldman Sachs, to be used for small business laons. The organization's president, Dan Betancourt, said his institution's ability to receive that funding has broken the mold.
January 12, 2013
Ohio cutting back on pay-to-stay incentives for businesses
Ohio is backing away from a program that has allowed companies to obtain tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks by threatening to leave the state, then agreeing to stay and retain existing workers without adding jobs.