Change is hard, especially when it comes to making money. However, the main method small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have so far been using to fight off...
Even as the economic outlook of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has improved somewhat, 59% still believe we will go through a recession in the...
Driven by interest rates that, at least for the near future, the Fed hints will continue to rise, banks have reported the market value of issued...
For Main Street small businesses, the margin pressure will continue. Government data on the labor market released Friday (April 7) show that U.S. hiring backed...
Main Street businesses are pulling back on hiring. Preparing, perhaps, for the impact of a pullback in consumer spending that’s already in motion. The logic...
As wholesale prices continue to rise, BNPL could prove a lifeline for small businesses. That is especially true for Main Street small businesses, the backbone...
January’s retail figures caused a collective sigh of relief, hinting we may be turning an economic corner. The 3% consumer spending surge felt especially sharp after November...
Maybe the customer was right all along in reacting cautiously to the news of easing inflation. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Jan. 30) that...
The worst is over for inflation, and the impact of rising prices will recede. Not by a long shot. The long-term perspective tells us otherwise....