What the Small Business Administration Actually Does for Owners
The agency is best known for loan guarantees, but its counseling and disaster programs are the parts many owners never touch.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 23, 2026Business News 7
What a Design-Build Firm's Top Small Business Win Can Teach Owners
Trade Design Build took the U.S. Chamber's 2026 top honor. The mechanics behind its growth are the durable part.
Tanya Brooks · October 23, 2026
Inside the Trade Up Challenge: From Apprentice to Master
One skill at a time, judged in public, is an old way to learn a trade — and it still works.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 20, 2026
Small Business Accounting Basics Every Owner Needs
IRS guidance lets owners choose any recordkeeping system that clearly shows income and expenses, while the SBA points to the balance sheet, a cash or accrual method, and a calendar of estimated tax deadlines.
Isabel Duarte · October 18, 2026
What Accounts Receivable Factoring Really Costs Small Businesses
Accounts receivable factoring trades slow invoices for fast cash, but the price hides in three layers: the discount fee, the holdback and the contract extras.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 4, 2026
The Best Entrepreneurship Podcasts Worth Your Commute
How to tell a show that teaches business fundamentals from one that sells a lifestyle.
Isabel Duarte · September 30, 2026How to Explain Entrepreneurship to Kids Without the Jargon
The mindset behind starting a business can be taught with lemonade stands, chores and honest talk about failure.
Isabel Duarte · September 24, 2026Is an Entrepreneurship Degree Worth It? An Honest Look
What four years of classroom study buys you, what it does not, and how to decide before you pay.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 23, 2026
Newspaper Business Sections: Who Still Writes the First Draft
The print business desk has shrunk, but it still decides what gets covered first — and who gets called.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 12, 2026Small Business
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Why Small Business Investment Decides Whether a Downtown Thrives
An Indianapolis mayoral candidate's argument doubles as a durable playbook for how cities and owners grow local economies.
Tanya Brooks · September 27, 2026
Why Profitable Small Businesses Still Run Out of Cash
Profit is an opinion settled at year-end; cash is a fact settled every Friday — here is how the gap kills otherwise sound businesses.
Tanya Brooks · August 28, 2026
What an SBA 7(a) Loan Really Costs Small Business Owners
Beyond the interest rate, the SBA's most popular loan program comes with an upfront guaranty fee and a separate annual service fee, and the agency — not the bank — sets the ceiling on both.
Tanya Brooks · August 18, 2026
How to Close a Business in Good Order
An orderly shutdown settles taxes, creditors, employees, and registrations in a legal sequence — and protects the owner from the liabilities that outlive the company.
Tanya Brooks · July 16, 2026Trade
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Trade Jobs Explained: Why Skilled Trades Are Booming
Electricians, welders and plumbers are in demand for structural reasons that will not fade next quarter.
Lena Fischer · October 2, 2026
The Highest Paying Trades That Skip the Four-Year Degree
Nuclear operators, elevator installers and ship engineers top the pay scale — but the training path matters as much as the number.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 1, 2026Currency Exchange Explained: Why the Dollar Matters Everywhere
Exchange rates are set by supply, demand and a spread you pay without seeing. Here is how the machinery works, and who it quietly taxes.
Lena Fischer · September 26, 2026What Small Importers Now Owe After the $800 De Minimis Exemption Ends
A CBP rule that took effect June 24, 2026 ends duty-free entry for most low-value shipments, forcing small importers into formal customs procedures.
Priya Vaithilingam · August 22, 2026Startup News
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Small Business Hiring Slowed in September, But the NFIB Data Tells Two Stories
Fewer owners are hiring, yet plans for new jobs and pay raises moved the other way. The gap between those readings deserves a closer look.
Isabel Duarte · October 9, 2026
How the SBA Microloan Program Actually Works for Founders
The federal program caps loans at $50,000 and routes every dollar through nonprofit lenders. Here is what it covers, what it costs, and what disqualifies an application.
Isabel Duarte · August 20, 2026Half of New US Businesses Reach Year Five, Federal Data Shows
Isabel Duarte · August 16, 2026July Set a Record With 14 Billion-Dollar Funding Rounds
Startups raised $65 billion in July — the most billion-dollar rounds ever in one month, led by Blue Origin's first external $10 billion raise — after a record $515 billion first half.
Isabel Duarte · August 5, 2026Business News
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79% of Shoppers Trade Down, Yet These 5 Brands Still Raise Prices
A McKinsey figure and five quarterly scorecards show where pricing power survives when consumers get choosy.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 13, 2026
What Does an SBA Loan Actually Cost a Small Business?
Priya Vaithilingam · August 26, 2026New Overtime Rule Reversal Leaves Small Employers Rewriting Payrolls Again
A 2024 expansion of overtime eligibility was vacated nationwide in late 2024 — here is what the rollback changes for owners now.
Priya Vaithilingam · August 24, 2026