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What America’s Top Small Businesses Have in Common
This diversity shows that top performance isn’t defined by one narrow definition. It’s measured through innovation, adaptability, market disruption, longevity, and community impact. Success looks different depending on your business, but the underlying practices remain consistent.
3 Economic Signals Small Business Owners Can’t Ignore Right Now
These three signals create a strategic opportunity with a time limit. Rising costs demand efficiency improvements and strategic investments. Cooling hiring means now may be a great time to build your team with lower wage pressure. And, with banks lending, consider whether this is an opportunity to refinance debt or invest in growth while favorable terms exist.
JPMorgan Chase’s $10 Billion Capital Opportunity for Your Business
For small and mid-sized businesses, this represents a potential opportunity. The initiative targets companies of all sizes and development stages, offering financing, advice, and, in some cases, equity investment. Companies receiving this capital will be positioned to grow.
The Margin Squeeze: What’s Really Driving Up Costs for Small Businesses in 2025
The key to protecting your margins: understanding which specific costs are hitting YOUR industry hardest and having a targeted strategy to address them.
Rising Uncertainty, Slowing Optimism: What Small Businesses Are Signaling Now
The latest NFIB Small Business Economic Trends report shows that optimism among small business owners declined in September for the first time in three months. The Small Business Optimism Index fell to 98.8 (down 2.0 points from August), while the Uncertainty Index climbed to...
Small Business Credit Quality Is Declining: What It Means for Borrowing Power
Credit quality does not fall overnight. It reflects months, and often years, of operating with tight margins, higher costs, or unbalanced cash flow.