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Small Business Pricing Strategy: What 5.5 Years of Data Reveals About Profitability
NFIB data from 2020 through July 2025 reveals a pattern that challenges expectations that pricing increases lead to improved profitability. The Pricing-Profit Disconnect During this period, the net percentage of businesses raising prices and their reported net profit trends...
The Cautious Recovery: When Relief Doesn’t Equal Growth Confidence
The US Chamber data shows immediate improvements across key metrics. Cash flow comfort jumped to 73%, up seven percentage points from last quarter. Perhaps more significantly, inflation concerns dropped to 48% – the first time below 50% since Q2 2022. Small business owners can finally breathe again after years of financial pressure.
The Modern Management Shift: 40 Years of Women’s Growth in Leadership Roles
Women now represent 58% of professional workers (up from 52% in 1980) and comprise 49% of the overall workforce while holding 46% of management positions. This data reveals both significant progress and continued opportunity.
The SMB Credit Catch-22: When Markets Don’t Optimize for Growth
Federal Reserve data reveals a troubling market inefficiency: minority-owned businesses are 3.8x more likely to have high credit risk, yet apply for financing more often than white-owned firms (64% vs 58%). They’re approved 19 points less frequently. This classic Catch-22 represents a capital allocation problem worth solving.
When Business Optimism Doesn’t Equal Investment: Another Small Business Paradox
Small business optimism reached normal levels (98.6) in June 2025, yet only 50% of businesses made capital investments—the lowest share since the pandemic. NFIB data reveals how small businesses moved from pre-election caution to post-election optimism, only to return to hesitancy as tariff-related policies created investment uncertainty.
Is Your Business Lender-Ready? Capital Readiness for Small Business in Today’s Tight Credit Market
It’s not enough to be a strong business in practice. You need to be lender-ready on paper, in your processes, and in how you present your financials — before you apply.