by Admin | Nov 20, 2025 | Business Strategy, SMB Leadership, Strategy Planning
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently completed an analysis that may provide valuable insights to help manage your business. They reviewed more than 12,500 applications to identify America’s top 100 small businesses. The selected honorees represent 15 different...
by Admin | Nov 6, 2025 | Becoming Bankable, Business Strategy, SMB Leadership
JPMorgan Chase announced a $1.5 trillion, 10-year Security and Resiliency Initiative focused on strengthening America’s critical industries. The bank is deploying up to $10 billion in direct capital investments to help companies enhance growth, spur innovation,...
by Admin | Oct 23, 2025 | Becoming Bankable, Business Strategy, Economic Insight, SMB Leadership
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...
by Admin | Oct 9, 2025 | Business Strategy, SMB Leadership
Many small business leaders view government contracting as a means to diversify their revenue streams. In September 2025, the White House and the Small Business Administration (SBA) claimed that reforms to federal contracting rules would reduce barriers for small...
by Admin | Oct 2, 2025 | Business Strategy, SMB Leadership, Strategy Planning
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has introduced the Manufacturing Loan Program (MLP), a dedicated track within its existing loan system. Rather than creating a new product, the program brings together two long-standing SBA tools, the 7(a) loan and the 504 loan,...
by Admin | Sep 18, 2025 | Becoming Bankable, Business Strategy, Profitability, SMB Leadership
For small businesses, how customers pay is just as important as what they buy. Customers Are Choosing Digital According to the Empowering Small Business 2025 report recently published by the US Chamber of Commerce, between one-third and two-fifths of small business...
