by Admin | Aug 7, 2025 | Business Strategy, Economic Insight, SMB Leadership
A July 2025 Pew Research report shows that in 1980, women held 29% of management roles in American businesses. By 2023, that figure had risen to 46%, a welcome 17-percentage-point increase over four decades. Women’s educational gains drove much of this shift,...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2025 | Becoming Bankable, Economic Insight, SMB Leadership
Recent Federal Reserve data reveals a troubling inefficiency in small business financing that should concern every business leader. The numbers don’t just show disparities—they expose a fundamental market failure. The Math Doesn’t Add Up Here’s what...
by Admin | Jul 24, 2025 | Economic Insight, Profitability, Strategy Planning
Small businesses are caught in an unprecedented puzzle. From October 2024 to June 2025, NFIB data reveals how small businesses moved from pre-election caution to post-election optimism, only to return to hesitancy as evolving tariff-related policies created new...
