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Small Business Week and the Digital Economy: Internet Freedom is Fundamental...
By Karen Kerrigan- During National Small Business Week, we are reminded about the significant role America’s small businesses play in supporting communities across the United States and contributing...
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Small Business Week: A Reminder About Entrepreneurs, Small Firms and the Economy
by Raymond J. Keating- With National Small Business Week upon us, it’s a great time for a reminder on the importance of entrepreneurship and small business to the U.S. economy. Successful Big...
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Small Business Week and Access to Capital: Congress Must Find a Path Forward...
by Karen Kerrigan- Accessing startup or growth capital is an enduring challenge for entrepreneurs. The good news for small business owners is that legislative proposals and efforts to improve capital...
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State of the Week: California Policymakers Apparently Don’t Celebrate Small...
Not California dreaming during National Small Business Week 2018. by Raymond J. Keating- Small Business Policy Index 2018: California ranked worst – number 50 – among the 50 states. SBE Council’s...
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Small Business and the Economy: Slow Productivity Growth in the First Quarter
by Raymond J. Keating- In the post-World War II-era, annual U.S. nonfarm labor productivity – that is, output per hour calculated by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours worked by all...
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Fraud in Your Workplace and How to Prevent It
BY BARBARA WELTMAN Inventory is short, money is missing from the till, or you’re reimbursing an employee for bogus T&E costs. These are all examples of employee fraud. It’s probably not a question...
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Small Business Accelerator: Tips, Trends and Resources for Entrepreneurs
This week’s roundup of “How To” articles, educational resources and upcoming events, business news and success stories recommended by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan. Startups and...
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Proposed Tariffs on Chinese Imports and the Impact on U.S. Small Businesses
by Raymond J. Keating- On Wednesday, May 16, I had the opportunity to testify at a United States Trade Representative hearing on “Proposed Determination of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China’s...
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Global Trade Month: Key Small Business Resources
by Karen Kerrigan- May is Global Trade Month, which serves as a great reminder that 95% of the world’s consumers live outside of U.S. borders. America’s small businesses already dominate the global...
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY ABOUT GETTING PAID IN CRYPTOCURRENCY
BY BARBARA WELTMAN The financial markets are all abuzz about cryptocurrency. But as a small business, should you be accepting payment in this virtual currency? A growing number of companies, including...
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In the States: New York Policy Climate Wipes Out Other Positive Benefits
by Raymond J. Keating- Small Business Policy Index 2018: New York ranked 47th – or fourth worst – among the 50 states. SBE Council’s “Small Business Policy Index 2018” ranks the 50 states according...
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Small Business Accelerator: Tips, Trends and Business Resources for...
Here’s this week’s roundup of “How To” articles, educational resources and upcoming events, business news and success stories recommended by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan. Branding,...
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Solovic: The secret to identifying product reviews that reveal actionable...
by Susan Solovic – You don’t need to pull together costly consumer panels to find out what they like or dislike about a product; all you have to do is read online reviews. However, it’s easy to be...
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Mixed Data on Trade – U.S. Needs to Get Trade Policy Right
by Raymond J. Keating- Compared to the same time last year, U.S. international trade has shown growth – though with some concerns in the most recent months’ numbers. Exports As detailed in the latest...
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Small Business Accelerator: Tips, Trends and Resources for Entrepreneurs
This week’s roundup of “How To” articles, educational resources and upcoming events, business news and success stories recommended by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan. Operations....
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Global Trade Policy and U.S. Small Business
There is a lot of activity on the trade front. Here is the latest update. by Karen Kerrigan- Since our founding nearly 25 years ago, SBE Council has be a big supporter of trade and opening global...
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The Fed’s Upbeat Outlook on the Economy … For Now
by Raymond J. Keating- In its Federal Open Market Committee statement released on June 13, beyond the quarter-point increase in the federal funds rate to a targeted range of 1.75 percent to 2 percent,...
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The Tax Tipping Point: $25 Million Gross in Receipts
By Barbara Weltman- As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, small businesses are now at an advantage for some tax rules…as long as they remain small. In this case, “small” means keeping revenues...
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Economic Update: Solid Growth in Retail Sales
by Raymond J. Keating- The Census Bureau’s report on May retail sales ranks as another positive piece of data on the U.S. economy. Retail sales were largely expected to increase by 0.4 percent in May,...
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WEBINAR on June 28: Find Investors and Finance Your Business with Equity...
SBE Council has partnered with SCORE to present a live webinar with Sherwood Neiss, Principal at Crowdfund Capital Advisors, and the co-author of the Crowdfunding Framework in the JOBS Act. To date,...
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