Tag: Small business
Most business owners don’t do the math on their most valuable asset
Many small company owners don't know what their enterprise is worth, a practice that can amount to risky business.A whopping 98% of small businesses p [...]
‘I work just 10 hours a week’
When I created my money and lifestyle blog Making Sense of Cents in 2011, I had no idea what I was doing.I was a 22-year-old financial analyst making [...]
Maine insurance agency faces online backlash after racist Juneteenth sign
Google Earth view of Reed Agency in Millinocket, Maine.Google EarthAn insurance agency in Millinocket, Maine, is facing online backlash after a photo [...]
Microsoft finds Gen Z is redefining the idea of work hustle
Inga Kjer | Photothek | Getty ImagesFor decades Microsoft has been associated with a traditional definition of office work, long hours in front of a c [...]
IRS boosts mileage rate deductions as gas prices soar to $5 a gallon
Guy Benhamou sends a picture of gas prices to friends while pumping gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 9, 2022 in Houston.Brandon Bell | Getty [...]
Behind on retirement saving? A bad market can be a good time to invest
Small business owners are among the Americans most likely to fall behind on saving for retirement. Investing back into a business is more often a prio [...]
Walgreens, Amazon, Wawa find success with most-often unemployed worker
Walgreens has been training and employing neurodiverse workers since 2007. "What we do know, from data and research, is that this is the highest unemp [...]
The benefits of major cities amid remote work and rent inflation
Many renters believe that a cost-of-living crisis is brewing in America's major cities.New York City is showing up as a hotspot of rent inflation. The [...]
America’s small businesses aren’t ready for a cyberattack
Some of the highest profile cyberattacks on the U.S. in recent years are alleged to have originated in Russia, including the 2021 attack on the Coloni [...]
Seaweed could be a vital ingredient in the fight against climate change
Like many coastal communities around the world, people living by the sea in the United Kingdom have harvested and consumed seaweed for centuries.In Wa [...]
How Netflix high-school grad built up a $100,000 business
Justin Ellen found himself at a difficult crossroad when he was 17 — should he pursue his passion for baking full-time, or go to college to further hi [...]
For Biden’s ratings to go up, it’s obvious what needs to go down
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. [...]
Stacey Abrams on why companies shouldn’t always speak out on politics
Companies are under intense pressure to speak out on a variety of political issues at local, state and national levels. Whether it is police action in [...]
Main Street is convinced that a recession will hit economy this year
Main Street and Wall Street are often at a distance when it comes to the state of the economy. The likelihood of a recession hitting in 2022 is the la [...]
Major retailers boost Black female entrepreneurship as employment gap lingers
Ulta Beauty has doubled the number of Black-owned brands that it carries.Ulta BeautyMajor beauty retailers are boosting small, minority-owned business [...]