When most small-business owners decide that it’s time to hire an employee or two, their work is typically piled up and their to-do list is often a mile long. The …
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Intuit Delivers Grant to California Logistics Business
Nothing can put the brakes on a freight transportation company’s growth like a weak economy. Needless to say, it’s been a rough couple of years for the logistics industry. But …
Is Your Small Business in Need of Reinvention? [INFOGRAPHIC]
In 1998, Steve Jobs triumphantly returned to the company he’d co-founded two decades earlier. At the time, Apple was at a crossroads: Success was anything but certain. “The cure for …
Dog Days Continue
The economy continues to languish while the politicians blame each other and business owners continue to wait for signs that things are really going to improve. The big word for many entrepreneurs is uncertainty. It is not only uncertainty about when a true recovery will begin, but also uncertainty about things such as tax rates, [...]
May Updates on Small Business Economy
While April showers have brought wonderful May flowers in our backyard, entrepreneurial economy is not blossoming going into the summer. Here are some highlights from various indicators: 71 percent of small business owners still believe the United States economy is in a recession according to results of the 2012 U.S. Bank Small Business Annual Survey [...]
All Signs Show Continued Weakness in Job Creation
It looks like a continuation of a weak economy is likely for at least the rest of 2012. We know from previous surveys that weak demand is what is holding businesses back from hiring. It appears that a turnaround is not in our immediate future. There were some signs of hope in March’s employment numbers. [...]
