Fife business Prints Charming one of ten shortlisted for Britain’s Best Small Business Name competition Isna, September 10, 2024 Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Prints Charming in Crosshill Business Centre, near Lochgelly is one of ten businesses in the running to win a £2500 cash prize just for having a funny name. Small business insurance provider Simply Business has partnered with comedian Darren Walsh to find Britain’s Best Small Business Name. With Darren’s knowledge of puns, he has selected the shortlist and now the public can vote for their favorite to decide the overall winner. The other businesses on the shortlist this year are Barber Streisand (barbers in … Continue Reading
Report shows small business optimism is at 11-year low Isna, September 9, 2024 LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A recent report shows small business optimism is at an 11-year low, but small businesses in central Kentucky are working to overcome the current economic challenges. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) collects data from businesses across the country, tracking the ‘Small Business Optimism Index’. In the latest report, the index has reached its lowest level since the end of 2012. The index takes into account plans to add jobs, expected sales, and current job openings. As inflation and a difficult hiring climate have burdened small businesses, the index is now lower than it … Continue Reading
20 YouTube Shorts Ideas You Can Easily Create For Your Small Business – Plann Isna, August 24, 2024 Is your brand taking advantage of YouTube Shorts? Since launching in September 2020, this short-form vertical video placement has been steadily gaining traction and competing with the likes of TikTok and Instagram Reels—and it’s continuing to gain momentum. Take this stat: the number of global monthly active users on YouTube Shorts has grown by 500 million users from June 2022 to July 2023. Currently, YouTube Shorts boasts a whopping 2 billion monthly active users worldwide. Not sure how to generate YouTube Shorts ideas that will help your brand capitalize on this booming content placement? Keep reading to discover 20 handpicked … Continue Reading
The consumer upsides for small businesses on online markets Isna, August 23, 2024 Consumer spending made up 68% of US GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the first quarter of 2024, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, with small businesses accounting for just less than half of economic activity. As part of Yahoo Finance’s Small Business: Big Opportunities special this week, Citizens JMP Equity Research Analyst Nick Jones and BTIG Director Marvin Fong discuss the companies and platforms that small business owners are operating through, such as Etsy (ETSY), Fiverr International (FVRR), and eBay (EBAY). While Jones calls Etsy “a pillar for small businesses” that easily enables budding entrepreneurs to open up … Continue Reading
How NYC’s Business Improvement Districts Are Helping Small Businesses Thrive Isna, August 22, 2024 NEW YORK, New York — In a major boost to local economies, Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin D. Kim sat down with Vision Times on May 6 to talk about the exciting new initiatives that will bolster the city’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and communities -based organizations across the region. With 75 BIDs scattered across the city’s five boroughs, Kim emphasized their importance in providing vital services to small businesses during an annual event at the Union Square Partnership, the city’s first BID partnership. “The way they help these businesses is by giving them extra sanitation cleaning services,” notes Kim, … Continue Reading
Small business owners share how City of Madison resources helped them succeed | Economic Development Isna, August 21, 2024 Alders from the City of Madison Common Council and members of the City’s Economic Development Committee capped off National Small Business Week on Saturday with a citywide tour of some of the many local businesses that have benefited from funding through the City’s Office of Business Resources. The day started with comments from Deputy Mayor Dr. Linda Vakunta, who welcomed the alders and other City staff while recognizing all of Madison’s small business owners for what they do. “We are very proud of the work we do to support our small businesses, as they are critical to our community,” Dr. … Continue Reading
Does Generative AI Level the Playing Field for Small Business? Isna, August 20, 2024 More US microbusinesses are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to grow and compete, with 50% of owners and operators recently surveyed indicating they have tried Gen AI tools in the past few months. The findings come from GoDaddy’s international research initiative, Venture Forward, which quantifies the economic impact of small businesses and explores their owners’ experiences, challenges and ambitions. The Venture Forward 2024 US National Survey found that 44% of microbusinesses, which have 10 or fewer employees, a domain and an active website, agree that GenAI helps them compete with big businesses. However, attitudes, long-term goals and use cases that … Continue Reading
SCVNews.com | May 9: Free Small Business Summit at Mission College Isna, August 19, 2024 Get ready to level up your small business game. The next Los Angeles Region Small Business Summit will be held Thursday, May 9 and features Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Los Angeles County Team Department of Economic Opportunities, city of Los Angeles and partners at Mission College in Sylmar. From expert panel discussions to a bustling resource expo and beyond, the Los Angeles Region Small Business Summit will also connect local small businesses to newly launched programs and opportunities now available to support the startup and growth of local entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofits including the Economic Mobility Initiative, a $25 million … Continue Reading