Small Business

Aside from COVID-19, small business owners faced an additional set of challenges, with lack of capital (23%), employee recruitment and retention (19%, and marketing and advertising challenges (15%) topping the list.

Now that new U.S. coronavirus cases are dropping and travel restrictions are being lifted, the country's airlines are starting to act like, well, airlines again.

The shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have devastated service industry businesses from florists and spas to restaurants and hotels. But, as pandemic-related restrictions are lifted and people slowly return to eating out and traveling, dry ...

After news of the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline broke May 7, 2021, consumers from New Jersey to Texas put the pedal to the metal to get to the gas station and fill their tanks. Supply is draining; gas prices are rising; and tempers are flaring.

A few weeks ago, many reported renewed optimism about the small business economy, as vaccine distribution has been expedited and more businesses have reopened. But now, several polltakers say their worries have shifted from COVID to inflation, and for ...

Businesses that operate brick-and-mortar stores, freestanding kiosks or carts, and mobile locations are subject to a wide range of challenges when it comes to their sales tax compliance. As more consumers embrace flexible shopping options like buy ...

A new report by Intuit QuickBooks provides one of the most complete assessments available of the pandemic’s impact on U.S. small business revenue and indicates U.S. small businesses are on the road to recovery from the financial losses experienced ...

In many firms, the business development process can best be described as “throw things at the wall and see what sticks.” This kind of business development doesn’t involve a lot of planning and results in a lot of wasted time spent on nurturing the ...