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UNLV clinic helping small businesses with free cybersecurity measures
Fox 5 Las Vegas - Nevada
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July 9, 2025
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Cybercrime is a threat for many Americans, including small businesses. More than 40% of small businesses were victims of a cyberattack in 2023, according to the SBA. A majority of them won’t survive because of the...
Winterville Announces Small Business Scavenger Hunt
WITN - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
WINTERVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Businesses in Winterville are hoping an upcoming scavenger hunt will bring new customers in their doors. The hunt is done through an app called Goosechase. Anyone can sign up and create or join a group to...
New study finds Medicaid cuts could hit small business workers
KUAF - Arkansas
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A recent study from Georgetown University found that one-third of all people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide are connected to small businesses. Anne Dwyer, an associate researcher on the study, told Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth last week that...
How Online Reviews Can Help Small Businesses
Manteca Bulletin - California
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July 10, 2025
Since the dawn of the twenty-first century, much has changed about the way businesses and consumers interact with one another. The Internet has had a lot to do with that shift, and it continues to inform and affect consumer decisions every day....
U.S. Small Business Administration opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Neosho
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
Home/Latest News/U.S. Small Business Administration opens Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Neosho The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened a Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) right here in Newton County to assist impacted...
Small business optimism dips slightly amid inventory concerns
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index showed a slight decline in June, dropping by 0.2 points to 98.6, which remains slightly above the long-term average of 98. The decrease was primarily due to an...
Griffith Solutions here to help with small business, home technology needs
Custer County Chief - Nebraska
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JULY 9, 2025 - BROKEN BOW, NEB. - Griffiths Solutions Group, a technology consulting group, was welcomed into the Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce today with a ribbon cutting. Owner Cody Griffith has seven experience working with computers, networks...
Why Surcharging Is a Bad Move For Small Businesses — and What to Do Instead
Entrepreneur
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July 9, 2025
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I belong to a CEO peer group, and I love connecting with leaders who are further along in their journey. I work hard to keep my mouth shut and my ears open — because let's be honest,...
The 5 organisations receiving a share of $1 million to support women in small business
Women's Agenda
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July 9, 2025
Five non-for-profit organisations have received a share of $1 million in grant funding from the NSW government to provide opportunities for women to start or develop their small business. Rural Woman Cooperative, Women’s Veterans Australia, People...
SBA Introduces its New Small Business Search System
SmallGovCon
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July 9, 2025
Print Article Recently, and with very little fanfare, the SBA released its Small Business Search system (SBS), replacing the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) system that had been in use for a number of years. Per the SBA, existing business...
Common ERP Implementation Mistakes Small Businesses Should Avoid
ABC Money
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July 9, 2025
ERP Projects Don’t Fail Overnight ERP projects rarely fall apart suddenly; I can tell you that. After 24+ years of implementing ERP and AI solutions, I seen that problems in implementing ERP solutions, unravel slowly. A few small missteps early...
In Clyde, Stein urges state Senate to provide more relief to small businesses
BPR News - North Carolina
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July 9, 2025
Gov. Josh Stein was in Western North Carolina on Tuesday to promote a program aimed at helping small businesses. The governor visited a florist, a hair salon and several other stores in downtown Clyde and urged state lawmakers to provide more...
Small businesses warn personal guarantees is ‘shackling’ growth ambitions
LondonlovesBusiness
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July 9, 2025
Heavy-handed personal guarantees are “shackling” ambition and risk holding back the growth the economy needs, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned. Research by the UK’s largest business group shows that six in 10 (60%) limited...
San Bernardino County launches no-cost small business support portal
Hey SoCal - California
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July 9, 2025
Redlands-based Nicho’s Ice Cream. | Photo courtesy of San Bernardino County San Bernardino County has launched its BizHUUB online platform to provide entrepreneurs with free online resources to help grow their businesses. San Bernardino County...
UK small business growth forecasts hit lockdown levels: Novuna
Leasing Life
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July 9, 2025
The percentage of UK small businesses predicting growth has dropped for the fourth consecutive quarter, reaching levels last seen during the 2020 lockdown, according to Novuna Business Finance. The decline follows a year after the Labour...
US small businesses struggle with Trump Tarriffs
China Daily Global
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Lisa Lane, owner of Rinseroo, says high tariffs are putting a serious strain on her business. She's had to raise prices and lay off staff, leading to a noticeable drop in sales. A study of Amazon listings shows a sharp increase in the cost of...
Loughran Cappel promotes small business tours around the 49th District
Times Weekly - Illinois
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July 9, 2025
To promote resources available to small businesses and hear from local owners and entrepreneurs, State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel is accepting applications to tour shops, restaurants and other establishments in the 49th Senate District. “As a...
Small business optimism steady despite inventory concerns
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released its Small Business Optimism Index for June, which saw a slight decrease of 0.2 points to 98.6. This figure remains marginally above the long-term average of 98 over the past 51 years....
With Chinatown development planned, group pushes DC Council to prioritize small businesses
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 9, 2025
As the D.C. Council deliberates the city’s fiscal 2026 budget, one group is pushing council members to reserve money to save Chinatown's small businesses. As the D.C. Council deliberates the city’s fiscal 2026 budget, one group is pushing council...
88% of U.S. small businesses face cash flow disruptions, report finds
America's Small Business Network
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July 9, 2025
According to new survey data from Relay Financial Technologies, the all-in-one business banking and money management platform, 88% of small businesses in the United States face regular cash flow disruptions. The findings challenge the notion of a...