Since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new businesses are opening at a record pace. New businesses tend to be smaller based on number...

Published: August 29, 2023 by Marsha Silverman

Recession fears may be calming, but several indicators are still flashing for 2024. Experian and Oxford Economics have released the Q2 2023 Main Street...

Published: August 28, 2023 by Gary Stockton

The Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation with aggressive interest rate hikes over the past 15 months appear to be working with July’s core...

Published: August 15, 2023 by Marsha Silverman

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Published: August 3, 2023 by Gary Stockton

Highlights from the latest Beyond the Trends report Are you curious about the trends affecting the small business economy?  The just released Summer 2023...

Published: July 24, 2023 by Gary Stockton

The post-pandemic economic landscape is experiencing an alarming rise in fraudulent activity affecting both businesses and consumers. With 75% of creditors experiencing heightened fraud...

Published: July 18, 2023 by Gary Stockton

Job satisfaction, or the lack thereof, is causing a shift in the workforce. Over half of employees in the United States are “quiet quitting”...

Published: July 4, 2023 by Marsha Silverman

The annual inflation rate continued to decline with May coming in at 4% which was the eleventh consecutive monthly decrease and the lowest level...

Published: June 20, 2023 by Marsha Silverman

Remote working has been around for a long time, but became vastly more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic when people were required to stay...

Published: June 6, 2023 by Marsha Silverman