When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, it sent small businesses into a period of upheaval that they’re just beginning to recover from more than a year later. As life starts to regain a sense of normalcy, new business trends are emerging, and understanding them can help small businesses find their footing again. Small-business owners need to
If you own a small business and are looking to attract—and keep—employees, providing health insurance to your workers may help. A 2018 survey conducted by American Health Insurance Plans found 56% of participants said receiving health insurance benefits impacted their decision to stay at their current job. “This is particularly true if your employees are
In our tech driven world, finding the cheapest way to send money between small businesses in different locations is important. This blog will walk you through the different methods you can use to send money internationally, to another state or locally. Money transfer services are critical to small businesses. They help brick and mortar stores
When Xiomara Rosa-Tedla needed a small loan in February 2020 to fund her e-commerce startup Unoeth, she didn’t reach out to a venture capitalist or a bank officer. She asked an algorithm. Rosa-Tedla founded Unoeth with her dad in 2015. The company sells leather handbags and other accessories handmade in Ethiopia, and Rosa-Tedla was sitting
GoDaddy Inc. GDDY is making continuous efforts to gain customer momentum on the back of robust product offerings. The company’s latest introduction of new Pay Links and Virtual Terminal features within GoDaddy Payments is a testament to the abovementioned fact. Pay Links help businesses in creating a link to a safe checkout page. Business owners
Square Banking will offer small businesses savings and checking accounts, as well as its existing lending offering which has been renamed Square Loans, the San Francisco-based company said on Tuesday. Square Checking will have no account minimums, overdraft fees, or recurring fees and saving accounts will offer a 0.5% annual percent yield on deposits. Square
Ask a roomful of small-business owners their thoughts on paying employees on the same day that they work — instead of waiting until the end of a pay period — and you’re likely to receive a few raised eyebrows. That’s because this is not how workers are paid, right? They get paid every one or
While Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook all started as tiny operations in garages and dorm rooms, it’s hard to imagine any of them being displaced by new startups today. President Biden’s sweeping new executive order targeting big business is the most ambitious effort yet to clear space for challengers to thrive — but still faces
Although companies are increasingly calling their workforces back into the office as more and more Americans get their Covid-19 vaccination, many employees are balking at the loss of flexibility they’ve grown accustomed to over the past year. A recent Harvard Business School Survey of 1,500 professionals who worked remotely last year found that 81% prefer
Scaling a business is an exciting step for most entrepreneurs. Generally, entrepreneurs will need to source funding during this growth phase. This process can be extremely gratifying but can also be one of the most frustrating that an entrepreneur will face. As someone who has helped thousands of small business owners throughout my career, I’ve
Major corporations really want you to know how much they care about small businesses — as long as those small businesses don’t compete with them or cause them too much trouble. During the pandemic, big companies were sure to draw attention to the ways they were supporting the little guy. Facebook highlighted all sorts of
Business is all about money. As a business owner, you want to make as much as you can and be frugal where you have to be. Budgeting is a vital aspect for any business, but especially important for small business owners. In this article, we’ll go over 50 budgeting tips to help your small business.