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Indie bookstores avoid the worst — so far — from pandemic

June 1, 2021 Comments Off on Indie bookstores avoid the worst — so far — from pandemic

Through the first year of the pandemic, the country's independent booksellers have — so far — avoided disaster.

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Saved by online lenders in pandemic, small businesses say they’ll borrow again

May 25, 2021 Comments Off on Saved by online lenders in pandemic, small businesses say they’ll borrow again

The Biden administration is establishing a two-week window, starting on Wednesday, in which only businesses with fewer than 20 employees — the overwhelming majority of small businesses — can apply for the forgivable loans. (Depositphotos)

Some small businesses forced to turn to online lenders for pandemic relief are making those niche players a bigger part of their financial game plan, and are even considering dumping their traditional banks altogether.

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5 ways to help small businesses recover from the pandemic

May 20, 2021 Comments Off on 5 ways to help small businesses recover from the pandemic

Sugar Bliss Bakery owner Teresa Ging prepares one of her bakery items in her shop in Chicago's famed Loop, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small businesses are waiting with guarded optimism for their customers to return. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, communities around the U.S. rallied to help small businesses by launching “shop local” initiatives, purchasing gift cards and starting fundraising campaigns . Now that states have begun to roll back social distancing restrictions and vaccination ...

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Pandemic taught Md. small businesses to diversify supply chains

May 3, 2021 Comments Off on Pandemic taught Md. small businesses to diversify supply chains

The pandemic "has wreaked havoc on businesses," says Jayson Williams, president and CEO of Mayson-Dixon, a business development and management company based in Prince George’s County. "It made this country realize how fragile their supply chain can be."

At the height of the pandemic, Lou Santoni, president of Santoni’s Marketplace and Catering, was getting only about two-thirds of the supplies he ordered, and he had to close the catering part of his business. “We took a hit ...

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Businesses face hard decisions on whether, when to hire

February 4, 2021 Comments Off on Businesses face hard decisions on whether, when to hire

In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, photo, a bartender talks to a customer at the Gotham Bar and Grill in New York. The Manhattan upscale restaurant hopes to reopen by summer 2021 if government regulations permit, but will likely have just 35 staffers instead of the 100 the restaurant had before it closed in March 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK — As the U.S. economy undergoes an uneven recovery from the virus pandemic, many small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to take on employees. The pandemic forced Meghan Gardner to let go of ...

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Google ads: effective, a little frustrating, businesses say

September 19, 2019 Comments Off on Google ads: effective, a little frustrating, businesses say

In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 photo, Gabe Uribe, co-owner of L.A. Tech House, a public relations firm that focuses on tech companies, poses in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. When he began advertising online, he went with the common wisdom that the more spent on Google ads, the better the results. But he learned he could cut his budget and be fine. "If you put some strategy into it, you have a good chance of going up against the big guys," Uribe says. "We own our little corner with tech PR." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

NEW YORK — For many small business owners, Google is a necessary and successful way to advertise although it can also be expensive and frustrating. Jeff Moriarty sees both sides. Moriarty, marketing director for his family’s jewelry business, has handled ...

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Ed Rogers: Despite Trump’s antics, small business remains confident

August 29, 2019 Comments Off on Ed Rogers: Despite Trump’s antics, small business remains confident

This has been a remarkable week of head-spinning incoherence from this White House. And for this White House, that is saying something. Yet despite that, it appears that nothing disastrous happened at the Group of Seven meeting in France. If ...

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Oops! Small businesses vulnerable to marketing mistakes

May 8, 2019 Comments Off on Oops! Small businesses vulnerable to marketing mistakes

In this Monday, May 6, 2019, photo Jamie Masters shows her beauty products with the new labeling, at right, and old labeling, at left, in her home in Kansas City, Mo. At first Masters sold her products under the name Trinite Organiques, but people didn't know how to pronounce it and they didn't understand the name. After changing the name to 826 & Co., sales are picking up. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

When Tom Scarda heard about a franchise opportunity called Super Supper, he fell in love with it. He was so confident that he and his business partner decided against researching the concept — a marketing mistake that led to the ...

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Burned out business owners learn to relax, delegate, say no

April 3, 2019 Comments Off on Burned out business owners learn to relax, delegate, say no

In this March 26, 2019, photo Victoria Bogner poses for a photo in her office in Lawrence, Kan. While burnout is common with workers, students and caregivers, it’s particularly frustrating for entrepreneurs. Bogner, who describes herself as a perfectionist and control freak, burned out after becoming head of two financial advisory firms. “I eventually found myself spinning some huge plates as a CEO, chief investment officer, and a financial advisor with my own clientele,” says Bogner. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Candace Barr showed all the signs: She was exhausted, stressed out and "starting to resent my clients."

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Small business hiring lags behind larger companies, ADP says

February 4, 2019 Comments Off on Small business hiring lags behind larger companies, ADP says

Maryland Business Express, a website set up by the state of Maryland, is an effort to offer prospective small business owners one-stop shopping for forms, licenses and useful information. (Deposit)

New reports from payroll company ADP show that small businesses are lagging behind larger companies in hiring, a trend that’s not expected to change anytime soon. ADP’s monthly report on small business employment released last week showed companies with up ...

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