Small Business

In this article AXP ANA-ES Vice President Kamala Harris (C), Reign Free, Owner of Red Door Catering, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis (D-CA) listen to Luz Urrutia, CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund (front left) and Allison Kelly, Executive Director of Inner City Advisors (Front Right) during a visit to Red

As small business owners try to recover and rebuild in the wake of the Covid pandemic, they face a new hurdle: a lack of workers. A March survey by the National Federation of Independent Business found that 42% of owners had job openings that could not be filled, a record high. Ninety-one percent of those

A small business owner in Chinatown, San Francisco Source: CNBC The Paycheck Protection Program has run out of money for most borrowers before its planned May 31 end, the Small Business Administration said on Tuesday. Going forward, the program will only accept new applications from Community Financial Institutions, which typically serve minority borrowers, as about

In this article UBER Source: goPuff If you order potato chips, toothpaste or over-the-counter medication through the Uber Eats app, it will soon be fulfilled and delivered by start-up Gopuff. The two Softbank-backed companies announced a partnership Tuesday. Gopuff focuses on what it calls “everyday essentials,” items you would find in a convenience store. “It’s

courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images President Joe Biden is asking for $80 billion to help the IRS crack down on tax avoidance from wealthy Americans and big corporations.  The proposal seeks a boost in enforcement staffing, technology and additional bank reporting, measures that may generate an estimated $700 billion in tax revenue over the

Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk says businesses should begin to innovate in this time of crisis by thinking outside of current strategies and concepts that have always been available. Mary Stevens | CNBC As more of the country gets vaccinated and stores continue to reopen and operate under less Covid restrictions, small business owners are poised

Life is Good was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection last year, according to its CEO, but the retailer managed to overhaul its business strategy in a matter of weeks to have its best year ever during the Covid pandemic. “When [Covid] hit, 50% of our business was wholesale … and that business

President Joe Biden greets workers during a visit at W.S. Jenks & Son hardware store in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Small business owners across the U.S. are more confident, but just barely, as fears about price inflation, hiring costs, tax hikes and partisan politics

In this article ITPC Getty Images Real estate investors may soon pay more taxes on high-dollar transactions. President Joe Biden is asking for higher taxes on real estate transactions with gains of more than $500,000. The tax plan aims to help cover the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which pumps money into child care, paid

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images April Harris of dessert company Keeping You Sweet, Melissa Butler of The Lip Bar, and Gwen Jimmere of Naturalicious share several things in common: they are Black female entrepreneurs who have succeeded building businesses on their own, and they have succeeded in winning deals with national retail partners including