Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s more important now than ever to shop small! Many small businesses have been harmed by the economic toll of the pandemic and together we have built and supported community resilience that continues to be put to the test this year. Small businesses are the heart and soul of our community. I encourage […]
By Chelsea Diana, Biz Journals Over 70,000 small businesses across New York state have applied for up to $50,000 in grants as part of New York’s $800 million small business recovery grant program. Pravina Raghavan — executive vice president of the Division of Small Business and Technology Development for Empire State Development — said ESD […]
BY RACHEL HOLLIDAY SMITH (thecity) Federal funds for COVID-19 business relief were depleted at one point, but now there’s more money than businesses getting it. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, $128 billion was left to lend in the Paycheck Protection Program as of Wednesday evening, with just over a week left for businesses to apply in […]
By Brook Gotberg and Paige Marta Skiba, The Conversation The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown forced nearly a third of all small businesses in the United States to close. Some have shut down for good – one estimate puts the percentage at almost 2%, or over 100,000 so far. Those that remain and are gradually opening up must navigate a host of […]
By Mary Hanbury (businessinsider.com)
Victoria’s Secret the largest American retailer of women’s lingerie. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in the US who hasn’t come into contact with Victoria’s Secret in one way or another. Since the late 1990s, Victoria’s Secret has been one of the best-known and most talked-about brands in the country — increasingly, not in ways […]
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It's more than a tool for getting funding. Think of it as the road map to your business's future. (entrepreneur.com)
By Stever Robbins, Entrepreneur (Photo: Shutterstock.com) Recently someone asked me why they needed a business plan if they were getting all the funding they needed from friends and relatives. It sounded to me as if they were thinking of a business plan as just a fund-raising tool. In fact, a business plan is much more […]
Certified Travel Agents and Destination Specialists get offers for free and discount travel from major travel suppliers
(By Victoria Falk) As we move into the busiest travel season of the year, it is the perfect time to become a Certified Travel Agent and Destination Specialist. Many people think that summer vacation generates the most travel requests each year. However, it is the holiday season, beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and ending a […]
By Victoria Falk
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September of 2018 – the lowest it’s been since 1969. However, the same studies also show that fewer new jobs have been created. At a time when you have more highly skilled, well educated people are competing for […]