By James A. Parrott, THE NEW SCHOOL | Editorial credit: JHVEPhoto / shutterstock.com Unemployment insurance (UI) provides bedrock social and economic security for us all. But in New York that foundation is badly fractured. Our State-administered UI funding setup unfairly penalizes small- and medium-sized employers. It pays woefully inadequate benefits to laid-off workers. And it […]
By Greg David, THE CITY On-and-off taxes on imports from China, Mexico and Canada make planning difficult and keep customers cautious about spending, say entrepreneurs. The glass bottles that Annie Bassin uses to bottle her wellness beverage come from China and became 25% more expensive when President Donald Trump imposed a tariff during his first […]
By Selen Ozturk, Ethnic Media Services Since Trump’s termination of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, small businesses nationwide are expected to take a major hit. The executive orders issued during Trump’s first week of office in late January end all federal DEI and affirmative action programs; equity-related grants and contracts; and prior equal […]
By www.stvincenttimes.com ECPCGC Offers New Loan Guarantee Product to Help Micro-Entrepreneurs Grow Their Small Businesses The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) is offering a new loan guarantee product called ‘MSME Growth’ to help micro-entrepreneurs in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union grow their small businesses. The MSME Growth Guarantee is designed specifically for entrepreneurs who may […]
By Zach Ahmad , New York Civil Liberties Union | Editorial credit: Ameer Mussard-Afcari / shutterstock.com Trump’s efforts to expel millions of immigrants are a threat to all of us. New York State is home to nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants. Most of them have lived in New York for more than a decade. They are our […]
By BeautyIndependent At 5:34 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the Associated Press called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump, capping a historic comeback for the former president and a crushing defeat for his electoral rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. Upon waking up to the news, many American beauty entrepreneurs reacted with strong emotions—jubilation, […]
U.S Small Business Administration, SBA Press Office | Editorial credit: RossHelen / shutterstock.com More Than a Dozen Private Funds to Invest $2.8 Billion in Over 1,000 Critical Technology Startups and Small Businesses WASHINGTON– Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Secretary Lloyd J. Austin, head of the U.S. Department Secretary of Defense (DoD) announced 13 […]