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The year may be winding down, but small-business headlines are buzzing with news of increased small-business optimism, changes in federal regulations, and reports of improved holiday sales over last year's receipts. Here's our roundup of...

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Fora Financial, a leading provider of flexible financing to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) nationwide, today announced the closing of a two-year, $200 million revolving credit facility. ATLAS SP Partners ("ATLAS"), the warehouse finance and...

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The best way to avert a business-loan scam, whether it shows up online, in your mailbox, or on the phone, is to learn the most common red flags. Here we share common scams and the...

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"The customer is always right" became a motto of American commerce more than a century ago. Ever since, it's been a reminder to business owners that customer needs and wants come first, regardless of any...

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Many colleagues and customers have asked for my take on how the next Administration may impact America's small businesses. In general, policies such as lower taxes, stable inflation, and reduced regulation can create a business-friendly...

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Leave Black Friday to the big box stores. Your next big sales day is Small Business Saturday. Last year, consumers bought more than $17 billion in goods and services on SBS, according to American Express....

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Holiday shopping is on the upswing, and expected to continue that trend: End-of-year sales in 2023 rose 3.8 percent over 2022 receipts to $964.4 billion, according to U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by the National...

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Do you need a loan? You're not alone. In their quest to grow, small businesses borrow more than $100 billion per year. And you can be among them — if you make a clear case...

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Warren Buffett once said, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it." When you take the speed and global range of the internet into account, his assertion rings truer...

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