BetterSMB Best practices for small and mid-size businesses

Jesse Von Feldt Small business owners have a lot on their plate, but fighting fraud should be a priority. Fraudsters often pretend to be someone you can trust and create a sense of urgency to act quickly. For example, a ...

The rate of job growth and hourly earnings growth held relatively steady at U.S. small businesses in November, according to the latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch.  The Small Business Jobs Index moderated slightly -0.05 percent from the ...

A former Federal Trade Commission official offered attendees at the International Sleep Products Assn. Sustainability Conference here strategies on how to avoid legal wranglings with the Federal Trade Commission over greenwashing claims. Leonard Gordon, chair of the advertising and marketing group ...

This column is a shout out to businesses worried about inflation, particularly small businesses. There is one action you can take right away to help ease inflationary pressure and your anxiety. Typically, business news focuses on the ABCs — Amazon ...

Is arbitration really faster, cheaper, and more efficient?

The labor shortage may not be a problem for some small businesses, including furniture retailers, who are putting the brakes on hiring, according to a blog from Alignable citing its 2022 Holiday Hiring Poll.

If you’re a business owner who has been renting your real estate space, you may have been putting off purchasing your own space for a variety of reasons.

The end of December is barreling down for calendar-year business filers, but owners can still try to trim their tax bill.

The state of California is suing Amazon for allegedly forcing its third-party sellers to enter into unfair price agreements and thereby stifling competition and raising prices across the state.

What do you do? This is a common question many business owners and entrepreneurs are asked, but sadly struggle to explain what they do to attract and retain customers or clients.

Managing money is hard. For small businesses, especially those that are minority-owned,  developing strong financial literacy skills is critical to their success.

When the economic future seems stormy for small businesses, pivoting your business model  to sell services or products to the Maryland State Government or the Federal Government and all of the related agencies can be a viable and profitable alternative marketplace for Maryland business owners.

When it comes to what type of business needs a chief financial officer (CFO) – the highest-ranking finance professional in an organization – there is no cookie-cutter answer.

Getting the most out of your small business isn’t always easy.

Starting a new business can be among the most rewarding milestones in an entrepreneur’s journey.