The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is an advocacy group for small businesses that consistently surveys its members to get a reading on the current business climate from small businesses. Currently, around 325,000 small business owners are members of the organization. While the group...
Buying American made goods is becoming popular again across the country, however, finding them isn’t always easy. For manufacturers intent on capitalizing on the rising trend and filling the need, reshoring is often necessary. But reshoring isn’t easy—or cheap. Thankfully, private financing companies are helping...
When you hear that the market is doing well or that unemployment is low, you might assume that it’s the perfect time expand your business and finally apply for that business loan. Unfortunately, you’d be wrong. Now, that’s not to say you shouldn’t grow your business....
“Project Scalpel” shows that banks are still focused on cutting costs. As a business measure, this seems reasonable and plenty of business owners can probably relate to the desire to cut overhead and to trim costs wherever possible. But what could this mean for businesses...
COMPANY CHALLENGES The construction firm needed to eliminate spikes in monthly cash flow due to their client’s payments being delayed after invoicing. As the business progressed, they began having larger payrolls and vendor payments to pay out without knowing exactly when the collection would take place...
According to a recent study by sociologists and economists at Harvard, Stanford, and the University of California, almost half of all U.S. 30-year-olds make less than their parents did at their age. That’s a disappointing conclusion about income in America—one that has likely had an...
Last year’s economic growth was a mixed bag. While it appears the economy has bounced back from the recession and unemployment continues to drop, GDP growth remains slow. In addition, the numbers aren’t telling the whole story thanks to inflation. What could this mean for...
For the second time in a decade, the Federal Reserve raised the target interest rate by 0.25%. The current range is now 0.5%-0.75%. Rates are still much lower than they were in the mid-2000s, though there is likely to be a series of gradual increases...
Rebuilding America’s infrastructure has been a popular political topic of late, with both parties stating a commitment to the fixing the nation’s roads, bridges, railways, and more. The country’s aging infrastructure has long been a thorn in the side of commuters and a focus on...
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, known commonly as Dodd-Frank, was enacted in 2010 under President Obama as a response to the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. The ultimate goal of the legislation was to safeguard the economy and...