Dec 17, 2025 | Cyber Security, Featured, Technology
With the U.S. industrial sector projected to face 1.9 million unfilled jobs by 2032, according to Deloitte, and equipment failures causing up to 20% production losses, SMBs are under pressure from workforce shortages, costly downtime, rising operating costs, supply...
Dec 17, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Featured
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to target small businesses, according to a new annual report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The report examines the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses. Altogether,...
Dec 17, 2025 | Economy, Featured, Finance
Regional small businesses could get up to $20,000 in funding as part of a grant program opening Dec. 16. The Eastern Michigan Small Business Network will begin accepting applications on Dec. 16 for its 2026 Small Business Grant Award Program. The program will provide...
Dec 17, 2025 | Featured, Healthcare
Jimmy Pang has spent the past few months trying to map out a long-term plan to keep his health care while growing his physical therapy practice in San Diego. It’s a conundrum millions of small business owners and self-employed Americans are now facing. Health...
Dec 10, 2025 | Marketing, Strategy
The world is a complex place. Change can be driven by shifts in politics, the ups and downs of business, or the ways that people communicate. This makes some people crazy while others thrive. The world of marketing is no exception. If you know a lot about your...
Dec 10, 2025 | Social Media
Social media now drives more traffic to small and medium-sized businesses than search, and many SMBs are beginning to track AI-generated referrals. They also see competitors showing up in AI summaries as an emerging threat, according to new survey data published today...
Dec 10, 2025 | Cyber Security, Featured
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of “ongoing intrusions” from Chinese nation-state actors deploying the Brickstorm backdoor in organizations’ VMware vSphere environments. In an alert published Thursday,...
Dec 10, 2025 | Featured, US Economy
American small businesses are trimming their payrolls, just as the busy holiday shopping season ramps up. Companies with fewer than 50 employees shed 120,000 jobs in November, according to data from payroll processing giant ADP. The sharp drop comes just ahead of a...
Dec 10, 2025 | Business, Featured, Talent, US Economy
Small business optimism ticked higher in November despite economic uncertainty and challenges finding suitable workers in the labor market, according to a new report by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB). The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index...
Dec 10, 2025 | Featured, Leadership
In my last couple of decades of experience, I have seen the benefits of these systems firsthand, both in my own ventures and by working with nearly 80 companies directly. I’ve specialized in helping mid-market businesses implement these frameworks. While the...
