Sep 24, 2025 | Cyber Security, Featured
Gartner says even small businesses are facing a spike in cybercrime, and AI could be to blame – more than three-fifths (62%) of organizations reporting AI-driven attacks in the past year. The firm’s study found three in five (62%, again) experienced...
Sep 24, 2025 | Business, Featured, Legal
When you’re in the earliest stages of starting your business, you’ll have to decide how you want to register it. Depending on the type of business entity you’re forming, you may be required to register a DBA. Below, CNBC Select walks you through everything you need to...
Sep 24, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, US Economy
The percentage of small businesses with unfilled job openings fell to 32% in August from the month before, hitting its lowest level since July 2020. Main Street businesses — known for jobs that you can stick with through thick or thin — are no longer leading U.S. jobs...
Sep 24, 2025 | Economy, Europe, Featured, US Economy
The first half of 2025 has seen a surprising resiliency in international trade, according to UN Trade and Development. Despite uncertainty over tariffs, continuing geopolitical conflicts and overall economic anxiety, global trade has grown by around $300 billion...
Sep 17, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, SMB, Technology
Small businesses are adopting technology and artificial intelligence to compete, according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. While 23% of small business owners said inflation is their biggest challenge, the second biggest challenge is technology...
Sep 17, 2025 | Featured, SMB, Talent
Small business owners’ mood brightened in August, according to the National Federation for Independent Businesses’ optimism index, which ticked up on expectations of higher sales. But concerns about labor persist. Small business owners reported the top...