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Supporting Grand Rapids Business Growth

From Darcy McMann, GR Chamber President ……

Your Best Employees Are Quietly Building Side Businesses

I found out about my marketing director’s side business the way most business owners do—by accident. A mutual contact mentioned her newsletter, the one with several thousand subscribers that she had been running for two years without a word to me. My first reaction...

Practical Ways Small Businesses Can Strengthen Their Online Brand Presence

A strong online brand presence has become an important part of running a small business. Customers often search online before contacting a company, visiting a store, making a purchase, or recommending a service. A business that maintains a clear, professional, and...

The IRS Is Using Algorithms To Choose Audit Targets; Small Businesses Need To Prepare

The days of the quintessential taxman, like the meticulous, trench-coat-wearing auditor Will Ferrell played in Stranger Than Fiction, may be gone. Now, the agent scouring your returns for tax mistakes may be AI. “[The IRS] is using AI to identify targets for who’s...

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5 Midsize U.S. Cities Driving Small-Business Growth

Business-to-business accounts payable spending in midsize cities has significantly outpaced larger cities. Here’s why. Midsize cities are where the growth is. That’s according to new report from BILL, the payments management company used by nearly half a million small...