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Journal Opinion: The Strength of Small Business

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As the nation celebrates National Small Business Week – May 3-9 this year – it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on the impact that small business has.  Accordi...

Recognizing 'big time' small businesses

"Small business is the backbone of the industry, big time," said Delaware Small Business Chamber President and founder Bob Older.

Indiana launching new small business retention and succession initiative for Small Business Week

Indiana is home to more than 537,000 small businesses, which make up 99.4% of all businesses in the Hoosier State and employ more than 1.2 million people.

Report: Small Businesses Confident Despite Economic Pressure

NEW YORK – In recognition of National Small Business Week, Small Business Expo released its 2026 State of Small Business Report, based on survey data from 11,426 U.S. small busines...

Small business retirement wave could unlock a major planning opportunity

Contrarian Thinking report says rising deal flow, SBA lending and AI are reshaping Main Street ownership

Small Business Outlook Reads Positive

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The forecast for small business is favorable, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, new federal programs and an increased focus on U.S. manufacturing. E...

Small business needs help to step up to fill NZ’s missing middle

Opinion: Even with state backing, SMEs deal with too much risk from owners’ personal balance sheets

Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners

For founders and investors, Anthropic's new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user acquisition isn't the...

Small businesses should be a much bigger part of the ‘AI transformation’ conversation

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SBA announces West Virginia honorees for National Small Business Week

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - The U.S. Small Business Administration West Virginia District has announced local honorees for National Small Business Week. The SBA says National Small...

Small Business, Big Impact: Blair Stone Masonry’s Local Growth Story

In today’s competitive home improvement industry, success is often associated with large companies and extensive... The post Small Business, Big Impact: Blair Stone Masonry’s Local...

Anthropic sets sights on small business after enterprise push

Anthropic has launched a small business offering, signalling a new front in the AI platform rivalries. Read more: Anthropic sets sights on small business after enterprise push

Anthropic courts mom-and-pop shops with Claude for Small Business

Anthropic on Wednesday launched Claude for Small Business, a new package of agentic workflows, skills, and connectors designed to automate business tasks common to smaller companie...

State’s small biz owners ‘truly the backbone of everything we do,’ senator says

FAIRMONT – West Virginia’s Small Business Person of the Year said Wednesday that Mountain State residents, and Mountain State entrepreneurs, share a sense of community that isn’t a...

Experts Predict Growth for Small Businesses; Salem Gastropub Draws Regional Diners

President Trump to celebrate small business owners

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a small business summit Monday afternoon, as the White House touts the impact of its economic agenda for small business owners.

National Small Business Week is just around the corner

YUMA, (Ariz)- National Small Business Week is just around the corner. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is hosting multiple free events in honor of this important week f...

National Small Business Week: Celebrating the Heart of America

Each spring, communities across the nation turn their attention to the engines of local prosperity: America’s small businesses. This is National Small Business Week, observed this...

10 Small Business Holidays That Make a Big Impact

Holidays dedicated to small businesses can boost revenue and build lasting customer loyalty throughout the year.

Small 'maker' businesses are good for downtowns — and data proves it

Small 'maker' businesses are good for downtowns — and data proves it Diana Ionescu Sun, 04/19/2026 - 09:00 Primary Image Primary Im...

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Mid-size businesses still shine despite Iran war

Their productivity growth is more than twice the rate of start-ups and large listed firms. And they are often in constituencies most vulnerable to Reform.

SBA Creates a Grocery Guarantee Just in Time for Small Business Week

The agency is broadening eligibility for an international trade loan program as small businesses grapple with stubbornly high costs and push to bring production home.

Tips on starting a small business | Ask a Banker

It is pretty common for people to have business ideas, hobbies or services that they are passionate about, but they are often not sure how to take that first step toward starting t...

SMEs drive Zambia’s economic growth, says FNB

  By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE resilience, innovation and determination of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) continue to drive the country’s economy forward, says First National Bank (...