Small business

These groups help people of color and the LGBTQ+ community find a ‘radically inclusive space’ in the outdoors

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For 16-year-old Zyshawn Gibson, snowboarding down the indoor ski park at Big Snow American Dream in…

The SBA is unveiling new credit lines of up to $5 million to fund small businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to unveil new government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million for small businesses,…

Small business optimism hits 11-year low as inflation fears won’t go away

Small business confidence hit its lowest level in more than 11 years for March as proprietors worried that inflation is…

Biden touts minority small business wins as Latino approval sags

President Joe Biden is flaunting his investments in Black- and Latino-owned small businesses as the Latino vote slips from his…

Fed sparking irrational market optimism over potential rate cuts, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warns

Market optimism over the potential for interest rate cuts next year is dangerously overdone, according to former FDIC Chair Sheila…

Amazon unveils buy now, pay later option from Affirm for small business owners

Amazon is unveiling its first buy now, pay later checkout option for the millions of small business owners who use…

LGBTQ small business owners struggle to find financing

It’s not an easy time to be a small business in search of financing. For LGBTQ owners, the struggle has…

Bank of America makes $500 million equity push for minority- and women-led funds

Bank of America has committed to giving more than $500 million in equity investments to minority- and women-led fund managers…