Inflation remains a headache for small business owners
Inflation remains a top concern for small businesses, which reported lower optimism in February. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Small Businesses Look to College Students to Help Guard Against Hackers
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

As EV Sales Lag, Small Business Suppliers Welcome Expected Boost in Hybrids
A new report details how slow EV sales are causing manufacturers to scale backelectric-only production plans, while increasing their output of hybrid vehicles (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

TikTok-funded Oxford Economics study of 1K US SMBs and 7.5K users: in 2023, TikTok drove $14.7B in SMB revenue, added $24.2B to US GDP, and supported 224K+ jobs
TikTok drove $14.7 billion in small-business owners’ revenue in 2023 and contributed $24.2 billion to U.S. gross domestic product last year, according to a company-paid report issued Wednesday. The report, by the economics consultancy Oxford Economics, found that TikTok supports a minimum of…#oxfordeconomics #tiktok #florida #illinois #tiktokshop #latino #hispanic #asianamerican #pacificislander (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

TikTok Ban Could Take Out'Billions Of Dollars' Out Of Creators' Pockets And Put Over 300K American Jobs'At Risk', Says CEO
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has shot off a warning that banning the social media platform in the U.S. will have disastrous consequences for creators as well as small businesses. What Happened: In a new video posted immediately after the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of…#tiktok #shouzichew #beijing #bytedanceltd #apple #elonmusk #markcuban #genemunster #danives #donaldtrump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

TikTok creators say House bill ’s passage threatens lives and livelihoods
Small business owners, educators, activists and young people who say they benefit from the TikTok were scrambling on how to respond Wednesday after the House passed a bill that could lead to a ban of the popular app. “TikTok provides more benefit than harm than any other social media platform,”…#tiktok #heatherdirocco #montana #norabenavidez #freepress #bytedance #oxfordeconomics #florida #illinois #robertgarcia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Livestreaming on Douyin and Kuaishou is helping attract out-of-town property buyers to Xishuangbanna in China's Yunnan province, despite a nationwide downturn
Fan Zhiwei, a 57-year-old small business owner in Liaoning, China, spends at least two hours on short-video and livestreaming app Kuaishou every day. Guided by the app’s algorithm, he usually watches videos about cooking, current affairs, and life as a retiree. Early in 2023, the app served him a…#liaoning #kuaishou #xiaozhang #xishuangbanna #thailand #wechat #fan #restofworld #countrygarden #yunnan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tide to Launch Financial Platform for Small Businesses in Germany
Tide will launch its business financial platform in Germany, aiming to serve small businesses in Europe’s largest economy. Already available in the United Kingdom and India, the platform provides connected finance and admin solutions designed for small businesses that don’t have a finance…#tide #unitedkingdom #oliverprill #smbs #commerzbank #globalpayments #commerzglobalpaygmbh #belgium #netherlands #mollieterminal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Intuit Adds Proper Finance Team Members to Small Business Group
Intuit has acquired intellectual property (IP) and hired talent from financial data platform and tools provider Proper Finance. The team members will join Intuit’s FinTech and Small Business and Self-Employed Group (SBSEG) Money teams, helping to “accelerate innovation,” Intuit said in a Monday…#intuit #ip #fintech #selfemployedgroup #jamesbarrese #kylemaloney #properfinance #fintechs #joiningintuit #maloney (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Say Goodbye to Marketing Agencies: AI-Powered Hookle Democratizes Social Media Marketing
HELSINKI, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After extensive development in collaboration with its users across more than 130 countries, Hookle launches a refined AI-powered social media marketing tool for small businesses. With its pioneering social media assistant, "Hookle AIDE," and advanced AI…#helsinki #hookle #finland #hookleaide #facebookinstagram #teroseppala (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

4 Retirement Strategies for Small Business Owners
Whether you just launched your small business or have been running your own shop for years, it’s no secret that the hard work never ends. This holds true for retirement planning as well, and doing so with time is crucial for success. Fortunately, there are different tax-advantaged options…#ira #simple #sep #conventional401ks #esop #noneset #noneextend #smartreads (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AI Is Affecting Small Business Marketing. How Can You Use It Right Now?
How generative AI is changing business writing, marketing, and art. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

China's Human Resources Minister to Increase Support for Private and Small Businesses
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Small Businesses Identify Higher Interest Rates as Financial Challenge
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

2023 SEP IRA contribution and income limits: What retirement savers need to know
Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. The SEP IRA is one of the best ways for small businesses and individual business owners to help employees save for retirement, and…#sep #secureact20 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news