A “now hiring” sign is posted in the window of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California on January 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The latest nonfarm payroll report shows a labor market nearing a recovery to pre-pandemic levels, but small business owners across the U.S. say that finding and keeping
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In this article INTC U.S. first lady Jill Biden and others applaud her guest Intel CEO Patrick “Pat” Gelsinger in the first lady’s box as President Joe Biden mentions Gelsinger during his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House of Representatives Chamber at the Capitol in
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters As President Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday night amid a war in Ukraine that has enflamed global tensions, added
Dan Lauer, founding executive director of UMSL Accelerate Dan Lauer By all measures, Dan Lauer had a successful career. The banker turned entrepreneur created the best-selling children’s toy Waterbabies, and after selling 25 million of the realistic dolls, he wanted to give back to his alma mater, the University of Missouri-St. Louis Business School, and empower
Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal issued a stark warning to the Los Angeles Lakers Monday, saying despite an abysmal season, it would be a huge mistake to trade the team’s biggest superstar, Lebron James. “If you trade LeBron, you’ll never win again,” O’Neal said of the Lakers in an interview with CNBC. While the NBA
Anchiy In 2021, amid the ongoing pandemic and “Great Resignation,” Americans filed a record 5.4 million applications for new businesses, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. That means a lot of new business owners are facing their first filing season. While many people can file their personal returns on their own, tax experts
Families have long sought to move toward better neighborhoods and schools to put their kids on the pathway toward success. A study from the Census Bureau is providing fresh insight on where to look. It revealed significant racial disparities between demographic groups. For example, white families have strong rates of upward mobility in high-income neighborhoods.
When Matt Horn opened up his first restaurant in Oakland, Horn BBQ, the pandemic was in full swing. It was fall of 2020 and he’d overcome a long list of challenges from location to regulations and more to see it through. So when it came time to launch his second, highly-anticipated concept, Kowbird, just down
Amanda Nguyen, founder of cake company Butter&, has had to raise prices after the costs of her ingredients skyrocketed. She also had to find ways to expand her business. Source: Andriya Rances Small business owner Amanda Nguyen thought she had gotten through the worst part of the Covid-19 pandemic. Then, inflation hit. As the owner
Cameron Mitchell, chief executive of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, told CNBC on Wednesday that unruly diners have cost his business $750,000 a year, on top of supply chain snarls and rising inflation that have already affected hurt his bottom line. “We never spent a dollar on security in our restaurants prior to Covid, but now we
They are brazen, aggressive and seemingly acting without a care in the world. Shoplifters are hurting big retailers and chain stores, even reportedly forcing some locations in New York City and San Francisco to close up. But unlike many big retailers that can absorb the loss, some small business owners say the crime wave is
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rules around small business taxes have changed significantly in the last two years. This year is no exception as many of the various pandemic-era deductions and deferrals come to an end. The good news is that even though these benefits are ending, the impact on the overall tax rate for