The Small-Business Social Crisis Playbook: Pause, Decide, Respond, Recover
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Small businesses do not need a 40-page crisis manual. They need a short process that works when a post is misunderstood, a…
Small Businesses Are Spending More on AI — But Not Necessarily Cutting Jobs
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Small business owners are heading into the final months of 2026 with growing confidence in their companies — and they’re increasingly willing…
Small Business Confidence Is Returning. Resilience Still Has to Be Built.
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You’re optimistic enough to keep moving forward. You’re realistic enough to recognize the risks around you. Those two ideas can coexist. Small…
4 Entrepreneurial Principles That Drive Long-Term Success
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Launching a business is exciting. Growing one is where the real work begins, and it’s also where most of the good advice…
Build On What Won’t Change
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The worst advice a small business owner gets about AI is “keep up.” You can’t. I say that as someone who works…
Winning Beyond the World Cup: Why Big Crowds Are Not The Same As Big Profits
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The FIFA World Cup 2026 has delivered exactly what many restaurants hoped for—more customers, more tourists, and more opportunities to boost sales….
The 30-Day Operations Reset: What Small Business Owners Should Fix Before Their Next Growth Spurt
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Many small business owners respond to growth pressure in the same way. They invest in more marketing, add employees, buy new software,…
Unproductive Meetings Are Costing Your Leadership Team 10 Hours a Week
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Never have I ever heard someone say meetings are the favorite part of their job. But what if they did? Some meetings…
How SMBs Are Turning AI Into Growth
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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are moving faster than bigger companies on AI, because they have less room for delay. Large companies…
Doing Well and Doing Good: Volunteer Trips Serve Employees, Clients, and Culture
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For a long time, I thought of culture as something we had, not something we did. That changed in a food pantry…
