The End of 9-5 Daycare
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The other day one of my nieces was concerned that the daycare she was planning to register her young child in this…
Passionate About Pets: Pampered Pets Promise Powerful Profits
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Many spending habits acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic are vanishing, according to The Wall Street Journal. But some habits die hard, and…
Startups are Still Surging
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Steve King from Small Business Labs reports that, though April, new business applications—meaning people applying for a federal tax I.D.—continue to be…
The Great Outdoors: Summer Shopping for Backyard Improvement
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As the summer season officially gets underway (on Memorial Day), consumers want to continue to fix up their yards. According to eMarketer’s…
Baby Fever Rising: What the Recent Baby Boom Means for Entrepreneurs
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For the first time since 2014, the U.S. birthrate increased in 2021. According to provisional data released by the National Vital Statistics System, part…
Online Shopping, Still Nesting, and More: Consumer Attitudes, Part 2
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Last week we talked about the latest Consumer Pulse survey from McKinsey & Company. Here are some additional highlights from the report. Shoppers are…
Guess Who’s Shopping? The Latest on Consumer Attitudes
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The latest Consumer Pulse survey from McKinsey & Company shows that consumers are of two minds—embracing new habits and reverting to old…
Survey Says: The State of Small Businesses
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Although last week was Small Business Week, we honor small business owners every day. Here are the results of several studies about…
Sticker Shock: Consumers are Dining Out Less, But Spending More
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We last checked in on the restaurant industry a few months ago, reporting that January visits were down 2%. That decline stuck….