CurrentTrendsAmericans Want it Hot and Spicy By Rieva Lesonsky September 8, 2025 2 Mins read Food and trends come and go with regularity, making it difficult for restaurant owners to keep up. And right now, Americans are… Read more
CurrentTrendsGen Z is Changing Retail: Are You Prepared? By Rieva Lesonsky September 2, 2025 3 Mins read Last week, we talked about how Gen Z has become a “formidable force in the retail world,” per the US Gen Z… Read more
CurrentTrendsShopping Habits of Gen Z By Rieva Lesonsky August 25, 2025 3 Mins read Generation Z is now a “formidable force in the retail world,” according to the US Gen Z and Millennial Online Shopping Behaviors… Read more
CurrentTrendsTaylor Swift’s Marketplace Power Unleashed By Rieva Lesonsky August 18, 2025 2 Mins read Whether you’re a Swiftie or not, you cannot deny the power Taylor Swift commands in the marketplace. And that power is about… Read more
CurrentTrendsConsumer Spending Shows “Modest Growth” in July By Rieva Lesonsky August 11, 2025 2 Mins read The Fiserv Small Business Index for July 2025 shows that consumer spending ticked up in July (up 1% from June), “reversing a three-month… Read more
CurrentTrendsJust In: Retirement Solutions, Training Camp, and Shipping Summit for Entrepreneurs By Rieva Lesonsky August 4, 2025 3 Mins read I literally receive hundreds of emails every day announcing new programs and tools for small business owners, and this week I thought… Read more
CurrentMoneyTrendsHow are Small Businesses Navigating the “Roller Coaster” Economy? By Rieva Lesonsky July 28, 2025 3 Mins read Two recently released surveys reveal the almost dizzying state of the small business economy. BizBuySell is just out with its Insight Report… Read more
CurrentTrendsA New Generation of Homeowners By Rieva Lesonsky July 21, 2025 3 Mins read Despite what many of us have heard about the unaffordability of homes for younger generations, CNN says that “many in Generation Z… Read more
CurrentTrendsRetailers Feel the Heat as Tariffs Slow E-Commerce Growth By Rieva Lesonsky July 14, 2025 3 Mins read This week, the president announced new tariff policies that may or may not go into effect on August 1. But Chain Store… Read more
CurrentTrendsWhy We Must Support Small Businesses By Rieva Lesonsky July 7, 2025 3 Mins read The Small Business Now report, released this spring from Constant Contact, a digital marketing and automation platform, focused on “What Consumers Really Think and Feel… Read more