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The data released in the latest report of the Paychex/IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shows the Small Business Jobs Index gained 0.45 percent in August. California and Missouri are the only states with hourly earnings growth above four percent.

Pop-up restaurants, many started as stopgap measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have staying power as consumers continue to embrace takeout and delivery and the delta variant threatens to make dining in less of an option.

Many small businesses are still recovering from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the end of the Paycheck Protection Program, here are tips to protect yourself from potential bad actors and find legitimate capital for your business.

As businesses grow, many will reach an important milestone: hiring their first employees. Here are six things business owners should do first.

As software and other technologies get infused in more and more products, manufacturers are increasingly making those products difficult to repair, potentially costing business owners time and money.

Robinhood is disrupting another stock market norm — and taking a big risk — by giving ordinary investors access to a huge slice of its initial public offering.

Small businesses in the U.S. that depend on tourism and vacationers say business is bouncing back, as Americans rebook postponed trips and spend freely on food, entertainment and souvenirs.

The pandemic has changed the way many small businesses operate, and may have permanently altered the way they do business and make money. And some owners who have made those changes find they’re much happier running their companies now.

A pandemic-fueled boom in crowdfunding has small businesses flocking to capital-raising platforms that experts say could help many companies get back to normal — as long as small-business owners are able to launch effective campaigns.

Small businesses that endured shutdowns and lower revenue during the COVID-19 outbreak now must contend with another crisis: spiking prices for goods and services that squeeze profits and force many owners to pass the increases along to customers.