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Indiana Small Business Program Opens State Contracts: Who Qualifies
Gov. Braun's new program expands Buy Indiana. Here is how a qualifying company gets on the list and what the state buys.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 11, 2026
The Disaster Loan Playbook: What Small Firms Can Borrow When Things Go Wrong
How low-interest disaster and emergency loan programs work, the paperwork they demand, and why the smartest operators prepare before the storm, not after.
Michael Hayes · October 5, 2026
Finance for Beginners: Five Money Moves, In Order
The first five financial steps worth taking, ranked by how much each one protects you.
Isabel Duarte · October 4, 2026
Meta's Muse AI Agent Adds Small-Business Tools: What Owners Get
Meta's AI agent now connects to Shopify, QuickBooks, Stripe and more — here is what it does, what it costs, and where the guardrails sit.
Tanya Brooks · October 2, 2026
How to Find and Vet Small Businesses Near You
Reviews, red flags and a short checklist for choosing local vendors you can trust with your money.
Tanya Brooks · September 29, 2026The Real Cost of a First Hire, Itemized
A $52,000 salary is not the cost of a $52,000 employee: employer payroll taxes alone add 7.65%, and the fully loaded total typically lands between 1.25 and 1.4 times base pay, per BLS employer-cost data.
Tanya Brooks · August 26, 2026SBA 7(a) Fees Are Back: What Borrowers Pay After the Relief Expired
The SBA's pandemic-era fee relief on 7(a) loans expired September 30, 2023, and the upfront guarantee fee returned at up to 3.75% of the guaranteed portion — several thousand dollars on a typical $500,000 loan.
Tanya Brooks · August 24, 2026
Inside Robins AFB's Push to Bridge Small Firms Into Contracting
The base's Small Business Office says it opens doors for local vendors. A closer read shows the real gatekeeper is a warrant, not a handshake.
Tanya Brooks · September 17, 2026Entrepreneurship
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Founder drive lasts longer when it runs on systems, feedback, and other people — not on 5 a.m. mythology.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 30, 2026
Buying Instead of Building: How Entrepreneurs Acquire a Business
Entrepreneurship through acquisition trades the startup grind for an operating company with customers, cash flow, and a history you did not create.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 20, 2026
Assam's Bamboo Economy Gets a Political Push: What It Signals
The chief minister used World Bamboo Day to frame bamboo as a jobs and entrepreneurship engine. The message matters less for what it says than for what it leaves out.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 18, 2026
Fed Holds Rates Steady, SBA Loan Costs Stay at 6.75%
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged on July 29, keeping SBA 7(a) borrowing pinned to a 6.75% prime rate and leaving open the chance the next move is up, not down.
Priya Vaithilingam · August 12, 2026Finance
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How to Use a Finance Calculator Like a Pro
Amortization, compound interest and payment schedules, worked out step by step.
Isabel Duarte · September 26, 2026
Finance 101: The Core Concepts Every Owner Should Know
Budgeting, interest and credit are one system. Here is how the pieces fit together.
Tanya Brooks · September 24, 2026What a 7.50% Prime Rate Does to Your Business Credit Line
The prime rate fell to 7.50% by December 2024, and if your credit line prices off prime, every $50,000 drawn costs $500 less per year than it did in September — here is how and when the change lands.
Isabel Duarte · August 28, 2026What the SBA's 75% Loan Guarantee Actually Covers
The federal guarantee behind an SBA 7(a) loan protects the lender's exposure, not the borrower's balance — here is what it does and doesn't change.
Isabel Duarte · August 15, 2026Markets News
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Prime Rate Holds at 6.75% After the Fed's Split Decision
The Fed left its target range unchanged on a 9-3 vote, keeping the prime rate that indexes most small-business credit lines flat for now.
Michael Hayes · August 19, 2026
Prime Is 6.75%: How That Number Reaches Your Loan
Banks post the prime rate, the Fed publishes it, and your note decides when it lands. The spread and the reset date do more work than the headline number.
Michael Hayes · August 17, 2026Market Volatility Is a Supply-Chain Problem Too
When input prices swing, the businesses that survive are those whose contracts specify who bears the swing — indexed pricing, bands, and hedges beat hope.
Michael Hayes · August 1, 2026Reading an FOMC Statement Without the Noise
Eight times a year, three paragraphs of committee prose move your borrowing costs — the signal is in what changes between statements, not in the words themselves.
Michael Hayes · July 9, 2026Business News
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Depth, speed and bias profile differ more between outlets than most owners expect. Here is how to match one to the way you actually run your day.
Isabel Duarte · October 1, 2026
Net 30 vs Net 60: How Payment Terms Quietly Set Your Cash Flow
The gap between delivering work and getting paid is a financing decision you are making on every invoice. Here is how to set it deliberately.
Isabel Duarte · September 13, 2026How the 6.75% Prime Rate Resets Your SBA Loan Cost
SBA 7(a) variable-rate loans are capped at the prime rate plus a size-based spread, and a 2026 rule change gave lenders new base rates to peg them to — here's how to read your own note.
Isabel Duarte · August 10, 2026Price-Escalation Clauses: Read Them Before Prices Move
Escalation language decides who absorbs the next cost shock — the index, the trigger, the cap, and the notice period are the four terms worth fighting for.
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