Small Business
SBA Chief Visits Quincy: What Owners Can Take From It
A federal visit to one metal shop shows where small-business policy attention is pointed right now — and what an owner can do about it.
Tanya Brooks · October 29, 2026
Small Business: Owners and Operations
Decisions that land on an owner's desk with no department to hand them to: pricing, hiring, leases, insurance, credit terms, and the cost cuts that do lasting damage. Each piece works from real figures at small-company scale. Written for owners, managers and advisers of firms under fifty staff.
Decisions that land on an owner's desk with no department to hand them to: pricing, hiring, leases, insurance, credit terms, and the cost cuts that do lasting damage. Each piece works from real figures at small-company scale. Written for owners, managers and advisers of firms under fifty staff.
Small Business
Small Business Loans Explained: SBA, Banks and Alternatives
SBA caps a 7(a) lender’s margin at prime plus 3.0 to 6.5 points by loan size, and prime stood at 7.00% in October 2026. Here is how the guarantee, the caps, and bank pricing compare.
Tanya Brooks · October 25, 2026
Small Business
Nearly 2 in 3 Small-Business Owners Cut Their Own Pay: The Numbers Behind It
A new national survey puts a figure on the quietest cost-cutting move in business: owners paying themselves less, or nothing, to keep the doors open.
Tanya Brooks · October 23, 2026
Small Business
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
Small Business
Small Businesses Near Me: 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, 2026