5 Small Business Grants You Can Apply For Right Now. getty. With inflation hovering around 2.4% as of March 2025 and consumer confidence falling for a fifth consecutive month, ...

For some small businesses, the last week brought even more twists and turns to the past two months of President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs. The situation was already confusing, with stops ...

At the Small Business Administration, deep staffing cuts and stricter loan terms are making it harder for entrepreneurs to get access to capital, contracts and technical assistance.

The Chamber of Commerce runs a small-business awards program called the CO-100 that gives $25,000 to the firm they deem the top business of the year, as well as $2,000 to additional top honorees.

Small businesses are heading into the summer grappling with uncertainty — and that has led to a drop in optimism. The latest survey from the National Federation of Independent Business found ...

Small-business owners are worried about the economy. Grants available from BOTOX, DoorDash, Jobber and others might provide some assistance.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, measuring member outlook in May, rose to 98.8, up from 95.8 points the previous month, ending the metric’s four months of consecutive decreases.

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 ...

U.S. small-business confidence improved in May, likely because of a de-escalation in trade tensions between Washington and China, though uncertainty over the outlook mounted amid worries over the ...

How Trump's tariffs jeopardize small businesses 06:44. Beth Benike is a mom, a veteran, and a small business owner – and she's sounding the alarm. "I've been telling all of my friends and family ...

The NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index, a measure of owners’ outlook on the future of their businesses and the economy in general, rose by three points in May to 98.8, slightly above the 51 ...