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Small Businesses Are Selling for Record-High Prices | Q-3 2018
The pace and prices of buying, selling small businesses should hit another record high this year.
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Small Business Optimism Hits Record High in 45-Year Old Tracking Survey | August 2018
NFIB’s 45-year old small business optimism index hit a record high in August.
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Back to School Shopping in U.S. Expected to Reach $83 Billion | 2018
NRF survey says spending for back to school shopping could reach $82.8 billion.
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Small Business Employees Seeking Increased Wages, More Benefits
The country’s low unemployment is beginning to influence factors like payroll and benefits.
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Why the Bureau of Labor Statistics Estimate of Gig Economy Workers Does’t Add Up
The BLS research excludes millions of people who do gig work as moonlighters or as a second job.
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Vermont Reimbursing Remote Workers $10,000 for Relocating to the Green Mountain State
To help address the state’s rapidly shrinking tax base, Vermont is attempting a new spin on the conventional industrial planning approach