small businesses

They’re hiring, paying more, and giving workers more hours.

Silver and gold prices are up more than 60% and 20% over the past six months, respectively. That means repricing and worry for the owner of Agapantha Jewelry in Torrance, CA.

With one in four Americans juggling side gigs, the pressure to monetize free time is rising — along with questions about burnout and fulfillment.

Preliminary data from Technomic shows that chains grew by 3%, while small restaurants declined by more than 2% last year.

A report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute looked at the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on companies that often don’t have the same flexibility as larger firms to switch up their supply chains.

Beth Benike’s business, Busy Baby, was set to have its best year ever in 2025 — until tariffs hit

Since the de minimis exemption was abolished four months ago, the number of parcels coming to the U.S. worth less than $800 has fallen by 54%.

Jobs lost at small businesses totaled 120,000 last month. What does that portend for larger companies?

While larger firms are able to pay the new visa fee or can hire for offices outside of the U.S., smaller companies often don’t have those luxuries.

Matthew Wicker, owner of WickerWoodWorks in Portland, Oregon, shares news on a recent warehouse fire, and how he plans to build the business back.