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Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings?
By Gene Marks
Overall, economic sentiment for Trump is poor, but small businesses seem fairly confident, according to several surveys
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/18/small-business-owners-trump-economy
#USsmallbusiness #USmidtermelections2026 #DonaldTrump #USeconomy #Economics #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Small business owners are doing OK – but will that help Trump overcome his low approval ratings? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/18/small-business-owners-trump-economy #UsSmallBusiness #UsMidtermElections2026 #DonaldTrump #UsEconomy #Economics #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews
Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that’s a mistake | Gene Marks
By Gene Marks
A standard business practice offsets future costs by funding a reserve for returns – but many small businesses don’t do it
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/04/retailers-returns-small-business
#USsmallbusiness #Consumeraffairs #Entrepreneurs #Smallbusiness #Business #USnews #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Retailers are making returns harder. A carpet seller taught me why that’s a mistake | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/04/retailers-returns-small-business #UsSmallBusiness #ConsumerAffairs #Entrepreneurs #SmallBusiness #Business #UsNews
JoAnn Fabrics fans seek to stitch void left by private equity with crafts co-op
By Heather Timmons
US crafters are looking to build a communal network to replace the company after it was bankrupted by private equity investors in 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/24/joann-fabrics-fans-crafts-co-op
#Business #Privateequity #Craft #Art #Retailindustry #USsmallbusiness #Sewing #TheGuardian #HeatherTimmons
Bernie Sanders is right about the four-day workweek – but wrong about how to get there
By Gene Marks
The senator proposed a federal overtime rule mandate, but incentives can better spur employers to reshape the workweek
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/20/four-day-workweek
#USsmallbusiness #Employmentlaw #USworkcareers #BernieSanders #Business #Technology #USnews #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Bernie Sanders is right about the four-day workweek – but wrong about how to get there https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/20/four-day-workweek #UsSmallBusiness #EmploymentLaw #UsWorkCareers #BernieSanders #Business #Technology #UsNews
Many professionals take continuing education. Let’s add etiquette classes | Gene Marks
By Gene Marks
This type of training is needed now more than ever, as the American workplace gets more and more diverse
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/13/small-business-professional-etiquette
#USsmallbusiness #Socialetiquette #Business #USnews #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Many professionals take continuing education. Let’s add etiquette classes | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/13/small-business-professional-etiquette #UsSmallBusiness #SocialEtiquette #Business #UsNews
Big business has shown small firms what to do – and what not to do – with AI | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/30/ai-small-business #AiArtificialIntelligence #UsSmallBusiness #Technology #Business #UsNews
Big business has shown small firms what to do – and what not to do – with AI | Gene Marks
By Gene Marks
Small business owners have watched large companies fumble – and sometimes succeed – with AI, and then use what works
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/30/ai-small-business
#AIartificialintelligence #USsmallbusiness #Technology #Business #USnews #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Gen Z calls it ‘loud budgeting’ – small business owners have been doing it for decades
By Gene Marks
The practice of openly proclaiming to the world what you can’t afford can lead to lower fees, reduced prices and better deals
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/gen-z-loud-budgeting-small-business-owners
#USsmallbusiness #Money #USnews #Business #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Gen Z calls it ‘loud budgeting’ – small business owners have been doing it for decades https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/10/gen-z-loud-budgeting-small-business-owners #UsSmallBusiness #Money #UsNews #Business
For most US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs aren’t the big issue they were
By Gene Marks
Tariffs are annoying and disruptive, but this round is less impactful – and business owners are taking them in their stride
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/us-small-businesses-trump-tariffs
#USsmallbusiness #Trumptariffs #USnews #Worldnews #Tariffs #Business #DonaldTrump #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
For most US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs aren’t the big issue they were https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/02/us-small-businesses-trump-tariffs #UsSmallBusiness #TrumpTariffs #UsNews #WorldNews #Tariffs #Business #DonaldTrump
Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them
By Gene Marks
Reports of wide-scale replacement of workers by AI are overblown. Small businesses use it to help workers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/26/small-businesses-ai
#USsmallbusiness #AIartificialintelligence #Entrepreneurs #USworkcareers #Smallbusiness #Business #Technology #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Corporate America may be using AI to cut jobs, but small businesses are using it to keep them https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/26/small-businesses-ai #UsSmallBusiness #AiArtificialIntelligence #Entrepreneurs #UsWorkCareers #SmallBusiness #Business #Technology
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/zohran-mamdani-small-business-policies #ZohranMamdani #NewYork #UsSmallBusiness #UsNews
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
By Christopher Mathias in New York
Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/zohran-mamdani-small-business-policies
#ZohranMamdani #NewYork #USsmallbusiness #USnews #TheGuardian #ChristopherMathiasinNewYork
Why a modest US interest rate rise won’t change much for most businesses
By Gene Marks
Rates may rise, but don’t be too concerned – a small increase is unlikely to change major decisions on investment or hiring
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/19/us-interest-rates-businesses
#USsmallbusiness #USinterestrates #Business #Economics #USnews #TheGuardian #GeneMarks
Why a modest US interest rate rise won’t change much for most businesses https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/19/us-interest-rates-businesses #UsSmallBusiness #UsInterestRates #Business #Economics #UsNews
US small business owners: how are you operating in the current economic climate? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/16/us-small-business-owners-economy-callout #UsSmallBusiness #Business #UsEconomy #UsNews #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #Economics
Me, worry? For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are now a non-issue https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/14/small-business-trump-tariffs #UsSmallBusiness #TrumpTariffs #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #Tariffs #UsEconomy #Business #UsNews
Trump tariff refunds are actually happening – and businesses should pay attention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/trump-tariff-refunds-small-business #TrumpTariffs #UsSmallBusiness #Tariffs #Money #Business #UsNews
Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/four-day-workweek-employment #UsSmallBusiness #WorkersRights #AiArtificialIntelligence #EmploymentLaw #SmallBusiness #Business #UsNews
Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/independent-bookstores-comeback #UsSmallBusiness #Business #Books #UsNews
Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear? | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/29/boomer-small-business-owner #UsSmallBusiness #UsRetirement #Entrepreneurs #SmallBusiness #Business #UsNews
It’s time to take politics out of the Small Business Administration https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/22/small-business-administration-immigrants-political #UsSmallBusiness #TrumpAdministration #BidenAdministration #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews
AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/ai-future-of-work #UsSmallBusiness #AiArtificialIntelligence #ElonMusk #Business #Technology #UsNews
The US Small Business Administration has barred foreign nationals from accessing federally backed small business loans, saying the move will prioritise American entrepreneurs. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/us-bars-foreign-nationals-sba-small-business-loans-ycrq34zn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SBALoans #USSmallBusiness #EconomicPolicy #TrumpAdministration
Small business owners: tell us how Trump’s tariff war has affected you https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/small-business-owners-trump-tariff-war #TrumpTariffs #UsSmallBusiness #Tariffs #Business
Waiting on a tariff refund after Trump’s duties were struck down? Don’t bother | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/trump-tariffs-business-refund-supreme-court #UsSmallBusiness #Business #TrumpTariffs #UsNews