Tag: California Small Business
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Shipping Costs Rise Before Black Friday. Can Small Businesses Protect Their Profits? Shipping Costs Rise Before Black Friday. Can Small Businesses Protect Their Profits?
Business Cover Story November 14, 2026

Shipping Costs Rise Before Black Friday. Can Small Businesses Protect Their Profits?

Rising freight prices and holiday delivery fees put California small-business discounts to ... more

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How to Build Business Credit Before You Need a Loan How to Build Business Credit Before You Need a Loan
Business Cover Story November 4, 2026

How to Build Business Credit Before You Need a Loan

Your business can pay every bill on time and still have little ... more

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Buy an Existing Business or Start Your Own? What to Check Before Spending Your Money Buy an Existing Business or Start Your Own? What to Check Before Spending Your Money
Small Business November 1, 2026

Buy an Existing Business or Start Your Own? What to Check Before Spending Your Money

An established business may already have customers, equipment and revenue. Starting from ... more

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Could Losing One Customer, Supplier or Sales Platform Put Your Business at Risk? Could Losing One Customer, Supplier or Sales Platform Put Your Business at Risk?
Mature October 24, 2026

Could Losing One Customer, Supplier or Sales Platform Put Your Business at Risk?

A business can have steady sales and still be vulnerable. Learn how ... more

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California Businesses Face Higher Costs While Customers Spend Less California Businesses Face Higher Costs While Customers Spend Less
Business Cover Story October 24, 2026

California Businesses Face Higher Costs While Customers Spend Less

New Census data reveals persistent cost pressure across California and Los Angeles, ... more

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How Much Money do You Need to Open a Business? And Can You Afford to Keep It Running? How Much Money do You Need to Open a Business? And Can You Afford to Keep It Running?
Small Business October 22, 2026

How Much Money do You Need to Open a Business? And Can You Afford to Keep It Running?

You may have saved enough for equipment, permits, and rent. But what ... more

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Holiday Sales Are Coming. How Much Inventory Can Your Small Business Afford? Holiday Sales Are Coming. How Much Inventory Can Your Small Business Afford?
Establish October 22, 2026

Holiday Sales Are Coming. How Much Inventory Can Your Small Business Afford?

Before stocking up for the holidays, small-business owners should look at past ... more

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Using AI for Your Business’s Legal Work? Know When to Call a Lawyer Using AI for Your Business’s Legal Work? Know When to Call a Lawyer
Business Insights October 10, 2026

Using AI for Your Business’s Legal Work? Know When to Call a Lawyer

AI can help small-business owners draft documents and understand legal language, but ... more

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Why It’s Getting Harder for Some California Small Businesses to Get Loans Why It’s Getting Harder for Some California Small Businesses to Get Loans
California September 24, 2026

Why It’s Getting Harder for Some California Small Businesses to Get Loans

SBA lending is down in 2026, while credit requirements, borrowing costs and ... more

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L.A. Businesses Can Prepare Now for Major-Event Contracts. Here’s Where to Start L.A. Businesses Can Prepare Now for Major-Event Contracts. Here’s Where to Start
Grow September 23, 2026

L.A. Businesses Can Prepare Now for Major-Event Contracts. Here’s Where to Start

Los Angeles is preparing local businesses for another wave of major-event contracting ... more

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When a Small Business Closes, What Happens to the Person Who Built It? When a Small Business Closes, What Happens to the Person Who Built It?
Small Business September 19, 2026

When a Small Business Closes, What Happens to the Person Who Built It?

For many owners, closing a business can mean losing far more than ... more

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Should Your Small Business Close One Day a Week? Do the Math First Should Your Small Business Close One Day a Week? Do the Math First
Business Insights September 7, 2026

Should Your Small Business Close One Day a Week? Do the Math First

Closing a day can cut labor and operating costs, but for California ... more

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Your Business Didn’t Burn, But the Boyle Heights Fire May Still Have Cost You. SBA Loans Are Now Available Your Business Didn’t Burn, But the Boyle Heights Fire May Still Have Cost You. SBA Loans Are Now Available
Mature August 20, 2026

Your Business Didn’t Burn, But the Boyle Heights Fire May Still Have Cost You. SBA Loans Are Now Available

Small businesses and private nonprofits affected financially by the June Boyle Heights ... more

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How California Small Businesses Can Get Government Contracts; and Where to Start How California Small Businesses Can Get Government Contracts; and Where to Start
Grow August 12, 2026

How California Small Businesses Can Get Government Contracts; and Where to Start

From California's Cal eProcure system to Los Angeles County and federal opportunities, ... more

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Raising Your Prices Without Losing Customers: A Small-Business Guide to Protecting Your Margins Raising Your Prices Without Losing Customers: A Small-Business Guide to Protecting Your Margins
Establish August 10, 2026

Raising Your Prices Without Losing Customers: A Small-Business Guide to Protecting Your Margins

Costs are rising while customers are watching their spending. Here is how ... more

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Why Latino-Owned Businesses Struggle to Scale Even Though They’re America’s Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs Why Latino-Owned Businesses Struggle to Scale Even Though They’re America’s Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs
Grow June 27, 2026

Why Latino-Owned Businesses Struggle to Scale Even Though They’re America’s Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurs

Latino entrepreneurs are launching businesses at record rates, but too few become ... more

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