5 Small Business Stories, Trends and Tips for Today

1. What is the Biggest Obstacle to Moving Your Business to the Cloud?

Moving your business to the cloud can make it and you more efficient. It also can help you connect and collaborate with others who aren’t necessarily right next to you. Actually, there are plenty of benefits when moving your business to the cloud. Read more at https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/01/moving-your-business-to-the-cloud.html

2. A competition is expanding to help more small businesses

Dustin Smith, Discount Computer Services, said "Its almost like a dream, like wake up pinch yourself" A year ago Dustin Smith opened his own computer, tablet, and smart phone repair business in Vinton. Smith said, "Its wonderful to be your own boss and call the shots." It was actually after a business competition that Discount Computer Services was able to open it's own store. Read more at http://bit.ly/2i46xKd

3. Small businesses will face these thorny issues in 2017

As 2017 kicks off and a new administration is approaching, we can be certain that a number of policy changes are on the horizon. What exactly those changes will look like remains unclear. In the absence of certainty, many small businesses are wondering how to prepare. Read more at http://bit.ly/2i41Dgc

4. Many small business hope for Affordable Care Act repeal

NewsChannel 13 spoke with John Millet of Bouchey and Clarke Benefits. They help provide healthcare benefits to small businesses. Millet says costs have been a huge burden under the Affordable Care Act, which is why many businesses are hoping Republicans in Congress make it go away. Read more at http://bit.ly/2i3VuAU

5. It’s Not Easy Running a Small Business in Seattle: Q&A with the Owners of Georgetown’s Oldest Cornerstore

When Georgetown's Country Inn Roadhouse went up for sale in 2007, Alan Phillips and La Dele Sines knew they had to buy it and preserve one of the last pieces of the old Seattle neighborhood's history. The building, which has stood at the intersection of Carleton Avenue and South Warsaw Street since 1904, was once a site of Seattle vice: Prohibition-era drinking and gambling on the main floor and in the "hotel" upstairs. read more at http://bit.ly/2i44c2c