Daily Small Business Stories

What’s going on?™️ 5 Small Business Stories, Trends, and Tips for Today

1- Amex GBT Sees More Small Companies Needing Business Travel Help

Shifting business travel patterns makes small businesses an essential part of the overall travel management client mix for Amex GBT. Its use of generative AI to serve them is eye-catching. Read more at https://skift.com/2023/11/08/amex-gbt-sees-more-small-companies-needing-business-travel-help/

2- Small businesses still pleading for federal pandemic loan extension

As the deadline to repay pandemic loans and receive partial forgiveness approaches, small businesses are still hoping the federal government will reverse course and extend it for another year. Read more at https://www.wltribune.com/business/small-businesses-still-pleading-for-federal-pandemic-loan-extension-6842427

3- SBA Business Recovery Centers to Close Permanently in Illinois

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today it is permanently closing its four Business Recovery Centers in Illinois on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. Read more at https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/11/07/sba-business-recovery-centers-close-permanently-illinois

4- Tips for preparing your small business for the holidays

The temperature is dropping; leaves are changing color and seasonal flavors are lining the grocery shelves and filling coffee shop menus. And holiday shoppers are out buying decorations, gifts and goodies to fit the season. Read more at https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tips-preparing-small-business-holidays-102219899.html

5- Small Businesses File Brief Against California’s Unconstitutional Shutdowns

NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Ghost Golf Inc. et al. v. Gavin Newsom at the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District. The case concerns Governor Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the government shutdown of businesses ordered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the separation of powers. Read more at https://www.nfib.com/content/press-release/homepage/small-businesses-file-brief-against-californias-unconstitutional-shutdowns/