5 Small Business Stories, Trends and Tips for Today
1. NYC Small Business Services Now Offering Free Courses
On behalf of the NYC Department of Small Business Services, the Lower East Side Partnership would like to share free course opportunities for the local merchant community. The programs designed to aide small businesses range from advancing your social media strategy to learning how become certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise. Read more at
http://bit.ly/2MuPVcf 2. Long Beach Launches Small Business Workshop Series
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), is excited to announce, in partnership with Fuller Management Corporation and Stone Law & Consulting, the Winter Small Business Workshop Series, launching Saturday, January 26. Read more at
https://patch.com/california/longbeach-ca/long-beach-launches-small-business-workshop-series 3. VEDA approves $8.3 million in manufacturing, agricultural and small business financing
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) approved $8.3 million in financing to support manufacturing, agricultural and small business projects totaling $26 million throughout the state. Read more at vermontbiz.com/news/2019/january/23/veda-approves-83-million-manufacturing-agricultural-and-small-business
4. Small-business owner devastated by shutdown: ‘You feel ashamed’
A small-business owner in Montgomery County said that he’s losing $10,000 a month as a result of the partial government shutdown.“What people perhaps don’t realize is what we lose, we don’t get back. There’s no back pay; there’s no compensation. We’re pretty much on our own,” Marc Neilson said. Read more at
https://wtop.com/government/2019/01/small-biz-owner-devastated-by-shutdown-you-feel-ashamed/ 5. Cerity Launches Digital Platform Designed to Support Small Businesses
Founded with a bold vision to reimagine small business insurance, Cerity launches today, empowering owners to quickly and easily protect their team, their assets and their livelihood through an online workers' compensation solution. Read more at
http://bit.ly/2MrJTJu 