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Small businesses
Health care costs are rising for employers, but many hesitate to cut benefits
Nov 5, 2024
Workers' contributions follow trend of wages and inflation, but in a weaker labor market, businesses will have more leeway to reduce spending.
Democratic National Convention not the pick-me-up hoped for by Chicago area businesses
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Nova Safo
Aug 21, 2024
Restaurants near the DNC taking place in downtown Chicago were hoping for a shot in the arm from the event, but some are discouraged.
Small businesses see wage pressure easing
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Justin Ho
May 1, 2024
While the labor market is still tight, some owners aren’t feeling like they need to hike pay as much as they did earlier in the pandemic.
Small businesses have Now Hiring signs up — whether they need workers or not
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Justin Ho
Apr 2, 2024
So government stats on job openings may not be telling us much.
Small businesses are still struggling to hire. But the situation's improving.
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Justin Ho
Sep 1, 2023
The good news: The lowest proportion of small businesses since March 2021 reported having trouble hiring. The bad news: It's still 40%.
The pandemic forced small businesses to evolve. PPP loans helped many of them do it.
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Justin Ho
Aug 30, 2022
More than two years after the program kicked off, Marketplace checked in with a few PPP recipients to see how business has been going.
These small businesses still feel supply chain pressures, even if data says they're easing
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Justin Ho
Jul 19, 2022
Shipping costs, wait times and sourcing materials are still a big problem for business owners in South Carolina and Calif.
For public good, not for profit.
Re-branding ... and re-discovering a love of gelato
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Anais Amin
May 24, 2022
“Sometimes my husband jokes that I’m running a gelato non-profit, and it certainly does feel that way,” said Uli Nasibova, owner of Uli’s Gelato.
Small businesses are having a hard time attracting and keeping workers
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Justin Ho
May 4, 2022
Because bigger businesses can offer more.
Banks are pushing more business loans. Some business owners aren’t sure they want them.
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Justin Ho
Apr 27, 2022
In the words of one business owner: "Why would I want to go into any type of expansion?"