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Record-breaking rent delinquency

Record-breaking rent delinquency

Nationwide issue for small businesses   A recent survey from small business referral network Alignable found that August saw the highest rent delinquency rate among small businesses to date for the year. The delinquency rate was measured at 40% in the U.S., up 6%...
Everything is better with donuts

Everything is better with donuts

Locally, he’s known as Bobby the Donut Whisperer. For the past three-and-a-half years, Bobby Sanderson and his family have been serving hot, fresh, mini donuts from their cheerfully festooned food truck. Aspen Mini Donuts is a small business run by a big family. “We...
Bilingual & bicultural

Bilingual & bicultural

Bilingual & bicultural consultant connects the dots for Latino outreach Though born in the U.S., Crystal Mariscal was raised by her immigrant parents in Mexico, with her mother and father receiving amnesty and becoming legal U.S. citizens. Crystal moved back to...
Survey indicates vulnerability

Survey indicates vulnerability

Majority of US small businesses are unprepared for cyberattack CNBC and SurveyMonkey recently released information from their Small Business Index Survey for the second quarter of 2022. It found that eight in ten business owners expect a recession to occur this year...