As a real estate agent, you can control your own success—but you can’t control your local market. The state you live in will impact your income and overall success. To help you understand the different challenges you’ll face in each state, we evaluated things like cost of living and earning potential in all 50 states….
The Last Click: State of Payments Report
Ecommerce has boomed as a result of contactless shopping during the pandemic. Last-mile delivery has become all the more crucial, yet tricky for retailers. Even more important is how businesses process transactions, regardless of whether it operates online, in-person, or both. The “last click” is the last step a customer takes to submit their purchase,…
15 Small Website Mistakes That Cost You a Lot of Money
Online business is booming—nearly 30% more people are shopping online this year compared to last. As more consumers look to the computer instead of the shops to buy what they want, more organizations are shifting their focus to selling online. Unfortunately, while there are tons of great tools to create a professional small business website,…
The Alarming Increase in Credit Card Debt and Fraud
Credit card debt and card fraud are complex issues that continue to become more common. Whether we evaluate the past five years or even look at projections, we see an alarming increase in debt and fraud both in the United States and worldwide. Because this is a prevalent issue in society, preventive measures are encouraged…
4 Hiring Trends Affecting Women & Minorities That Employers Need To Follow in 2021
Hiring today versus 10 years ago looks vastly different, and the landscape continues to evolve. Companies focus on hiring women and minorities more than ever before, as diversity becomes a primary focus in the workplace. The growing trend of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the hiring process and specific challenges and trends within these two…
3 Reasons CBD Will Overtake THC in the Legal Cannabis Market
The $13.6 billion legalized cannabis industry is booming; it’s projected to grow to a whopping $85 billion in sales in 2030. But not all cannabis products are the same. There are two major types cannabis-derived products: THC-based: Made with tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis. THC gives the user a “high,” and is far…
7 Surprising Business Search Trends During COVID-19
The coronavirus has changed everything. Nothing is business as usual anymore, and nothing will ever be back to “normal” again. And, while businesses across the country are finally re-opening, people have had to find various ways of adjusting during these endless months of quarantine. Fit Small Business, a leading digital resource catering to small business…
10 Creative New Business Ideas Started During the Pandemic
From virtual team-building campfires to quantum leaps in AR technology, the coronavirus has motivated some enterprising business owners to think outside the box. And many entrepreneurs are not letting the pandemic or recession stop them, with 500,000 new employer identification number applications submitted since mid-March. A depression or recession can paradoxically be a great time…
Best and Worst States for Businesses to Survive the Pandemic
Our 50-state analysis shows that business owners in Ohio (which ranked #1) were best situated to weather the economic turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those in New York (#50) fared the worst. Fit Small Business surveyed every state using metrics including overall financial health, infection rates, emergency reserve totals, and consumer confidence to determine in…
5 Ways COVID-19 Is Transforming the Shopping Experience
COVID-19 has driven 158 million Americans to stay indoors forcing us to adjust the way we shop—64% of those polled indicate that, where open, they are avoiding shopping locations altogether. On the flip side, ecommerce is booming with supermarkets witnessing a 161% increase in online sales. There are some silver linings out there as you…
Black Entrepreneurship 2020: A Special Report and Definitive 50-State Ranking
The story of Black business ownership in 2020 is one of both explosive growth and constant societal roadblocks to success. Black-owned firms grew 34% from 2007-2012, totaling 2.6 million companies, and minority small businesses in general increased 79% by 2017. The top 100 Black-owned companies generated $30 billion in 2018, and a whopping 50% of…
Top 12 Most Surprising Platforms for Business Networking
Need to build your professional network? Scrap the old-school networking platforms like LinkedIn and go with something far more avant-garde—like a hookup app. Apps like Hinge and Tinder aren’t exactly synonymous with career advancement, but with approximately 34 million Americans using dating or social networking apps, there are bound to be some in the mix…