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….
Report: Only 5.8% of Smallest of Small Businesses Got a PPP Loan
Only a small percentage of eligible self-employed workers, freelancers, gig workers, and sole proprietorships received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Those that did receive loans received their funds much later than other companies. Paycheck Protection Program data through January 2021 posted by the Small Business Administration (SBA) shows that only 1.1 million first-draw loans have…
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,…
Best & Worst States to Start a Home Staging Business
Do you have a passion for design? Do you understand how to make a room look larger without knocking down a single wall, or how to turn a ho-hum entranceway into something that takes a guest’s breath away? Then you might have what it takes to start a professional home staging business. However, it takes…
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…
Top 10 Entry-Level Jobs for College Grads in the COVID-19 Era
For new college graduates, entering the workforce now is daunting, to say the least. According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the U.S. economy lost an unprecedented 20.5 million jobs in April, with an almost 15% unemployment rate. However, the current crisis has hit specific industries harder than others, and demand has…