President Donald Trump agreed to quickly work toward a deal on tariffs during his first phone call with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung since he was elected on Tuesday, Lee’s office said on Friday. Lee Jae-myung, a liberal, replaced former conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and ousted…
Renee Schafer, Director of Ops at Data Security Inc., leads strategic decisions and manages departments including R&D, production and sales. Do you remember the last time you changed your password? Depending on your answer, you could either be helping or hurting your organization. Today, connecting with people, ideas, information and…
You thought you knew where you were going with LinkedIn. You had your content calendar, your comments strategy and your DM messages lined up. You had a posting schedule nailed and were showing up on repeat. And then the algorithm changed. Suddenly, your posts didn’t go as far. They only…
By Olanrewaju Babalola Running a small business is a bold and courageous endeavor. It demands grit, creativity, and an extraordinary ability to wear multiple hats all at once. You juggle sales, marketing, operations, customer service, and finance—sometimes with no formal training in any of them. In this high-stakes balancing act,…
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According to NextEarningsDate.com, the Adobe next earnings date is projected to be 6/12 after the close, with earnings estimates of $4.97/share on $5.80 Billion of revenue. Looking back, the recent Adobe earnings history looks like this: The company has an impressive long-term earnings per share…
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After a three-year stint marked by job cuts and uncertainty, Fintech has started hiring again. Sadly, it’s messy. Roles are advertised, then cancelled.…
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What if your business could sell for more than you ever imagined? Not because you worked harder in those years prior to selling your business, but because you got smarter about what makes a business exit-ready. Here’s what most business owners get wrong: for years, even decades, they focus on…
On May 15, the Census Bureau released results for April retail sales. These numbers are often useful since they help tell the story about what items and categories consumers are spending on vs. where they are penny pinching. They also convey real-time monthly information related to what consumers prize on…
If you approach an intersection and you don’t know which way to turn to reach your destination, you are “frozen” in place until an external event compels you to decide: left, right, straight, or reverse? That’s how many small business owners feel today. NFIB’s Uncertainty Index is based on six…
You’re already sitting on awesome LinkedIn content, you’re just not using it right. When everyone else seems to put together the perfect hooks and inspiring posts, you’re comparing your blank page and that last update that went nowhere. It doesn’t have to be like this. Your notes, emails, client calls,…
On 6/6/25, Molson Coors Beverage, PepsiCo, and Genuine Parts will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Molson Coors Beverage will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.47 on 6/20/25, PepsiCo will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.4225 on 6/30/25, and Genuine Parts will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.03…
One barrier that keeps small businesses from chasing federal contracts might soon come down. And it’s not cost or competition. It’s the writing. On Tuesday, the House passed the Plain Language in Contracting Act by voice vote. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Nick LaLota, a Republican from Long Island, now…
Key News Asian equities were mostly higher overnight as Korea and Taiwan outperformed while the Philippines and Thailand underperformed, as most local currencies gained against the US dollar. Hong Kong gained overnight and was one of the top-performing regional markets amid optimism about a trade deal despite Trump’s comments about…
President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” would cut taxes by $3.7 trillion while adding $2.4 trillion to the national debt, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says. The CBO released its report on Trump’s bill on Wednesday. The report also estimates that it would create an additional 10.9 million people without…
Most founders blame their exhaustion on long hours and endless decisions. They point to packed calendars, demanding clients, and the weight of responsibility. What if the real energy drain comes from something much more personal? Something you do every day without realizing it. Something you can fix without hiring more…
Companies in the private sector added just 37,000 jobs in May, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday. The figure is well below economists’ estimates of 110,000 jobs and down from the prior month’s revised reading of 60,000.”After a strong start to the year, hiring is losing momentum,” said Nela Richardson,…
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