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NY EmPIRE Act would kill small businesses

“No life, liberty, or property of man is safe while Congress is in session,” Manhattan Surrogate Judge Gideon Tucker wrote in 1866, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman and others still do so more than 150 years later. He continues to prove that he is right. His current worst brainstorm is the so-called EmPIRE Act, which […]

Antony Blinken Promotes ‘Expansion of Exchanges’ with Chinese Businesses in Shanghai

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with junior Chinese Communist Party officials, students and businessmen in Shanghai on Thursday, pushing for “expanded exchanges” with the rogue state in several areas. The most notable of his meetings was with Secretary Chen Jining, General Secretary of the Communist Party in Shanghai. Said At a press conference before […]

California unemployment fund ‘insolvent’ due to $55B fraud, businesses to pay

(The Center Square) – California’s unemployment insurance fund is “structurally insolvent” due to $55 billion in fraud and overpayment during COVID-19 crisis, leading to a growing $21 billion unemployment benefits loan from the federal government the state is unable to pay down.  While the state seeks loan forgiveness from the Acting United States Secretary of Labor, who […]

Why PPC Is So Powerful for New and Growing Businesses

Pay per click (PPC) ads are advertisements placed on a given platform, usually a search engine or social media, with the intention of attracting traffic to a specific destination. The name comes from the fact that advertisers only pay for the clicks they actually generate; instead of paying on the basis of something like impressions, […]

US small businesses scale back hiring plans, NFIB says

JPMorgan Chase Banking Business CEO Ben Walter talks about how the Craman Countdown will increase optimism among small businesses. we Recruitment plans for small and medium enterprises Even though the labor market remains tight, the number of employees fell last month to its lowest level since the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to […]

Surge in US small businesses started as side hustles

EmployBridge’s Joanie Billy explains what the March jobs report says about the state of the US economy on Making Money. The proportion of small businesses started last year by owners who worked for someone else has nearly doubled from 2022, new data shows. A recent survey of 1,300 new business owners by payroll company Gusto […]

Why some California businesses are exempt from fast food minimum wage hike

California’s newly enacted $20-an-hour minimum wage increase for fast food workers that took effect Monday will affect chains with locations in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums and grocery stores. does not apply. Last fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 610, which increases the minimum wage for workers employed by fast food […]