Archive of: Small Business

Small biz owner confidence plummets

The small-business community exhibited an overwhelmingly negative response to the presidential election through a dramatic drop in owner confidence, reported by the National Federation of Independent Business.

'Tis the season for a party

More employers throughout the nation are deciding 'tis the season for a party. Roughly three-quarters of surveyed employers (72 percent) will hold holiday parties in 2012, compared with 68 percent in 2011 and up from 61 percent in 2009 and 2010, respectively, according to a poll released today by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Networking event highlights new SMU class

A new Saint Martin's University career management class that was a pilot offering for the Saint Martin's University School of Business this semester celebrated its success today.

Bosses of the Year named in Thurston

Three Boss of the Year honorees have been named by Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and will be celebrated at a luncheon Wednesday, Dec. 12.

Politicians discourage small biz owners

Small business owners as a group are now the most pessimistic they have been since the third quarter of 2010, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index.

$5.5 billion Spent “Shopping Small”

Small businesses across the country got their holiday season off to a strong start as millions of U.S. consumers “shopped small” on Small Business Saturday.

Getting your bank to say 'yes'

The key word at Business Examiner's Power Breakfast today was short and simple – yes. Steve Abercrombie of Profit Soup gave attendees of the morning event held at ShoWare Center a detailed path on how to get a banker to say yes to a loan.

Small Business Saturday successful

Small Business Saturday was a success, according to South Sound businesses.

Around the Sound Nov. 26 to Dec. 1

Next up: Small Business Saturday

After the big business doors close, small businesses throughout the area will be putting out new floor mats reading, "Shop Small - Welcome to Small Business Saturday." These floor mats are just one way local businesses are trying to promote Small Business Saturday and compete with Black Friday, a shopping day that generally supports big businesses.