Grants are direct funding from a government or organization given to businesses or individuals and do not need to be repaid. It is difficult to obtain a grant and typically requires a competitive ...

Small business owners often point to limited access to capital as one of their biggest hurdles, a challenge that can be even steeper for entrepreneurs of color. Nationally, public and private programs ...

Unlike private equity, most grant programs have a low barrier to entry—namely, no debt, interest, or requests for a sliver of company ownership. “Capital is still very expensive for small-business ...

With inflation hovering around 2.4% as of March 2025 and consumer confidence falling for a fifth consecutive month, small business owners are navigating a climate marked by caution and constraint.

Small businesses are heading into the summer grappling with uncertainty — and that has led to a drop in optimism. The latest survey from the National Federation of Independent Business found that ...

Small-business owners are increasingly worried about tariffs and navigating higher costs as the summer comes to a close. A new Voices of Main Street survey by the Small Business Majority Network found ...