It’s no secret that large corporations are using generative artificial intelligence to get ahead — but many small businesses are finding ways to use this technology to their advantage, too. To be clear, there’s still a large chunk (43%) of small businesses that have never even considered using gen AI in their operations, according to…
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Starting Jan. 1, Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $13.50 an hour. Voters overwhelmingly passed an initiative in November 2022 raising the wage $1.50 each year through 2026. There will also be an annual cost-of-living increase beginning in 2027. David Chapin, the owner of Willmar Electric, said although the minimum wage…
SIESTA KEY, Fla. – On Siesta Key, the sun is shining, and Village Café is getting ready to welcome a new year. “We are happy to say that we’ve been literally continuously running for 30 years. If we didn’t like it, we still wouldn’t be here. We’ve always loved Siesta Key,” said owners Kay and Tom…
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, on a tour of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in Vienna, Virginia, on Jan. 8, 2024. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department has delayed the deadline for millions of small businesses to Jan. 13, 2025, to file a new form, known as a Beneficial Ownership Information…
For small businesses, the biggest change in the new year will be the arrival of a presumably more business-friendly administration in Washington. But there are other shifts owners should keep on their radar. Among them: changes to state-level overtime and minimum wage rules, the delayed federal FinCEN registration, taxes on payments from third-party providers like…
Student Team Just Right Clothing from Draper Park Middle School answer judges’ questions about their product. Clara Jensen @clarajensnpictures Getting funding from investors for a startup is a major challenge for most founders, including sixth graders from Draper Park Middle School, located in the Draper suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, who are learning how…
