Progressive Insurance®, in cooperation with Hello Alice, today announced the opening of the 2025 Driving Small Business Forward grant application, committing $1 million in grants to empower small businesses across the United States. Twenty recipients will be awarded $50,000 each to go toward the purchase…
Bourbon, U.S. Wine in Tentative EU List of Tariffs
Heavy lobbying by European spirits and wines producers, who feared further U.S. tariffs on their own products, deterred the European Commission from proposing tariffs on Bourbon and U.S. wine. But Washington’s blanket 10% tariffs on all EU products, including spirits,…
Small Business Week 2025: Recognizing Big Drivers of U.S. Economy
National Small Business Week has celebrated the vital contributions of U.S. entrepreneurs and small business owners every May since Congress designated it in 1963. A new Census Bureau webpage provides a one-stop compilation of resources, data tools and free training opportunities for…
Census Bureau Statistics Shed Light on Self-Employment by Sector and State During Small Business Week
The nation’s 29.8 million nonemployer businesses – those with no paid employees and are subject to federal income tax – made up $1.7 trillion or about 6.8% of the 2022 U.S. economy, according to the 2022 Nonemployer Statistics (NES) recently released by the…
PatientRightsAdvocate.org Launches New York City Hospital Price Finder
Today, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) announced the New York City Hospital Price Finder Tool, empowering all who are treated in New York City hospitals with free access to all available prices so they can compare, prevent overcharges, and have recourse for surprise bills. Patients, employers, unions,…
JOHN DEERE ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH DOVETAIL WORKWEAR TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
Built by, for, and with women, Dovetail Workwear, is teaming up with John Deere to develop a collection of apparel and gear specifically designed to address the needs of women in the agricultural industry. This collaboration is inspired by their shared…