Small Businesses Tell Supreme Court Tariffs Are Illegal Tax

October 20, 2025 4:24 PM, EDT [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Small businesses challenging many of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs urged the Supreme Court to affirm lower-court rulings that the import levies...

Small business owner Will Martin enters Republican primary for lieutenant governor

Will Martin called himself a “common-sense conservative” in his launch ad, saying there is a “quiet crisis” of young people leaving the state. (Screenshot of campaign ad) Businessman Will Martin launched his campaign for lieutenant governor...

Making Small Business Lending Faster and Fairer: Our Q&A with Adlon Adams of Casca

The business of helping small businesses secure the capital they need in order to grow is one of the areas in finance where fintech innovation has been most constructive. In this Women in Fintech interview, conducted in partnership with William...

Bipartisan House bill seeks to equip small businesses with AI

A new House bill will mandate that the federal government help small businesses across the U.S. adopt artificial intelligence solutions that benefit their operations. The AI for Mainstreet Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., specifically...

Big Bank Profits ‘Rapidly Rising’ While Small Businesses Suffer the Swipe-Fee Consequences

The Merchants Payments Coalition is calling for Congress to step in, saying the fees are driving up the cost of consumer goods. Rapidly rising profits at four of the nation’s largest banks show the need for Congress to address the growing credit...

NFIB survey: Small-business owners growing anxious about economic outlook

Small businesses are growing more pessimistic about the economy, according to a new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The Small Business Optimism Index tracked by the NFIB dropped by 2 points last month to 98.8. The...

Zoho Sign Gets New AI Features to Help Small Businesses Work Smarter

Artificial intelligence has long promised to streamline business operations, but many small businesses have found the reality to be complicated, expensive, or out of reach. Zoho Corporation wants to change that. The company announced a broad...

Zoho Desk Expands Collaboration AI to Simplify Work for Small Businesses

Zoho Corporation is making another major move to simplify how small businesses adopt and use artificial intelligence — this time by embedding “agentic AI” directly into its Collaboration, Customer Experience, and Human Resources tools at no extra...

‘Filipino Towns’ Around the U.S. Preserve History and Raise Community’s Visibility

(AP) – It was over four centuries ago to the day Saturday that Filipinos set foot on the North American continent for the first time. Now, Filipino Americans are working to sustain a cultural footprint. During celebration of October’s Filipino...

Frontrunners for Wendell’s Board of Commissioners Seats Have Different Visions for Growth

Many Wendellians—including several of the eight candidates running for three seats on the town board of commissioners—tell a similar story about what attracted them to the small but growing eastern Wake County town. “Once I saw the geographical...

Student entrepreneur Manuel Furmento balances studies, golf and a small business startup

BECKLEY — A student-athlete at West Virginia University Institute of Technology was motivated to become an inventor and entrepreneur after helping his father install a mounted television. Manuel Furmento is now Founder and Chief Executive Officer...

Explained - Cutting federal programs: How far can a President go without Congress’s approval?

The basics The federal government has been partly shut down since October 1, after Congress failed to pass funding bills on time. That means most federal agencies cannot spend money or pay workers until new legislation is approved. Many federal...

Brandi Brown: U.S. Chamber of Commerce C0-100 Honoree

ASBN was on-site at the 2025 U.S. Chamber of Commerce CO-100 Awards, where co-founder Bridget Fitzpatrick met Brandi Brown, founder of Gulf Spore, to discuss how her business is transforming the holistic healthcare and biotech industries. Brown...

Jamie Kim: U.S. Chamber of Commerce C0-100 Honoree

ASBN caught up with Jamie Kim, founder of Jamie’s Farm, at the 2025 U.S. Chamber of Commerce CO-100 Awards to hear how her homemade granola became a national sensation. Kim began baking granola in high school, giving it away as gifts to friends....

Florida Poly, Sittadel Join Forces to Grow Polk’s Cybersecurity Workforce

3-minute read Florida Polytechnic University and Lakeland-based cybersecurity company Sittadel are teaming up to launch a student-powered Security Operations Center (SOC) on Florida Poly’s campus. Sittadel was founded in 2019 by Trafenia Flynn...

Zoho Adds Free AI Collaboration Tools to Simplify Work for Small Businesses

Artificial intelligence has often felt out of reach for many small businesses—too complex, too costly, and too disconnected from the tools they already use. Zoho Corporation is aiming to change that. The company announced a wave of new “agentic...

Sanae Takaichi Poised to Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Amid Political Upheaval and Deep Divisions

BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA Japan stands on the verge of a historic shift in leadership as Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative lawmaker and longtime ally of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prepares to become the country’s first female prime...

MI Small Business Helper for Entrepreneurs Launches in Michigan

The New Economy Initiative and Gilbert Family Foundation have launched MI Small Business Helper, a free, digital platform designed to connect southeast Michigan entrepreneurs and founders — like those from the Mushroom Angel Co. (pictured) — with...

Korean American Christians Grapple with Faith and Law after Massive Immigration Raid

Korean American Christians have issued mixed responses to the recent immigration raids targeting Korean nationals in the U.S. On September 4, more than 300 Korean nationals were detained as part of a large-scale deportation operation by the U.S....

Sioux Falls Shines As One Of America’s Safest Cities

There’s something comforting about life in Sioux Falls, to me. Maybe it’s having great neighbors and friends to rely on for all kinds of things. It's that feeling of security that comes from living in a community that looks out for one another....