All posts by Emily Garman
Since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new businesses are opening at a record pace. New businesses tend to be smaller based on number...
The Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation with aggressive interest rate hikes over the past 15 months appear to be working with July’s core...
The post-pandemic economic landscape is experiencing an alarming rise in fraudulent activity affecting both businesses and consumers. With 75% of creditors experiencing heightened fraud...
Job satisfaction, or the lack thereof, is causing a shift in the workforce. Over half of employees in the United States are “quiet quitting”...
The annual inflation rate continued to decline with May coming in at 4% which was the eleventh consecutive monthly decrease and the lowest level...
Women led businesses lag behind on venture capital funding, and are turning to commercial loans and lines to bridge the gap While it is...
In its continued efforts to tame inflation, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates ¼ point last week, the tenth consecutive increase in just over...
The Commercial Pulse report provides a bi-weekly directional update on small business credit. It delivers a quick read on macroeconomic conditions, high-level credit trends,...
Recent news of the SVB collapse highlights the vulnerability of small banks and their crucial role in serving local communities. Small and medium-sized financial...
