Financial health of Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has improved for four consecutive quarters, according to the latest edition of “The Main Street...
While parts of the economy have experienced a recovery that restored them to pre-pandemic levels, not every sector is out of the woods quite yet....
With 130,000 permanent closures in 2020, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) suffered economic impacts early on in the pandemic. Today, the SMBs that typically drive...
The pandemic accelerated the digitization of the payments industry, with many businesses eschewing checks and cash in favor of electronic and contactless payments. Tomer Barel,...
They say time heals. How much time? Does 24 months sound about right? That’s how long it’s been since the public health emergency was declared...
Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) believe inflation and COVID-19-related issues are their most pressing challenges, according to the Main Street Economic Health Survey,...
When we surveyed businesses two years ago about their financial health, a considerable number of them said they didn’t expect to survive. That number peaked...
Main Street U.S.A. business owners have endured two years of false starts and lost sales due to the pandemic, but many are optimistic about putting...
Guardedly optimistic describes the mood on Main Street with the second quarter closing in, as businesses see a year of cash flow struggles ahead and...