Urban small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of city economies. It’s been a volatile few years for them, with pandemic disruptions, inflationary pressures and shifting consumer behaviors all colluding to challenge big city small businesses. Yet these businesses have endured, even thrived, and...
The White House’s tariff efforts continue to sow worry on both Wall Street and Main Street. As Reuters reported Tuesday (March 11), President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policies have sparked caution among a range of businesses as consumers curb spending on everything from electronics to airline tickets. The report also...
The year 2024 began as a question mark for the smaller firms that are central to Main Street communities and that power the U.S. economy as a whole. Inflation, of course, remained top of mind — and, yes, that’s a key concern as 2025 takes...
It takes no small measure of optimism to launch a business. Would-be business owners and entrepreneurs see a chance, as they navigate the application processes, to meet a need in the local community or establish a presence online that can cut across geographies. Recent statistics...
March 25, 2025
Urban small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of city economies. It’s been a volatile few years for them, with pandemic disruptions, inflationary pressures and shifting consumer behaviors all colluding to challenge big city small businesses. Yet these businesses have endured, even thrived, and the latest March 2025 data from the PYMNTS Intelligence SMB […]
January 23, 2025
The year 2024 began as a question mark for the smaller firms that are central to Main Street communities and that power the U.S. economy as a whole. Inflation, of...
June 19, 2024
We’re roughly at the midpoint of 2024, and the midpoint is a good time to take stock of where we’ve been and what lies ahead. For the Main Street small...
June 18, 2024
As retailers look to win customers’ loyalty, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that buying local goods is a top-of-mind concern for a significant share of consumers. By the Numbers For the...
March 11, 2025
The White House’s tariff efforts continue to sow worry on both Wall Street and Main Street. As Reuters reported Tuesday (March 11), President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policies have sparked caution among a range of businesses as consumers curb spending on everything from electronics to airline tickets. The report also noted that while Trump has said his policies could cause […]
October 16, 2023
European small business lender iwoca says it has raised $243 million in new funding. The financing, announced late Monday (Oct. 16), follows the $152 million the London-based company raised in January to meet...
September 14, 2023
It’s a season of pain at the pump, no matter what type of fuel you’re pumping. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) noted in a report Thursday (Sept. 14), the cost of...
April 22, 2022
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. The fitness, retail and restaurant...
