As retail businesses continue to reopen around the country, make sure your operation is ready to hit the ground running or continues to build on...
SBA Would Like To Hear From SAF Members About Their Regulatory Concerns
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi during the...
SBA Would Like To Hear From SAF Members About The Overtime Rule
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host three Small Business Roundtables regarding the Department of Labor’s (DOL’S) proposed...
SBA Would Like To Hear From SAF Members in Wyoming and Colorado
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will host Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables in Wyoming and Colorado during the week of August 6,...
Legislation Introduced Recognizing Small Businesses
House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and the committee’s ranking member Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced H....
To Rejuvenate a Longtime Florist, a Family Looks to Financials – and Beer
Ask many small-business owners how they survived the recession, and you’ll likely hear a few appreciative “thank-you’s” to a nice, tall cold one...
Learn SEO Scammers’ Scare Tactics and Giants’ Best Practices at SAF Palm Beach
Chances are you’ve received an email from an unfamiliar company critiquing your website and offering to fix problems affecting your search engine...
Who’s Minding Your Digital Store?
According to a 2012 survey of nearly 500 small businesses by Vertical Response, 43 percent of small business owners spend at least six hours a week...
Mother’s Day Predictions: More Money, More Flowers and More Small Business Patronage
Sixty-nine percent of consumers plan to buy Mother’s Day flowers next month, in what could be a record-breaking holiday. In fact, consumers are...
Congress Approves SAF-Supported Legislation to Help Small Businesses
Here’s some good news out of Washington: Last week, the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation that will protect small businesses from...
SAF Advocates for White House Conference on Small Business
The Society of American Florists is working with a coalition of other trade associations to introduce a bill later this spring that would create a...
Small Business Takeaways from Tesla Launch
Talk about anticipation. By the end of the day on April 7, Tesla Motors had processed $1,000 deposits from more than 325,000 people for its new...