US news | The Guardian3d ago
AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/ai-future-of-work #UsSmallBusiness #AiArtificialIntelligence #ElonMusk #Business #Technology #UsNews
AI could give us our lives back – if we don’t blow it

Could we be at the beginning of a change never before seen by humans – allowing us to escape the drudgery of work?

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Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 10
The US Small Business Administration has barred foreign nationals from accessing federally backed small business loans, saying the move will prioritise American entrepreneurs. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/us-bars-foreign-nationals-sba-small-business-loans-ycrq34zn?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SBALoans #USSmallBusiness #EconomicPolicy #TrumpAdministration
US news | The GuardianMar 4
Small business owners: tell us how Trump’s tariff war has affected you https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/small-business-owners-trump-tariff-war #TrumpTariffs #UsSmallBusiness #Tariffs #Business
Small business owners: tell us how Trump’s tariff war has affected you

Trump’s sweeping tariffs have left many businesses facing higher costs and uncertainty. We want to hear how smaller companies are navigating the fallout

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US news | The GuardianMar 1
Waiting on a tariff refund after Trump’s duties were struck down? Don’t bother | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/trump-tariffs-business-refund-supreme-court #UsSmallBusiness #Business #TrumpTariffs #UsNews
Waiting on a tariff refund after Trump’s duties were struck down? Don’t bother

Though the supreme court ruled against the levies, businesses hit hard by the tariffs shouldn’t hold their breath for any rebates

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US news | The GuardianFeb 15
Even amid rising economic uncertainty, now is not the time to hug your job https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/15/economic-uncertainty-job-changes #UsSmallBusiness #AiArtificialIntelligence #WorkCareers #UsEconomy #Economics #Business #UsNews
Even amid rising economic uncertainty, now is not the time to hug your job

In a rapidly changing job market, it’s not necessarily good for workers to cling to their current employment

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Environment | The Guardian USFeb 10
US restaurants targeted for opposing ICE: ‘I refuse to cook for fascists’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/us-restaurant-owners-ice-immigration #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #UsNews #Restaurants #Food #UsSmallBusiness #Business
US restaurants targeted for opposing ICE: ‘I refuse to cook for fascists’

Restaurants face one-star reviews and less business in an already precarious industry. Some restaurateurs fear speaking out as immigrants themselves

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US news | The GuardianFeb 8
Thinking of trashing a small business on social media? Please, think again https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/08/social-media-criticism-small-businesses #UsSmallBusiness #SocialMedia #Restaurants #Business #UsNews
Thinking of trashing a small business on social media? Please, think again

Online pile-ons can destroy small businesses. Save the derision for big companies that can weather social media storms

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Business | The Guardian USFeb 1
Employers are spreading raises like peanut butter – and workers are paying the price | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/01/peanut-butter-raises-lazy-practice #UsSmallBusiness #Money #Business #UsWorkCareers
Employers are spreading raises like peanut butter – and workers are paying the price

These across-the-board raises to all employees versus individual performance-based raises are simply lazy

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Business | The Guardian USJan 25
US small businesses are doing fine. Don’t believe me? Look at the numbers https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/25/us-small-business-2026-outlook #UsSmallBusiness #UsEconomy #UsNews #SmallBusiness #Business
US small businesses are doing fine. Don’t believe me? Look at the numbers

Multiple small-business indexes show an uptick in optimism as well as an easing of cost pressures and uncertainty

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US news | The GuardianJan 25
US small businesses are doing fine. Don’t believe me? Look at the numbers https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/25/us-small-business-2026-outlook #UsSmallBusiness #UsEconomy #UsNews #SmallBusiness #Business
US small businesses are doing fine. Don’t believe me? Look at the numbers

Multiple small-business indexes show an uptick in optimism as well as an easing of cost pressures and uncertainty

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