US news | The GuardianMay 10
Trump tariff refunds are actually happening – and businesses should pay attention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/trump-tariff-refunds-small-business #TrumpTariffs #UsSmallBusiness #Tariffs #Money #Business #UsNews
Trump tariff refunds are actually happening – and businesses should pay attention

Business owners may have to wade through paperwork, but the US government is now processing refunds

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US news | The GuardianApr 26
Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/four-day-workweek-employment #UsSmallBusiness #WorkersRights #AiArtificialIntelligence #EmploymentLaw #SmallBusiness #Business #UsNews
Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it

Some employers are reluctant to cut workers’ hours but pay them the same – but it just might be the future of work

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US news | The GuardianApr 19
Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/independent-bookstores-comeback #UsSmallBusiness #Business #Books #UsNews
Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail

About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation

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Business | The Guardian USApr 13
The US small town coffee shop that created a viral drink: ‘I still don’t understand how it went so far’ https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/apr/13/raspberry-danish-latte-viral-coffee-drink #Coffee #Business #Minnesota #UsNews #Food #UsSmallBusiness
The US small town coffee shop that created a viral drink: ‘I still don’t understand how it went so far’

The raspberry danish latte is making its way around the world after its inventors decided to share the recipe

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Business | The Guardian USApr 5
From microshifting to coffee badging: whatever happened to just doing your job? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/06/what-happened-to-doing-job-at-work #UsSmallBusiness #Business #UsWorkCareers
From microshifting to coffee badging: whatever happened to just doing your job?

Buzzy workplace trends all point to the same thing: avoiding work while still collecting a paycheck

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US news | The GuardianMar 29
Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear? | Gene Marks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/29/boomer-small-business-owner #UsSmallBusiness #UsRetirement #Entrepreneurs #SmallBusiness #Business #UsNews
Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear?

It’s likely, but it also could be a boon for a new generation of entrepreneurs willing to take over established operations

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 22
It’s time to take politics out of the Small Business Administration https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/22/small-business-administration-immigrants-political #UsSmallBusiness #TrumpAdministration #BidenAdministration #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews
It’s time to take politics out of the Small Business Administration

The White House’s politicization of the agency will have a real-world impact on small business owners in the US

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US news | The GuardianMar 15
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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