Importance of Strong Business Credit

Infographic | September 14, 2021

Small businesses play an important role in the United States labor market, and they are often considered the “lifeblood” of the U.S. economy. They employ 47.1% of all U.S. workers and contribute to 41% of all U.S. economic activity. SCORE’s latest “The Megaphone of Main Street” data report series delves into the story behind the impact of COVID-19 on small business hiring and the challenges small business owners face in their search for employees.

Infographic | December 9, 2019

On average, a cyber attack costs small businesses $53,987. While this is much less than the millions medium and large enterprises experience, proportion to size it is substantial. And one of the ways hackers wreak this havoc is using phishing attacks. So, what does a phishing attack costs your business? A new infographic from Avanan, offers some great insights into this cyber threat and what you can do about it.

Infographic | May 5, 2022

Top five most frequent causes of injury across all small business workers Average number of days small business employees missed due to a workplace injury: 76.

Infographic | February 8, 2022

Consumers use Smartphones to find local information and generate content ideas for Local SEO. Find out more about the change in the comsumer's local behavior and importance of Local SEO.

Infographic | March 28, 2022

Different types and different ways of Small Business Loans are availed by small businesses to seek financing to expand, pursue new opportunities, or purchase company assets. Find out about the overall Lookout of Small Business Financing.

Infographic | February 26, 2020

Starting a business is an inherently risky endeavor, especially when headlines and statistics tout findings that around 20 percent of small businesses fail within the first year and 50 percent within five years. But those prospects can change dramatically based on where you headquarter your business. A recent study from online business loan site LendingTree found that certain cities in the U.S. are better places to start new small businesses than others. To determine the rankings, LendingTree looked at the data it has from companies applying for loans and studied the percentages of businesses that were profitable, the percentage less than six years old, the percentage with less than $1 million in revenue and the percentage with fewer than 250 employees across U.S. metro areas.