Main Street Briefing
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Daily small business news in five minutes. Three stories every weekday morning, no filler — what happened, why it matters to your business, and what to watch. Covering tariffs, SBA loans, IRS rules, Federal Reserve moves, labor, and regulation through the lens of small business owners, independent operators, and main street operators who need to stay informed but don't have time to read everything. Monday through Friday. Part of Main Street Media.
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A 14 Percent Health Ask, the September 15 Trap, and Labor Day Timing
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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The Swipe Fee Lever Nobody Pulled, Impersonation Attacks, and Your AI Bill
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Fed Minutes at Two, Ten Million from the SBA, and Jackson Hole's Payments Theme
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Payrolls Shrank, Optimism Rose, and the Wage Gap That Costs You People
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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48 Hours to the Canada Tariff, and a Shopper Who Started Comparing
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Back-to-School Budgets Jump, Shoppers Trade Down, and a Cash Tailwind
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Stolen Logins, AI at Half the Shops, and Record Swipe Fees
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Inflation Day, a Bigger SBA Loan, and Rising Price Tags
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Optimism Day, a Hiring Surge, and a September Rate Hike
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Canada Tariff Countdown, the Refund Pile, and Year One's Bill
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Jobs Day, Tax-Free Weekend, and Winning the Value Shopper
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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AI on Main Street, Scams to Match, and the Two Tools That Matter
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Sales Are Climbing, Cash Flow Still Bites, and a New SBA Front Door
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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The Hiring Squeeze Shifts — and an ACA Cost Comes for the Self-Employed
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Tariffs Go Live Again — and the First-Year Bill Comes Due
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Back-to-School Breaks Records — But Big-Box Is Winning It
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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AI Goes Mainstream, Scammers Follow, and a Loan-Fraud Crackdown
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Fed Day: Rates Hold, SBA Doubles Its Loan Ceiling
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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The Hiring Squeeze Won't Quit — and 2027 Health Rates Bite
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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New Tariffs Land on Small Business — Plus a Rare Inflation Break
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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An $85 Billion Value Hunt, an Earlier Season, and Walmart's 80%
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Tax Breaks Already Landed, a Swipe-Fee Fight, and an SBA Rule Trap
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Nine in Ten Run on AI, Hackers Target Small Shops, and AI Fights Back
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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A Cooling Jobs Market, Wages Losing to Inflation, and Seats You Can't Fill
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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The Fed Might Hike, Tariffs Keep Climbing, and Optimism Rebounds
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Small Business Sales Rebound, Back-to-School's Walmart Warning, and Swipe-Fee Relief
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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The AI Usage Gap, Ransomware's Rise, and Photo-to-Storefront Commerce
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Health Premiums Jump 11%, New 1099 Rules, and Rising Energy Bills
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Tariffs' $90K Bite, the Hiring Wall, and 2026 Wage Rules
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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SBA's $10M Loan Limit, the Fed's Fourth Hold, and Stuck Optimism
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Less Paperwork, a Permanent Deduction, and One Rule You Can Ignore
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Five AI Tools and a Target on Your Back
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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The Fed Holds Again — But SBA Loans Just Got Interesting
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Openings Rebound, Wages Lag — The Main Street Hiring Squeeze
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds Are Live — Can Small Importers Actually Collect?
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Bank Holiday Payroll, a Record Fourth, and a Travel Surge
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Small Business AI Hits 82 Percent, and the Scams Riding On It
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Minimum Wage Jumps, New State Laws Hit Pricing and Menus
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Jobs Hold Strong, Openings Outrun Hiring, Shoppers Keep Spending
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds Phase Two Opens, Federal Buyers Go American-Made
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Shoppers Are Spending, But the Cushion Is Thinning
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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AI Goes From Novelty to Coworker
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Small Business Is the Hiring Bright Spot
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds You Have to Chase
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Fed Holds, But Hints at a Hike
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Consumers Trade Down, Capital Freezes, Supply Chains Strain
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Juneteenth: Capital Access, Elevated Rates, and AI Attacks
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Health Insurance Squeeze, AI Goes Hands-Free
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Tariff Costs Mount, FAR Deadline Looms
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Fed Opens, Confidence Slips, Hiring Cools
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Health Insurance Up 11%, Wage Compression Hits Hard, and Summer Consumer Spending
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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82% of Small Businesses Use AI — and 77% Have No Policy for It
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Fed Holds Steady, SBA Adds New Loan Rules, and Processing Fees Are Negotiable
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Tariff Costs Are Shifting to Customers — And USMCA Is Up for Review
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Small Business Hiring Thaws — But Labor Costs Hit an All-Time High
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Summer Spending, Soaring Energy Bills, and Hidden Card Fees
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Ransomware Hits Main Street and AI Rewrites the Scam
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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The Fed Holds, the SBA Doubles Down, and Late Payments Bite
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds, Supplier Leverage, and a Paperwork Win
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Hiring Stalls, Health Costs Climb, AI Fills the Gap
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Rates on Hold, the Supply Chain Reckoning, and Food Inflation Hits Hard
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May 29, 2026 |
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Joint Employer Rules, the New-Grad Hiring Window, and a $50M Manufacturing Grant
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May 28, 2026 |
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AI Is Working, Cyber Breaches Are Up, and Hiring Has Room Again
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May 27, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds Are Moving — But So Is the Next Round of Tariffs MP3: MISSING — re-run Run Wondercraft.bat before uploading
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May 26, 2026 |
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Holiday Spend Down, Inflation Up, and a Tax Law Already Saving You Money
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May 25, 2026 |
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April Retail Holds Up, the Grad Hiring Boom Is On, and the Memorial Day Demand Test
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May 22, 2026 |
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April Housing Starts Land, FTC Locks In a Noncompete Order, and Small Group Health Hikes Hit
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May 21, 2026 |
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Anthropic Targets Main Street, Owners Start Cutting Workers for AI, and the AI-Proof Jobs
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May 20, 2026 |
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SBA Opens the MCA Refi Door, Late Payments Bite Harder, and Merchants Fight the Swipe Fee Deal
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May 19, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds Land, April Inflation Runs Hot, and NFIB Optimism Stays Fragile
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May 18, 2026 |
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11% Health Premium Hike, Soft Restaurant Traffic, and a Retail Number That Surprised
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May 15, 2026 |
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AI Hits 24% Adoption, the Size Gap Widens, and Bandwidth Beats Budget
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May 14, 2026 |
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The $131 Billion Fraud Bill, AI-Powered Attacks, and the Defenses Most Owners Skip
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May 13, 2026 |
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Hiring Cools, Wage Plans Pause, and Capital Spending Hits a 16-Year Low
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May 12, 2026 |
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Tariff Refunds, Manufacturing Money, and the Mom-and-Pop Layoff Map
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May 11, 2026 |
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NFIB Optimism Hits Tuesday, Sales Tax Tightens in Two States, and the BOI Scam Wave
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May 08, 2026 |
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AI Adoption Hits 58%, Ransomware Targets You Specifically, and Tipped Wages Just Shifted in 19 States
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May 07, 2026 |
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ADP Drops at 8:15, Small Employers Win Retention, and the H-1B Fee Decision Is Imminent
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May 06, 2026 |
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Cinco de Mayo on Taco Tuesday, the SBA Summit Goes Live, and Avocado Margins Get Tested
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May 05, 2026 |
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National Small Business Week Kicks Off, the Tariff Refund Clock Starts, and SBA Rates Hit a Sweet Spot
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May 04, 2026 |
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AI stack ROI, Fed proposes lower debit fees, and National Small Business Week kicks off
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May 01, 2026 |
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Small biz carries hiring, wage growth cools, and BizScout raises a Series A
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Fed decision day, SBA tightens citizenship rules, and NIH SBIR is back
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Fed week begins, NFIB optimism craters, and tariffs reshape inventory
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Tariff refunds, Visa fees, and the FDA traceability rule
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Apr 27, 2026 |