National Small Business Week Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 03 Oct 2024 02:55:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 National Small Business Week: Why we need to champion small and midsize businesses /research-center/business-leadership/20240426-champion-small-and-midsize-businesses-reese/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240426-champion-small-and-midsize-businesses-reese /research-center/business-leadership/20240426-champion-small-and-midsize-businesses-reese/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:32:33 +0000 /research-center/?p=45514 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has hosted National Small Business Week every year for more than six decades, a week-long celebration dedicated to spotlighting the backbone of our economy: small and midsize businesses (SMBs). These businesses, often overshadowed by...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20240426-champion-small-and-midsize-businesses-reese/feed/ 0 45514 National Small Business Week: Must-read stories of 2024 /research-center/business-leadership/20240425-national-small-business-week-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240425-national-small-business-week-2024 /research-center/business-leadership/20240425-national-small-business-week-2024/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:19:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=45464 Happy National Small Business Week 2024! From April 28 to May 4, we celebrated and recognized small businesses and their impact on their communities. Small businesses are the engines of local economies, the driving force of job creation, and a...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20240425-national-small-business-week-2024/feed/ 0 45464 Small business strategic planning: 10 tips to transform your company /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 15:10:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=22880 Within our strategic planning practice we have worked with every conceivable type of business, large and small. Larger companies are more likely to engage in strategic planning, not because it is more relevant for them but because they tend to...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20180424-small-business-strategic-planning-10-tips-transform-company/feed/ 1 22880 National Small Business Week 2023: Why paying suppliers on time matters /research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20230504-national-small-business-week-2023-paying-suppliers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230504-national-small-business-week-2023-paying-suppliers /research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20230504-national-small-business-week-2023-paying-suppliers/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 15:25:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44023 Editor’s Note: Vistage is joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in calling on large companies to commit to paying their small business suppliers quicker. Learn more about the Prompt Pay Pledge and how you can spread the word! Tom Sullivan...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20230504-national-small-business-week-2023-paying-suppliers/feed/ 0 44023 National Small Business Week: Must-read stories of 2023 /research-center/business-leadership/20230427-national-small-business-week-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230427-national-small-business-week-2023 /research-center/business-leadership/20230427-national-small-business-week-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43996 April 30 – May 6 is National Small Business Week 2023! This week we celebrate the impact small businesses have on their employees, families and communities. And we focus on your hard work and determination as you endeavor to make...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20230427-national-small-business-week-2023/feed/ 0 43996 National Small Business Week: The 5 must-read stories of 2019 /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190417-national-small-business-week-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190417-national-small-business-week-2019 /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190417-national-small-business-week-2019/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:14:30 +0000 /research-center/?p=24412 May 5-11 is National Small Business Week, but the US economic forces that affect small businesses are on the minds of owners and executives throughout the year. Here are 5 of our most timely and actionable stories from Vistage experts...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190417-national-small-business-week-2019/feed/ 0 24412 Small Business Week 2018: Bright prospects and growth initiatives /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180424-small-business-week-2018-focus-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180424-small-business-week-2018-focus-growth /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180424-small-business-week-2018-focus-growth/#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:16:20 +0000 /research-center/?p=22877 Vistage examines small business strategies, tactics and issues for 2018 Small businesses have particular considerations when it comes to growing their customer base. How small business CEOs improve their sales. The first place many small businesses look  when accessing the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180424-small-business-week-2018-focus-growth/feed/ 0 22877 The business benefit of career development programs /research-center/business-leadership/20170530-the-business-benefit-of-career-development-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20170530-the-business-benefit-of-career-development-programs /research-center/business-leadership/20170530-the-business-benefit-of-career-development-programs/#respond Tue, 30 May 2017 10:00:06 +0000 https://2017.vistage.com/research-center/?p=21750 CEOs in small to mid-size organizations often think formal career development programs belong to the culture of large, complex companies. But having an established career development program is important even for smaller businesses. When an organization has matured, career development...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20170530-the-business-benefit-of-career-development-programs/feed/ 0 21750 Implementing big-business leadership in a small business /research-center/business-leadership/20170502-effective-leadership-small-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20170502-effective-leadership-small-business /research-center/business-leadership/20170502-effective-leadership-small-business/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 10:00:44 +0000 https://2017.vistage.com/research-center/?p=21590 Running a successful business, no matter how big or small, starts and ends with effective leadership. This involves defining a clear destination; getting everyone focused on reaching that destination; informing, inspiring and engaging people to get there; measuring results; and...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20170502-effective-leadership-small-business/feed/ 0 21590 Small business: The entrepreneur’s dilemma /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20170503-small-business-entrepreneurs-dilemma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20170503-small-business-entrepreneurs-dilemma /research-center/business-leadership/strategic-planning/20170503-small-business-entrepreneurs-dilemma/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 17:00:29 +0000 https://2017.vistage.com/research-center/?p=21607 Growing a small business is no small task. A recent Vistage publication concluded that 19% of Vistage member companies have less than $10 million in sales (the threshold used by the U.S. government to define “mid-market”). And according to this...

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