Small Business

Companies with smaller payrolls and valuations are facing higher funding costs.

Employers have received more than $150 billion and the IRS is struggling to process another 800,000 claims for the employee-retention tax credit.

Entrepreneurs are being more cautious in response to shifts in the economy and rising wages.

The job-search site’s switch to a pay-per-application model led to surprise charges, prompting the company to backtrack. “I woke up to a $5,000 bill!” a small-business owner said. 

Deposit flight and higher funding costs risk squeezing small businesses and lending beyond big cities.

Manhattan prosecutors have threatened the former finance chief with additional charges.

State mandates and the hot job market prompted the big increase in new retirement plans.

Many laid-off tech workers from the likes of Meta, Amazon and Salesforce are landing in roles with smaller companies—and prizing job stability over prestige.

Banks too big to fail are gaining deposits: “How can I compete for new business with that big enchilada out there?”

Treasury market volatility keeps companies on the sidelines during a normally busy time for corporate debt financings.

From U.S.-China relations to the parents of phone-addicted teenagers, the victims and beneficiaries run the gambit if TikTok disappears.

Federal grants may be better suited than bank loans to support clean-energy innovation, industry advisers say

Some entrepreneurs are asking tough questions or shifting deposits. “I think we need to analyze banks just like they analyze us,” a restaurateur said.

A weakened position for small banks would harm small businesses and less-urban areas.

The increasing pressure on venture capital investing from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and other macroeconomic factors could spur a pick up in technology-focused corporate M&A, according to business technology leaders.

A piece of the 2017 tax law requiring companies to spread deductions for research costs over five years instead of taking them immediately is going into effect now, leaving some small firms owing the IRS outsize amounts.

SVB helped many in the venture-capital world to survive and prosper, and then the market cooled.

Companies trying to cut carbon emissions worry that lenders won’t fill the gap for projects that need a lot of capital.

The Bank of London said it submitted an offer, as did OakNorth Bank, according to a person familiar with the move.

Venture funds are extending short-term loans amid a cash crunch. Meanwhile, some founders plan to use personal funds to cover payrolls.