LANSING – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 5.5 points in December to 95.9, falling below the average Index value since 1973 of 98. Nine of the 10 Index components declined and only one improved. Owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months declined 24 points to a net negative 16 percent. NFIB,
DETROIT - Recent years have witnessed a surge in the digital media industry, with Internet users worldwide choosing online content as their main source of information and entertainment. However, with millions of people spending more time indoors and online amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the year 2021 is expected to bring records, both in terms of
STAMFORD, Conn.— Worldwide PC shipments totaled 79.4 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, a 10.7 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2019, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the year, PC shipments reached 275 million units in 2020, a 4.8 percent increase from 2019 and the highest growth in ten
LANSING - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the state has set a goal to have every Michigan school district offer some sort of in-person learning option by March 1, if not sooner. The governor did not say she was requiring schools to provide in-person learning. Asked why she didn't require it, Whitmer said there's
DETROIT - Walmart said this week that it’s creating a fintech start-up with Ribbit Capital, one of the venture capital firms behind Robinhood. The big-box retailer did not share the name of the new company or say when its services will be available. It said it will develop unique and affordable financial products for Walmart
DETROIT - The transition from one year to the next represents an important symbolic milestone. For you as an electronic components distributor, this pivotal time offers you the opportunity to examine your supply chain methods and improve the ways by which materials travel through the manufacturing process. Identify these benchmarks today to set the tone
ANN ARBOR - Michelle Gilbert, vice president of communications at Comcast's Heartland Region (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky) rebuffs story in the technology press that claims Comcast data caps will cost people money. She also outlines various plans businesses can purchase to bundle Internet and telephone services. Her job is to develop and manage all proactive and
ANN ARBOR - Dan Keelan, publisher of the Michigan Marijuana Report, updates how much the digital publication has grown in the past year and hints at some of the new programs that will be launched in 2021. As a disclaimer, Mike Brennan is Editor of MIMarijuanaReport.Com. https://youtu.be/pV8_IXM9ngY
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund today approved two grant programs – the Michigan Small Business Survival Grants and the Michigan Stages Survival Grants – totaling $58.5 million in relief to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses and live event venues impacted by the COVID-19 virus, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced. Michigan
DETROIT - If you are a small business, online brand, or social media influencer, then having a large online following is key. Amassing more and more followers online on social media platforms is important and has lots of benefits. Benefits to expanding your online social media following is increasing your brand awareness, expanding your marketing
