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An order is entered by an employee at a diner on Nov. 17, 2020, in Philadelphia. It's never fun to be scammed, but if you're a small business owner falling for a scam can have long-lasting effects on a business, damaging client relationships and profit. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

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Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some to watch out for
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Tue,04/30/24-11:46AM , 100 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — It's never fun to be scammed, but if you're a small business owner then falling for a scam can have long-lasting effects on a business, damaging client relationships and profit.

Plenty of types of scams exist, but a few affect small businesses the most.
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Customer Amy Ashcroft looks at a plant at Flowercraft at Flowercraft, a garden center, on March 13, 2024 in San Francisco. Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

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Gardening bloomed during the pandemic. Garden centers hope would-be green thumbs stay interested
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Tue,03/19/24-9:01AM , 122 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now the question is, will those wannabe green thumbs stick with the habit.
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Hunter Garnett, of Garnett Patterson Injury Lawyers, poses at his law office near the Madison County courthouse, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Huntsville, Ala. Garnett is seeking a smaller office space in the suburbs closer to his clients, rather than the large space he has now. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

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Small biz owners scale back their office space or go remote altogether. Some move to the suburbs
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Mon,01/29/24-6:01AM , 152 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — After 46 years, Steve Replin has decided to give up his office space.

Replin, who has a law practice and acts as an alternative lender in Denver, is adapting to the changing preferences of clients, who would rather conduct business online, or in a less professional setting like a coffee shop.
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Early-morning light shines on shops on Main Street, June 11, 2022, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Small businesses face a mix of old and new challenges as 2023 begins. Regulations are a double-edged sword. They’re created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers. But, for small business owners, they often mean more red tape, higher costs and possible penalties for failing to comply. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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What small businesses need to know about new regulations going into 2024
By MAE ANDERSON - AP Business Writer
Wed,12/13/23-5:32AM , 147 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Regulations are a double-edged sword. They’re created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers. But, for small business owners, they often mean more red tape, higher costs and possible penalties for failing to comply.
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