Online spending surged to $11.8 billion this Black Friday, setting a new all-time record for U.S. e-commerce. According to Adobe Analytics, online sales grew 9.1 percent year over year, even in a high-cost economy where shoppers have been vocal about cutting back. The data tells a different story. People may be adjusting their habits, but…
Federal officials have finalized a new student loan rule that keeps nursing degrees fully recognized but shifts them into a different category for graduate funding purposes. The rule changes how advanced nursing programs are classified for federal loan limits beginning in 2026. According to reporting from Business Insider, the federal government announced that several fields…
Entrepreneurs don’t need more noise. They need information that cuts through the guesswork, helps them understand their money, and keeps their business from drifting off course. Bank of America’s Center for Business Empowerment does exactly that. It’s a free resource library built for people who want to run their business with clarity instead of confusion,…
Areva Martin, Esq. is widely recognized as a civil rights attorney, legal commentator, and bestselling author, but the core of her long-term work is Special Needs Network, Inc. (SNN), the grassroots nonprofit she founded to respond to what she describes as a “crisis” of autism and developmental disabilities in underserved communities. According to Special Needs…
Women who lead spend their days solving problems other people never see. You move through pressure with a calm face, manage expectations without falling apart, and make decisions while carrying responsibilities that would overwhelm most people. On the outside, you look steady. On the inside, your body is constantly negotiating with the demands placed on…
Women entrepreneurs deserve funding that doesn’t come with strings attached. The Hey Helen Grant, administered by Visionaries Media LLC, was created for exactly that purpose. According to the published program details from the official grant provider at Visionaries, the initiative supports women and nonbinary entrepreneurs who are building real businesses but lack access to traditional…
MIT has strengthened its position as one of the most reliable free education hubs for anyone looking to build sharper business skills heading into 2026. Through MIT OpenCourseWare and MIT Open Learning, learners now have direct access to university-level entrepreneurship courses that break down how real companies identify customers, validate demand, design products and make…
There’s this silent little shame you carry around every time you post about your business. Yeah, that one. The one you pretend you don’t feel. You craft the caption. You pick the photo. You hype yourself up. Then right when it’s time to hit “Share,” your whole chest tightens like you’re about to confess something…
Somewhere between the last email you answered and the group chat you forgot to reply to, your digital world got a little… loud. Not chaotic. Just louder than the version of you that is trying to step into 2026 with clarity, confidence, and a fresh mindset. This happens every year. Your phone starts feeling heavier….
Every year, hundreds of thousands of new businesses launch across the United States with optimism, strategy, and clear intentions. And every year, the same reality meets them: the five-year mark is a wall most never make it past. This isn’t based on anecdotal guesswork. It’s documented. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
