News for Economic
Friday, June 26, 2026
Turning local market insights into strategy means converting what you observe about your community — who's buying, what's missing, when demand peaks — into decisions about pricing, timing, and promotion. The Federal Reserve's 2025 Small Business Credit Survey found that 57 percent of small businesses cited reaching new customers as their top operational challenge, ahead of access to capital. For ...read more
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Sunday, June 21, 2026
Emergency planning for small businesses means building a documented, tested system that keeps your business operating — or recovers it quickly — when something goes wrong. According to a Congressional Research Service report citing the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, 40% of businesses do not reopen after a disaster, another 25% close within a year, and 75% of businesses without a continuity ...read more
Categories: Chamber, Economic, Press Release, Community, General News Article
Friday, March 06, 2026
Professional visual assets — consistent logos, polished photos, cohesive branding — are the primary way new customers evaluate a business before they visit. In Lake City, where Water Ski Days, Tour de Pepin, and Fall Fest draw visitors who plan trips from home, that first impression happens online before anyone turns off Highway 61. According to Digital Silk, 75% of consumers judge businesses by ...read more
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