by Trinity Valley SBDC | May 29, 2026 | Business Value, Entrepreneurs, Marketing, Small Business Owners
If you’ve filled up your gas tank lately or walked through a grocery store, you’ve probably noticed the same thing your customers have: everything feels more expensive. And in reality, everything IS more expensive. Across Kaufman, Henderson, Anderson, Van...
by Trinity Valley SBDC | May 22, 2026 | Business Value, Entrepreneurs, Exit Planning, Small Business Owners, Succession Planning
Running a small business often feels like juggling ten jobs at once. One day you’re handling customer service, the next you’re troubleshooting payroll, training staff, or solving operational issues on the fly. That may work in the early stages of business...
by Trinity Valley SBDC | Feb 6, 2026 | Business Value, Entrepreneurs, Human Resources, Small Business Owners
Imagine this: you’re enjoying your morning coffee, reviewing the latest sales numbers, when your best employee walks in with a box of personal items. “I’m leaving,” they say. Panic sets in. How did this happen? What could you have done differently? How on Earth will...
by Trinity Valley SBDC | Jan 19, 2026 | Business Value, Entrepreneurs, Legal, Small Business Owners, Start-ups
As more small businesses expand online, ecommerce brings new customers, more revenue, and the chance to sell goods and services beyond their local community. However, with growth comes something many entrepreneurs don’t learn about until taxes get complicated, NEXUS....
by Trinity Valley SBDC | Jan 12, 2026 | Business Value, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Start-ups
Understanding Merchant Payment Systems: What Small Businesses Need to Know For small business owners, choosing the right merchant payment system is about more than just taking money, it affects profit margins, customer experience, checkout speed, accounting, and even...
by Trinity Valley SBDC | Jan 2, 2026 | Business Value, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners
Every January, I used to make a long list of New Year’s resolutions: wake up earlier, organize my office, finally get ahead on bookkeeping. And every year, by mid-February, that list was buried somewhere under a stack of invoices, unfulfilled and forgotten. One year,...
