Ian Pribyl, co-founder and chief marketing officer of Pivotal Group, explains why small startups shouldn’t automatically accept money from venture capitalists and other outside investors, no matter how tempting the offer might be.

Expect to see some major changes in the United States’ relations with its trading partners in 2021, especially China.

In an economic downturn, how do smaller businesses gain access to liquidity, which often isn’t available to them at any price?

Chris Forrester, chief technology officer with Shyft Network Inc., explains what’s happening with cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin and the security of blockchain for non-financial purposes.

Theo Smid, economist with trade credit insurer Atradius, discusses the results of the firm’s recent forecast of corporate insolvencies for 2020.