In 2022, returns cost the retail industry a whopping $816 billion in lost sales across the United States. This data, released by the National Retail Federation, highlighted the importance of optimizing reverse logistics especially for fast fashion clothing retailers.

The Teamsters Union and UPS are in a standoff, with a massive UPS Teamsters strike possibly kicking off on August 1. The potential strike is largely due to disagreements about higher pay, more full-time jobs and better workplace health and safety conditions.

This paper provides personal reflections on our involvement with the Small Business Institute® (SBI). SBI has been very important to us both personally and professionally. This organization has become a large part of our academic lives – from course offerings to student projects, to research activities and even the service to our profession. This account shows how SBI has helped us grow as teachers and scholars, and created value for both the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and its students.

The purpose of this study is to examine entrepreneurial activity in the USA and whether it supports a “pull” or a “push” theory of startup creation. The “push” theory argues that individuals are pushed into entrepreneurship by negative external forces, such as job dissatisfaction, difficulty finding employment, insufficient salary or inflexible work schedule. The “pull” theory contends that individuals are attracted into entrepreneurial activities seeking independence, self-fulfillment, wealth and other desirable outcomes.