<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Axso: The Axso Brief and articles</title><description>The Axso Brief and articles from Axso: business news for Main Street, not Wall Street.</description><link>https://axsomedia.com</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://axsomedia.com/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><lastBuildDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://axsomedia.com/logo.png</url><title>Axso: The Axso Brief and articles</title><link>https://axsomedia.com</link></image><item><title>The Axso Brief: Diesel near its record high, plus a weak jobs report</title><link>https://axsomedia.com/issues/2026-10-02</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://axsomedia.com/issues/2026-10-02</guid><description>Diesel stays near its record, hiring nearly stalls, shoppers worry, SBA loans tighten, and a bakery sells its leftovers.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://axsomedia.com/og/issues/2026-10-02.png" medium="image" type="image/png" width="1200" height="630"/><dc:creator>The Axso team</dc:creator><category>The Axso Brief</category></item><item><title>Diesel is near its record high. Here&apos;s how it reaches your costs</title><link>https://axsomedia.com/articles/diesel-prices-local-business-costs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://axsomedia.com/articles/diesel-prices-local-business-costs</guid><description>How near-record diesel shows up in supplier surcharges and your own trips, what the G7 reserve release may change, and how to limit the hit.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://axsomedia.com/og/articles/diesel-prices-local-business-costs.png" medium="image" type="image/png" width="1200" height="630"/><dc:creator>The Axso team</dc:creator><category>News</category></item><item><title>How a bakery sells its leftovers, and the fee math to run first</title><link>https://axsomedia.com/articles/how-a-bakery-sells-its-leftovers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://axsomedia.com/articles/how-a-bakery-sells-its-leftovers</guid><description>How a Vicky Bakery store turned end-of-day leftovers into $5.99 surprise bags on Too Good To Go, what it says it made, and the fees to check first.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://axsomedia.com/og/articles/how-a-bakery-sells-its-leftovers.png" medium="image" type="image/png" width="1200" height="630"/><dc:creator>The Axso team</dc:creator><category>Growth</category></item><item><title>How to test an AI receptionist on your missed calls in one week</title><link>https://axsomedia.com/articles/ai-receptionists-for-missed-calls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://axsomedia.com/articles/ai-receptionists-for-missed-calls</guid><description>Rosie answers your business line from $49 a month. Here&apos;s how to test it on real missed calls during its 7-day trial, and the fine print to read first.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://axsomedia.com/og/articles/ai-receptionists-for-missed-calls.png" medium="image" type="image/png" width="1200" height="630"/><dc:creator>The Axso team</dc:creator><category>AI and Tech</category></item></channel></rss>