When the economy crashed in 2008, and fully bottomed out in June 2009 credit across the board froze. Consumer, enterprise and SMB lending all ground to a near halt and underwriters across the spectrum struggled to regain equilibrium after a crisis in mortgage underwriting bloomed...
The average SMB owners on the eve of starting their first business is a person with a passion. They have a good or service that they think they can offer-up — and can do it well enough and with sufficient joie de vivre that they...
Square has announced a new, free tool to help businesses file for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) called the EIN Assistant, according to a release. The tool’s purpose is to simplify the difficult EIN acquisition process to create a separate tax infrastructure for the business. In...
QuickBooks Online Payroll customers can now use the payroll platform to offer employees healthcare benefits, the company reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27) in a press release. Intuit’s technology-driven payroll solution leverages the power of the QuickBooks platform to help small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage...
Software company Salesforce has joined Mastercard’s small business program, along with Intuit, to supply solutions in the small business space, according to a release. The aim is to help businesses succeed by increasing revenue, boosting customers and improving customer engagement. Salesforce benefits are now available...
UPS has begun onboarding small business customers to its UPS My Choice platform, the company announced Monday (July 29), expanding the service to smaller companies in need of greater visibility into their logistics and shipping operations. Developed for SMBs, the UPS My Choice tool allows...
A banking service targeting Britain’s 5.6 million small businesses is being launched by a new Mastercard and Nationwide partnership. Nationwide is gearing up for the introduction of its business accounts, while Mastercard is planning to roll out debit cards to customers early next year, the...
Wiserfunding has announced the launch of Europe’s first certified credit rating for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Created in partnership with modefinance, the service will allow SMBs to receive a specific credit rating that only larger, public firms have been able to use to show...
American Express is rolling out a new commercial card solution for small businesses targeting cash flow management for its users. The company announced in a press release Thursday (July 18) the launch of its Blue Business Cash Card, a card that offers 2 percent cash...
