small business

West Tenth Creates Marketplace For Home-Based Skills
West Tenth Creates Marketplace For Home-Based Skills
March 19, 2021  |  SMBs

According to Census Bureau data, some 17 percent of women opt out of the workplace permanently within five years of having children, while close to 50...

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Why Main Street SMBS Are Optimistic – And Why They Should Be
Why Main Street SMBS Are Optimistic – And Why They Should Be
September 28, 2020  |  SMBs

Perhaps the greatest indicator of optimism is the willingness to put one’s money where one’s mouth is. That’s especially true for small businesses, where optimism...

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Prosecutors Target Loosely-Regulated Business Lending Sector
Prosecutors Target Loosely-Regulated Business Lending Sector
August 11, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Federal and state authorities are targeting companies that allegedly lend money to small businesses at extreme rates and seek to collect payments with heavy-handed tactics,...

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Rubio: Revamped PPP, SMB Loan Programs Aim To Smooth Out ‘Uneven Recovery’
Rubio: Revamped PPP, SMB Loan Programs Aim To Smooth Out ‘Uneven Recovery’
August 02, 2020  |  Loans

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who spearheaded the landmark Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, now has to organize...

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The Main Street Cash Crunch, Quantified
The Main Street Cash Crunch, Quantified
July 20, 2020  |  SMBs

Cash flow is the lifeblood of Main Street small business. Under COVID-19 cash flow dried up almost overnight, triggering what’s starting to look like a...

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Lendio, Web.com Team Up To Help SMBs Access Loans
Lendio, Web.com Team Up To Help SMBs Access Loans
July 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Lendio has announced a new partnership with Web.com to help small businesses access pandemic-related relief, a press release says. The digital connectivity of Web.com will...

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Fed’s Harker Warns Of Economic Fallout Of Increased COVID Cases
Fed’s Harker Warns Of Economic Fallout Of Increased COVID Cases
July 15, 2020  |  Economy

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker says the mass spikes in coronavirus cases across the U.S. will likely dampen the economy as well, Reuters reported....

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Indonesia’s Bukalapak To Help SMBs Provide Banking Services
Indonesia’s Bukalapak To Help SMBs Provide Banking Services
July 10, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Bukalapak, one of the largest eCommerce companies in Indonesia, is getting bigger. With the backing of the Ant Group, the Chinese affiliate of the Alibaba Group, Bukalapak is vowing...

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Mastercard Expands Online Search Tool To US, Canada
Mastercard Expands Online Search Tool To US, Canada
July 08, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has introduced new tools designed to help small businesses drive online commerce, the company announced Wednesday (June 8). As businesses try to attract customers...

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