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small businesses

Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Google’s New Bulk Email Guidelines Incentivize Better Digital B2B Strategies 
Google’s New Bulk Email Guidelines Incentivize Better Digital B2B Strategies 
March 15, 2024  |  Retail

The digitization of the B2B space, from payments to marketplaces, is well-trodden ground by now. But that doesn’t mean that the increasingly online modus operandi for...

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Inflation Concerns Sideline Small Business Borrowing
Inflation Concerns Sideline Small Business Borrowing
March 15, 2024  |  SMBs

With the news that inflation climbed upward last month, many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) may find themselves walking a tightrope with even fewer safety nets...

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Tide to Launch Financial Platform for Small Businesses in Germany
Tide to Launch Financial Platform for Small Businesses in Germany
March 12, 2024  |  SMBs

Tide will launch its business financial platform in Germany, aiming to serve small businesses in Europe’s largest economy.  Already available in the United Kingdom and...

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Pocketbook and Grasshopper Partner on Commercial Checking Accounts 
Pocketbook and Grasshopper Partner on Commercial Checking Accounts 
March 05, 2024  |  SMBs

Pocketbook has selected Grasshopper to provide its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) customers with white-labeled, FDIC-insured commercial checking accounts.  The rollout of the products offered by this...

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BILL Adds Cash Flow Forecasting to Financial Operations Platform for SMBs
BILL Adds Cash Flow Forecasting to Financial Operations Platform for SMBs
March 05, 2024  |  SMBs

BILL is adding new cash flow forecasting and insights capabilities to its financial operations platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). These predictive cash flow...

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Visa and Fundica Collaborate to Help Small Businesses Find Funding
Visa and Fundica Collaborate to Help Small Businesses Find Funding
March 04, 2024  |  SMBs

Fundica, a North American funding search engine, has teamed up with Visa to help traditionally underserved small business communities access additional sources of working capital....

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Credit Unions Explore Digital Pathways to Transform SMB Lending
Credit Unions Explore Digital Pathways to Transform SMB Lending
February 29, 2024  |  SMBs

While traditional financial institutions (FIs) have historically dominated the industry, credit unions (CUs) have carved out a unique niche, serving the needs of their members...

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Payoneer Merchant Services Grows 400% as Small Businesses Sell Globally
Payoneer Merchant Services Grows 400% as Small Businesses Sell Globally
February 28, 2024  |  Earnings

Demand for B2B and merchant services drove Payoneer’s volume growth in 2023. The small- to medium-sized business (SMB)-focused FinTech company’s B2B volume rose 13% and its...

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Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
February 28, 2024  |  SMBs

Ed O’Donnell, CEO of Versatile Credit, said that embedded finance can — and already is — transforming smaller businesses’ competitive dynamics.  “Technology’s been the great...

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