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SMB finance

Small minus big (SMB) is one of three factors in the Fama/French stock pricing model. Along with other factors, SMB is used to explain portfolio returns. This factor is also referred to as the "small firm effect," or the "size effect," where size is based on a company's market capitalization.

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Nav CEO On Breaking SMB Financing’s ‘Black Box’
Nav CEO On Breaking SMB Financing’s ‘Black Box’
February 18, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Starting a business in the United States requires being courageous, someone who embraces the idea of success as a long shot. In fact, to be...

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SMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs
SMB Challenger Banks A Hot Spot With VCs
February 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial...

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Goldman Sachs Goes After The Middle Market
Goldman Sachs Goes After The Middle Market
February 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Goldman Sachs is planning to ramp up its presence among middle-market corporates, according to its Chief Executive Officer David Solomon. Reports in Reuters Tuesday (Feb....

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Goldman Leads $44M Round For Biz Credit Startup Nav
Goldman Leads $44M Round For Biz Credit Startup Nav
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Goldman Sachs and other investors have led a $44 million investment round in Nav, a company linking small businesses to their business credit scores and...

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Beehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
Beehive Launches Supply Chain Finance In Asia
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business financing platform Beehive is expanding across Asia through a new banking partnership. The company announced on Saturday (Feb. 9) that it has struck a partnership...

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UK Challenger Bank OakNorth To Launch In US With $440M In Funding
UK Challenger Bank OakNorth To Launch In US With $440M In Funding
February 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

OakNorth Holdings announced that it has secured $440 million in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund and the Clermont Group. This latest round brings OakNorth’s total...

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Cash Flow A Tough Lesson To Learn For SMBs
Cash Flow A Tough Lesson To Learn For SMBs
February 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) are often called the lifeblood of the economy. As it were, cash flow is the lifeblood of the small business — and...

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Australia Commission: Tighter Regulation Not The Right Move For SMB Lending Misconduct
Australia Commission: Tighter Regulation Not The Right Move For SMB Lending Misconduct
February 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Australian government is taking major steps toward overhauling the nation’s banking industry amid revelations of misconduct by top financial institutions (FIs), but small businesses...

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SMB Growth Stumbles Over Technology
SMB Growth Stumbles Over Technology
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While there’s been talk of an economic slowdown ahead, and declining optimism among the business community, the latest stats on small businesses (SMBs) are quite...

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