Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their owners are the backbone of local economies worldwide. And they haven’t had it easy, not recently. That’s because they have to big needs: streamlined access to capital to expand their businesses and keep the lights on, and the...
If you’re the proprietor of one of the 33 million small businesses in the U.S., odds are you have two pressing needs: Working capital and data. And those 33 million businesses are part of one of the economy’s fastest-growing sectors. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,...
Hello Alice has launched a Business Health Score to help small businesses access investment, capital and credit. The new assessment tool is designed to support small businesses seeking to increase their financial and business health and to help Hello Alice and its ecosystem partners better...
Today in B2B payments, Hello Alice has launched a small business credit card to help increase the availability of credit, while payroll, HR and accounting tech firm The Sage Group has signed a deal to acquire accounting FinTech Lockstep. Hello Alice Launches Best-in-Class Small Business...
April 04, 2024
If you’re the proprietor of one of the 33 million small businesses in the U.S., odds are you have two pressing needs: Working capital and data. And those 33 million businesses are part of one of the economy’s fastest-growing sectors. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of applications filed to start new businesses has […]
November 12, 2024
Mastercard has introduced a new platform designed to help financial and service providers offer their small business customers a way to consolidate the digital tools they use to run and grow their businesses. The Mastercard Biz360 platform provides a “one-stop shop” that allows business owners to access new features while also integrating their existing digital […]
April 05, 2023
Hello Alice has launched a Business Health Score to help small businesses access investment, capital and credit. The new assessment tool is designed to support small businesses seeking to increase...
August 16, 2022
In a move to increase the availability of credit — including arrangements that improve credit scores — small-business-boosting platform Hello Alice launched the Hello Alice Small Business Mastercard Tuesday (Aug....
November 25, 2020
eBay is launching a new grant program to support small businesses this holiday season, committing to give $500,000 to 50 businesses, the company announced in a press release. Small business...