Job openings at U.S. small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hit a new high in March, according to a press release from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Forty-two percent of firms had openings last month, and 56 percent of owners said they had added...
NASA has awarded $45 million in early-stage funding to more than 300 U.S. small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and research operations on an accelerated schedule to help offset the impact of the pandemic on the enterprises, according to a press release. The funding came from...
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 percent step away for a significant time period of a year or more. Other data demonstrates that women who step away...
A potential deal to lengthen the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is in progress ahead of the initiative’s current March 31 deadline, CNBC reported. Legislators from both sides of the aisle on Thursday (March 11) unveiled the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act....
The anniversary of the United States’ first pandemic-related lockdown measures is fast approaching. March 19 will mark 365 days since California became the first — though certainly not the last — U.S. state to implement a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order, closing all nonessential businesses in...
Visa has introduced a new locally-focused initiative to help digitally enable Black-owned small businesses, with a focus on companies owned by Black women, as Black History Month (February) transitions into Women’s History Month (March), according to a Thursday (March 4) press release. The programming will...
TikTok is looking to get more involved in the world of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), CNBC reported. The effort will include an event hosted to get businesses acclimated with how to use the platform, learn about the creators using it, and dispel “myths and...
Venmo has made business profiles available to the public, according to a company blog. The company, which announced the idea last year, has now rolled out business accounts for small businesses including sole proprietors and casual sellers, allowing them to create profiles from the Venmo...
Visa, which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with getting online and taking digital payments on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb....
