Main Street

The three million businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the local economies. These businesses are diverse and include retail shops, small grocery stores, personal services such as hair and nail salons and spas, hardware stores, local contractors, restaurants, trade services such as plumbers and electricians, and small manufacturers and wholesalers. The health of these businesses is directly related to the health of the local economies in which they operate, which is why their success is vital to the communities they serve.

Study: Hard-Hit SMBs See Value In Innovation But Still Struggle To Get Funding
Study: Hard-Hit SMBs See Value In Innovation But Still Struggle To Get Funding
August 03, 2021  |  SMBs

Some 45 percent of Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) expect revenues to increase this year, according to PYMNTS data from earlier this summer,...

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US SMBs Need Loyalty Reboot To Align Consumer Shopping Intentions With Their Spend
US SMBs Need Loyalty Reboot To Align Consumer Shopping Intentions With Their Spend
July 30, 2021  |  SMBs

The last 18 months have been marked by incredible challenges and adjustments within the nation’s small business community. Digitization went from being an option to...

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Proposed Bills Aim To Reduce Fines For NYC Main Street Businesses
Proposed Bills Aim To Reduce Fines For NYC Main Street Businesses
June 16, 2021  |  Regulation

New legislation proposed by two New York City council members aims to help mom-and-pop shops by reducing fines and relaxing code enforcement, The Wall Street...

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SMB Hiring Headaches Crimp Confidence, Offset Gains From Tech And Digitization
SMB Hiring Headaches Crimp Confidence, Offset Gains From Tech And Digitization
June 09, 2021  |  SMBs

The hassle of hiring new workers has stalled a year-long advance in small business confidence, new data shows, casting a cloud of doubt over one...

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PYMNTS Data Brief: 88 Pct Of SMBs Innovated For Pandemic — And Many Are Continuing
PYMNTS Data Brief: 88 Pct Of SMBs Innovated For Pandemic — And Many Are Continuing
June 09, 2021  |  Innovation

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) took a beating from the pandemic, and things admittedly looked grim on Main Street in 2020. With COVID now in...

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Pandenomics Report Q2 2021: Optimism Is A Desirable Vaccine Side Effect
Pandenomics Report Q2 2021: Optimism Is A Desirable Vaccine Side Effect
June 02, 2021  |  Pandenomics

There’s a buoyant feeling on Main Street USA again — whether it’s in small towns or big cities — and optimism is an ideal counter to the...

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The Optimistic State Of Main Street On The Road To Recovery
The Optimistic State Of Main Street On The Road To Recovery
June 01, 2021  |  SMBs

America’s small- and medium-sized businesses, particularly the mom-and-pop shops lining main streets and town centers, have shouldered through a very challenging 15 months of COVID-era...

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SMBs Need FinTech Innovation To Boost Access To Credit, Capital
SMBs Need FinTech Innovation To Boost Access To Credit, Capital
May 28, 2021  |  SMBs

Weak cash flow can be a killer for SMBs. According to the March 2021 PYMNTS Main Street Survivor Study, 30 percent of all small business...

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What The Anemic Jobs Report Can Tell Us About The Shifting Economy
What The Anemic Jobs Report Can Tell Us About The Shifting Economy
May 07, 2021  |  Economy

There is no joy in economic Mudville today, as the latest jobs report has come in and more or less struck out. The U.S. economy...

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