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.

How The Pandemic May Crack Open Crowdfunding For Main Street, USA
How The Pandemic May Crack Open Crowdfunding For Main Street, USA
March 22, 2021  |  B2B Payments

For all the pain that the pandemic has caused small business owners, the crisis has also showcased entrepreneurs’ resiliency and creativity in how they navigate...

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Study: How Some Main Street SMBs Digitally Outmaneuvered A Pandemic And Recession
Study: How Some Main Street SMBs Digitally Outmaneuvered A Pandemic And Recession
March 11, 2021  |  Economy

The unlucky “Ides of March” — referring to the assassination of Julius Caesar on or about March 15, 44 BCE — renewed its myth millennia later when,...

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Software Firms Offers Discounts To Struggling Restaurants
Software Firms Offers Discounts To Struggling Restaurants
March 10, 2021  |  Retail

It has been an enormously difficult year for restaurants, with mass layoffs and closures as lockdowns and economic downturns placed serious burdens on Main Street...

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PPP Arrives At Critical Point For SMBs
PPP Arrives At Critical Point For SMBs
March 10, 2021  |  Economy

The nation’s small businesses are facing an ignominious anniversary: nearly a year has passed since the first round of pandemic-related closures kicked off last year...

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SMBs (And Their Lenders) Rethink Their Financing Strategy
SMBs (And Their Lenders) Rethink Their Financing Strategy
January 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

There’s no doubt that the small business community is facing a period of immense tribulation. In addition to navigating forced shutdowns and supply chain disruptions,...

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The Looming Lockdown Threat And SMBs’ Survival Strategies
The Looming Lockdown Threat And SMBs’ Survival Strategies
December 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Logic-defying though it might be, it seems that the COVID-19 pandemic has found a way to get just a little bit worse as 2020 is...

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‘Pandenomics’ Reinventing SMBs For What Comes Next
‘Pandenomics’ Reinventing SMBs For What Comes Next
December 21, 2020  |  SMBs

As PYMNTS researchers recently wrote, “news of the availability and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has Main Street SMBs feeling optimistic about their chances of survival,...

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Main Street SMBs Wax Optimistic On Surviving The COVID-19 Age
Main Street SMBs Wax Optimistic On Surviving The COVID-19 Age
December 17, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The dust is not settled. But things are not as bleak as they once were. Main Street businesses are optimistic about their longer-term survival —...

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Study: 67 Percent Of Main Street SMBs Say They’ll Do More Business Online Post-Pandemic
Study: 67 Percent Of Main Street SMBs Say They’ll Do More Business Online Post-Pandemic
December 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The first round of COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in the United States, and businesses are growing more optimistic about the future than they have been...

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