small business

Inventory Data Hints at Summer Slowdown — and Main Street Merchant Markdowns
Inventory Data Hints at Summer Slowdown — and Main Street Merchant Markdowns
April 11, 2023  |  Retail

When goods pile up on shelves and in wholesale channels,  markdowns loom. And among the latest spate of economic data, there are hints that a...

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Small Business Sentiment Dips Amid Borrowing and Hiring Troubles
Small Business Sentiment Dips Amid Borrowing and Hiring Troubles
April 11, 2023  |  SMBs

America’s small business owners are feeling fairly pessimistic about the future. The latest edition of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Small Business Optimism...

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JCards Launches Time-Tracking App for Mobile Workforces
JCards Launches Time-Tracking App for Mobile Workforces
April 07, 2023  |  Back-office

JCards has launched a time-tracking app designed for mobile workforces. Companies in the construction, trade industries and other workforces operating across multiple locations and worksites can...

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Remote Workforce Threatens Small Business Fraud Defenses
Remote Workforce Threatens Small Business Fraud Defenses
April 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Businesses contemplating the transition to a remote workforce should prepare for possible increased fraud-related headaches. As reported recently by the Wall Street Journal, U.S. workers have voiced a clear preference...

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Rise of Behavioral Fraud Makes Smart Prevention Critical for Businesses 
Rise of Behavioral Fraud Makes Smart Prevention Critical for Businesses 
April 05, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Employees are simultaneously a company’s first line of defense and their weakest link. That is because as today’s quick-moving, instant-everything modern world offers more hyperconnected...

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Hello Alice Launches Business Health Score Tool for Small Businesses
Hello Alice Launches Business Health Score Tool for Small Businesses
April 05, 2023  |  SMBs

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...

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Small Businesses Slow Hiring Amid Uncertain Consumer Demand
Small Businesses Slow Hiring Amid Uncertain Consumer Demand
April 05, 2023  |  Economy

Main Street businesses are pulling back on hiring. Preparing, perhaps, for the impact of a pullback in consumer spending that’s already in motion. The logic...

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CFPB Rule Spotlights Value of Tech-Driven Data Collection in Small Business Lending 
CFPB Rule Spotlights Value of Tech-Driven Data Collection in Small Business Lending 
March 30, 2023  |  Loans

New rules released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday will change small business lending. And for the lenders — banks and non-banks —...

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Enigma and Noble Partner on Financial Health Data for Underwriting
Enigma and Noble Partner on Financial Health Data for Underwriting
March 29, 2023  |  SMBs

Enigma and Noble have partnered to help lenders make underwriting decisions about businesses. The collaboration brings together Enigma’s intelligence about the financial health and identity...

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