small businesses

Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

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Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 
Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 
December 16, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Criminals are using BEC scams against small businesses to steal hundred-thousand-dollar food shipments.  They are spoofing emails and domains to impersonate employees at real firms,...

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Strong Labor Market Skips Main Street’s Small Businesses 
Strong Labor Market Skips Main Street’s Small Businesses 
December 16, 2022  |  SMBs

Between inflation and a tight labor market, retail’s small businesses can’t catch a break.  The U.S. economy added 263,000 non-farm jobs in November. This was roughly in...

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Payments Orchestration Helps Small Business Shorten Time to Making a Sale
Payments Orchestration Helps Small Business Shorten Time to Making a Sale
December 16, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

The pandemic brought merchant aggregators — marketplaces that onboard and provide crucial platforms for individual merchants — to the forefront of the payments ecosystem. Demand...

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CRA Data Shows More Small Business Loans for Fewer Dollars
CRA Data Shows More Small Business Loans for Fewer Dollars
December 15, 2022  |  SMBs

The number of small business loans made in 2021 increased but the dollar amount decreased.  The same was true of small farm loans, according to...

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FinTech-Powered Digital Financial Services Drive Small Business Growth
FinTech-Powered Digital Financial Services Drive Small Business Growth
December 15, 2022  |  emea

FinTechs are offering an alternative to cumbersome and risky corporate spending processes. And whether it’s freelancers or large enterprises, workers no longer have to go...

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75% of Small Businesses Dissatisfied With Cross-Border Payment Solutions
75% of Small Businesses Dissatisfied With Cross-Border Payment Solutions
December 14, 2022  |  SMBs

International transactions for small businesses should be as easy to clinch as domestic sales. The rise of digitally powered businesses has opened new possibilities for...

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Credit Unions Well-Positioned to Address Inflation, Consumer and SMB Recession Concerns
Credit Unions Well-Positioned to Address Inflation, Consumer and SMB Recession Concerns
September 19, 2022  |  Credit Unions

It might be here. Chuck Fagan, president and CEO at PSCU, told Karen Webster that depending on where one looks, a recession looms or already...

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PayPal, Aon Bring Real-Time Digital Insurance Access to SMBs
PayPal, Aon Bring Real-Time Digital Insurance Access to SMBs
May 02, 2022  |  Insurance

Insurance is not something that’s top of mind — until you need it. Pandemics, lockouts and stockouts amid supply chain shutdowns, weather — the unforeseen...

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Apple Rolls Out Apple Business Essentials for US Small Businesses
Apple Rolls Out Apple Business Essentials for US Small Businesses
March 31, 2022  |  Apple

Apple has announced that Apple Business Essentials is available for all small businesses in the U.S., bringing together various things like device management, 24/7 Apple...

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