SMBs

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

SMB Spotlight: A Little Love From Mastercard For More To Love Yoga
SMB Spotlight: A Little Love From Mastercard For More To Love Yoga
January 10, 2018  |  SMBs

What does it take to succeed as a small or medium-sized business (SMB)? More than a good idea, more than passion, more than hard work,...

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Mastercard’s Wish List For The Start Path Class Of 2018
Mastercard’s Wish List For The Start Path Class Of 2018
January 10, 2018  |  Mastercard

When Mastercard launched the Start Path accelerator program in 2014, the goal – according to VP and senior business leader, Amy Neale – was to...

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SMBs Start The Year With Jobs, Late Payments, FX Struggles
SMBs Start The Year With Jobs, Late Payments, FX Struggles
January 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Jobs numbers were off to a rocky start for the year when new data from the U.S. Department of Labor revealed lower-than-expected jobs numbers for...

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When Too Much Good Tech Can Be A Bad Thing For SMBs
When Too Much Good Tech Can Be A Bad Thing For SMBs
January 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

There have never been more tools available to the entrepreneur, and tech adoption among small businesses (SMBs) is on the rise. FinTech innovators are targeting...

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Funding Circle Lands Community Bank Partner
Funding Circle Lands Community Bank Partner
January 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Alternative small business (SMB) lending platform Funding Circle has announced a new partnership with a traditional lender. Community financial institution (FI) INTRUST Bank is working...

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Maryland Community Bank Wades Into Cannabis Market
Maryland Community Bank Wades Into Cannabis Market
January 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Providing financial services to legal marijuana businesses in the U.S. has proven a challenging, complicated venture for the nation’s banks. As more financial institutions (FIs)...

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Today In Data: Kill The Check, CA’s Cannabis Boom And Smart Speakers’ Proliferation
Today In Data: Kill The Check, CA’s Cannabis Boom And Smart Speakers’ Proliferation
January 03, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, billions of checks are still being issued annually in the U.S. (despite recipients’ growing dissatisfaction with them), California’s economy may see...

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More FIs Warm Up To Servicing Cannabis Industry
More FIs Warm Up To Servicing Cannabis Industry
January 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Analysis of new federal data suggests more U.S. banks are warming to the possibility of servicing marijuana businesses in states where the drug is legalized,...

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Small Business Hiring Dipped In 2017
Small Business Hiring Dipped In 2017
January 03, 2018  |  SMBs

Paychex, the human resources firm, found that hiring on the part of small businesses slowed in 2017, despite the fact that the economy improved during...

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