Why Main Street’s SMBs Can’t Wait (Much Longer) For The SBA’s PPP Cavalry
Why Main Street’s SMBs Can’t Wait (Much Longer) For The SBA’s PPP Cavalry
April 03, 2020  |  Loans

The lifeline for the small businesses that make up the backbone of the U.S. economy is now there for the taking. Get the Full Story...

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The Week In Payments: What The New Normal Will Look Like When It Comes
The Week In Payments: What The New Normal Will Look Like When It Comes
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

It is impossible at this point to write the week in payments (commerce, financial services and technology) without writing about COVID-19. As the United States...

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Japan’s Stimulus Package To Offer Families Nearly $3K
Japan’s Stimulus Package To Offer Families Nearly $3K
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

In response to the coronavirus crisis, Japan will provide households with $2,768 as part of its record-setting stimulus package. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bank Of America Can Now Accept Small Business Relief Applications
Bank Of America Can Now Accept Small Business Relief Applications
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Bank of America has reportedly become the first large bank to be able to take digital applications for the $350 billion small business loan program...

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UK Tech Lobby Warns Coronavirus Could Wipe Out Startups
UK Tech Lobby Warns Coronavirus Could Wipe Out Startups
April 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The U.K. tech lobby is reasserting the need to help EU startups with funding as venture capital money dries up in the wake of the...

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Etsy Provides Some Clues On March Retail Numbers
Etsy Provides Some Clues On March Retail Numbers
April 03, 2020  |  Retail

The first of what is expected to be a series of informal retail reports on March results was delivered Thursday afternoon (April 2), this one...

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SMBs Face An Impossible Conundrum With The Coronavirus
SMBs Face An Impossible Conundrum With The Coronavirus
April 03, 2020  |  Today In Data

The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the economy, with individuals staying at home as they purchase less and save while retailers and vendors work to stop the...

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Startup Debuts Thermal Wellness Tech, Right When The World Needs It
Startup Debuts Thermal Wellness Tech, Right When The World Needs It
April 03, 2020  |  Retail

It’s June 2013. Barack Obama is president. “The Purge” rules the box office. Wuhan is known only as the transportation hub of central China. And...

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Online Grocery Reaches Critical Juncture
Online Grocery Reaches Critical Juncture
April 03, 2020  |  Retail

Essential retail is starting to show some consistency as the acute phase of the COVID-19 crisis enters its second month. New research from several sources...

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