The list of supporters of the Small Business Borrowers’ Bill of Rights is growing. According to an announcement made Tuesday (Aug. 11), the Bill of Rights has a new signatory: StreetShares. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Yahoo Small Business, the Yahoo unit that provides eCommerce services to small merchants, is reportedly gearing up for some changes. A recent blog post from the company revealed a rebranding for the arm, now known as Luminate, the same name of a photo advertising service...
Greece’s banks and markets are open once again after weeks of shuttered doors amid an ongoing debt crisis, but that doesn’t mean things are back to normal for the nation’s businesses. Amid ongoing economic insecurity, one ongoing problem is permeating out of Greece’s national borders and weighing...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Internet has ushered in an “instant gratification” mentality among consumers. That’s great for impulse buying and also great for retailers who now, via online presence, get the benefit of a sale even when it happens in the wee hours of the morning with the...
The electronic invoice is considered one of the most simple, yet crucial, ways for companies to streamline their procurement practices. With so many benefits cited by industry experts of the e-invoice — increased transparency, cost savings and faster payments, to name a few — it’s...
Smaller companies have a demand for trade and invoice financing, but their need to borrow lower volumes of cash makes them less attractive to many lenders. That’s why Vecron Lordstock Group says it launched an independent trade finance group. Get the Full Story Complete the...
United Arab Emirates-based spend management and procurement service provider Tejari has unleashed its next-level tool for businesses. Dubbed BravoAdvantage, the new procurement platform was built to strengthen visibility into corporate procurement practices and relations with suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Institutional investors are considered by some analysts as key to the survival of the alternative finance industry. As alternative lending to SMEs declines, institutional lending to those businesses is on the rise — and many of them are increasingly using alternative lending platforms to flow their investments into...
U.K. policymakers have been moving forward with plans to strengthen the economic position of small businesses, from implementing the bank referral scheme to increase SMEs’ access to alternative finance to cracking down on late payments by large corporate buyers to their small suppliers. Get the...
