In an effort to become a main player in the adoption of Internet of Things technology, Samsung has revealed a restructuring within its services to cater to the B2B crowd. According to reports, the tech firm has consolidated all of its enterprise-focused units to create...
Signed into law in April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was supposed to change the way small businesses raise capital. Title III of the Act, specifically, would democratize funding, allowing businesses to raise up to $1 million from average citizens. But three...
By now, it is no secret that the U.K. is in the midst of a late payments epidemic. Small businesses are speaking out against unfairly long payment terms, major corporate buyers are being pressured to improve their payment practices, and policymakers are exploring new ways...
As mobile payment technology slowly secures deeper integration into mainstream purchasing practices, industry experts are finding that business users of mobile payment may prove crucial to the successful penetration of products like Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Last week may have been quiet in the B2B investment front, but this week bucked that investment slump. Maybe it was Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s fierce declaration of the dawn of Software-as-a-Service, but B2B SaaS providers certainly received attention in the form of $4.85 million...
Apply Pay still has a long way to go to obtain the mainstream mobile payment status it hopes to. But the high visibility of Apple and its payment technology could mean that a new group of customers will push Apple Pay into the limelight. Get...
If anyone has doubts about the rise in popularity of alternative small business financers, one only has to look at the numbers. Crowdfunding platform P2Binvestor, for instance, has just released its own figures after hitting a significant SME financing milestone. Get the Full Story Complete...
When Ethan Senturia started his own business, he encountered a problem. As he described it, it was the curse of success: too young to get approved for a bank loan, in need of more financing than what was available through alternative lenders, and forced to...
Many startups looking to aid small businesses in accessing financial support often position themselves as a competitor to traditional lenders and banks. But studies show that as alternative financing options strengthen their presence in the industry, these new players can actually operate in harmony with...
