HoneyBook, a business platform for service-based entrepreneurs, introduced artificial intelligence-powered business management tools. “While AI solutions have largely been built for enterprises or consumers, independent entrepreneurs have been left with fragmented tools that require constant coordination,” the company said in a Tuesday (March 25) news...
Urban small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of city economies. It’s been a volatile few years for them, with pandemic disruptions, inflationary pressures and shifting consumer behaviors all colluding to challenge big city small businesses. Yet these businesses have endured, even thrived, and...
Confidence among America’s small businesses is reportedly falling amid new U.S. tariffs. That’s according to a report Saturday (March 22) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which said more than 40% of small business owners said economic conditions had deteriorated compared to last year, up...
Czech FinTech company Flowpay raised €30 million (about $32.7 million) in debt financing to grow its embedded lending solution that enables small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to access financing through platforms they use every day. The company aims to expand beyond the three countries in which...
When financial pressure hits America’s consumers, it pushes them into “paycheck-to-paycheck“ mode. When it hits the mid-market, it’s called “business uncertainty.” When it hits small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), it’s called liquidity trouble. With the whispers starting to get louder about SMB health, that liquidity...
The ultimate impact of the tariff war being waged around the globe — which, depending on the day, seems like a game of one-upmanship — is yet to be known. But they’re being levied on all manner of goods and commodities, from energy to aluminum...
Town, a startup founded by veterans of Google and Plaid, has raised $18 million. The company announced the funding round Friday (March 14) along with the launch of its platform, designed to provide small businesses with the same tax advantages of big companies. “Big corporations deploy...
CredibleX said Wednesday (March 12) that it will integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) into its embedded financing platform. This integration will enable CredibleX to improve financial inclusion for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the companies said in...
Small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners face a challenging landscape where larger, wealthier competitors dominate the economy. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “A Good Year: Why SMBs Grew More Confident In 2024,” SMBs are confident in their ability to survive and thrive. By focusing...