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OnDeck Rides Wave’s SMB Platform
February 14, 2017

In North America there are something like 26 million small businesses which have two things in common: they are small and most of them are admittedly inept at handling the accounting side of their businesses, says Wave CEO Kirk Simpson. “The reality is that when...

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PayPal Gives SMBs A Big Leg-Up
February 08, 2017

Sometimes, the best way to solve a problem is to go straight to the source to fix it. That was PayPal’s approach as it readied its release of a range of new capabilities and features to help small business owners do what they do best...

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How Darwinian Thinking Keeps Ice Cream Shop Afloat In Off-Season
December 07, 2016

As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front...

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Store Front Business Index: Will Main Street USA Profit From A Trump Win?
December 06, 2016

As President-Elect Trump has driven stock markets to brand new highs, Main Street might have to wait a bit to see the value. While Store Front businesses showed positive year-over-year growth, their performance overall dipped slightly since Q2 2016. The hot-off-the-presses Q4 PYMNTS.com Store Front...

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Chase Rolls Out New Credit Card Geared Toward Small Businesses
November 16, 2016

JPMorgan Chase announced Tuesday (Nov. 15) the launch of a new small business card dubbed Chase Ink Business Preferred. According to Chase, the credit card awards business spenders with three points per dollar on the first $150,000 spent each account anniversary year. The points can...

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SMEs In UK Upbeat About Business Prospects
November 09, 2016

Run for the hills — or at least leave the U.K. — was the rallying cry when British citizens made the historic vote to exit the European Union. But while large companies may be considering moving their headquarters out of the U.K., small and medium-sized...

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SMBs Continue Writing Checks Their Futures Shouldn’t Embrace
November 07, 2016

Perception, as it turns out, isn’t always reality. Although many small businesses may think and say otherwise themselves, they are still shy when it comes to adopting new technologies. The latest PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index™ reports that only 13 percent of surveyed SMBs are...

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For SMBs, Eliminating Payments Friction, Sagely
November 03, 2016

SMBs have their challenges when it comes to maintaining frictionless payments, dealing with consumers and keeping data flowing into the back office. Sage Payment Solutions CEO Paul Bridgewater offered up some thoughts on a playbook that SMBs can use to better manage the daily challenges of...

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SMB Technology Adoption Index: Is The US SMB Engine Billowing Smoke?
November 02, 2016

Perception, as it turns out, isn't always reality. Although many small businesses may think and say otherwise themselves, they are still shy when it comes to adopting new technologies. The latest PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index™ reports that only 13 percent of surveyed SMBs are...