Small Business Growth Monitor Q2 2025: From Headwinds to Hope on Main Street
Small Business Growth Monitor Q2 2025: From Headwinds to Hope on Main Street
August 12, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

Even amid broad economic uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s global trade agenda, many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States are now...

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SMB Growth – July 2025
SMB Growth – July 2025
July 21, 2025  |  SMBs

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Brewing Storm: Why 1 in 5 Smaller Businesses Without Financing Fear They May Not Survive Tariffs
Brewing Storm: Why 1 in 5 Smaller Businesses Without Financing Fear They May Not Survive...
April 09, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

Cash flow is always top of mind for any business. That’s even more true when economic, policy and regulatory conditions shift. As the Trump administration...

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The Urban-Rural Economic Divide: How Location Affects SMBs’ Outlook
The Urban-Rural Economic Divide: How Location Affects SMBs’ Outlook
March 10, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

Most small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) report increasing revenues in the past year, and fewer report contracting margins or difficulty finding staff. Despite this general...

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The Customer Is Always Right: How SMBs Can Attract and Keep Customers
The Customer Is Always Right: How SMBs Can Attract and Keep Customers
February 05, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

New customer acquisition is one of the most important goals for any business — second only to retaining existing customers. While both customer groups provide...

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A Good Year: Why SMBs Grew More Confident In 2024
A Good Year: Why SMBs Grew More Confident In 2024
January 14, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

SMB owners have a tough job: keeping businesses afloat in an economy often dominated by larger, wealthier competitors. Despite this sometimes uphill battle, SMB optimism...

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How SMBs’ Cash Flows Dictate Their Credit Options
How SMBs’ Cash Flows Dictate Their Credit Options
December 10, 2024  |  SMBs

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) tend to have revenues and cash flows that are less consistent than their larger counterparts. As a result, they often...

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Community Banks Appeal to Small Businesses, But…
Community Banks Appeal to Small Businesses, But…
November 13, 2024  |  SMBs

PYMNTS Intelligence’s data suggests that some small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are ready to make the switch from banking with national banks to local banks...

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