small business

Slumping Confidence + Rising Labor Costs = Trouble on Main Street
Slumping Confidence + Rising Labor Costs = Trouble on Main Street
October 25, 2022  |  SMBs

There are economic cycles, there are business cycles and sometimes there are vicious cycles. If a mounting mix of new headwinds has it right, then...

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Fed’s ‘Beige Book’ Reflects Growing Pessimism on Main Street
Fed’s ‘Beige Book’ Reflects Growing Pessimism on Main Street
October 19, 2022  |  SMBs

No easy times lie ahead for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) on Main Street. We’re in the midst of the fourth quarter. If thus far,...

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Visa Aims to Turn Creators into Small Businesses with Digital Payments
Visa Aims to Turn Creators into Small Businesses with Digital Payments
October 19, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

In times past, a creator might’ve been a musician busking for tips on a street corner. Social media thrust those musicians — and artists, poets,...

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US Bank Debuts Cash Flow Projection Tool for Small Businesses
US Bank Debuts Cash Flow Projection Tool for Small Businesses
October 03, 2022  |  SMBs

U.S. Bank has launched a new online banking tool that gives small business owners a better picture of their future cash flow. The tool, now...

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Hopscotch Rolls Out Invoice Financing Feature
Hopscotch Rolls Out Invoice Financing Feature
September 29, 2022  |  Real-Time Payments

Payments platform Hopscotch, which works with freelancers and smaller businesses, has announced an expansion including a tool letting users finance invoices in two clicks, a...

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SMBs Turn to Cross-Border Payments Tech to Tame FX Uncertainty
SMBs Turn to Cross-Border Payments Tech to Tame FX Uncertainty
September 27, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Technology, and the great digital shift, have made it easier for firms of all sizes, across all verticals, to tap new markets. Globally. But as...

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FinTech Lender Uses Novel Risk Model to Challenge Aggregator Rollups
FinTech Lender Uses Novel Risk Model to Challenge Aggregator Rollups
September 21, 2022  |  Risk Management

Some people build businesses, others buy them. And some people build companies, sell them and buy other firms. But regardless of the strategy, there’s a...

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Goldman Sachs is Showing the Ropes to Small Businesses
Goldman Sachs is Showing the Ropes to Small Businesses
September 20, 2022  |  SMBs

Goldman Sachs is continuing its 13-year tradition of adding support to the backbone of America’s economy — small businesses — by handpicking owners each year...

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Cloud Banking Firm nCino, Codat Team on SMB Loan Underwriting
Cloud Banking Firm nCino, Codat Team on SMB Loan Underwriting
September 14, 2022  |  Banking

Codat, an API for small business data, will be partnering with cloud banking firm nCino to automate and accelerate the ways banks can underwrite small...

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