small business

Better Data Turns Small Business Loans From Problem to Profit
Better Data Turns Small Business Loans From Problem to Profit
August 20, 2025  |  Banking

For decades, small business lending was banking’s problem child. Loans to mom-and-pop shops and mid-size firms were seen as marginally profitable at best, and too...

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Mobile-First Gives Rural Small Businesses a Real Shot at Growth
Mobile-First Gives Rural Small Businesses a Real Shot at Growth
August 18, 2025  |  SMBs

Small businesses don’t sell the same way everywhere, but it’s the digital shift that can be the tailwind to sales growth, no matter the location,...

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Two-Thirds of Businesses Will Switch for Embedded Finance
Two-Thirds of Businesses Will Switch for Embedded Finance
July 22, 2025  |  SMBs

Software has already eaten much of the enterprise world, and now the digital revolution is coming for Main Street. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the...

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Small Businesses Say Credit Card Rewards Don’t Cut It
Small Businesses Say Credit Card Rewards Don’t Cut It
July 18, 2025  |  SMBs

For millions of smaller businesses across America, the ubiquitous credit card has become less of a standard payment tool and more of a financial lifeline....

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Merchants Blame Taxes as Small Business Optimism Dips
Merchants Blame Taxes as Small Business Optimism Dips
July 08, 2025  |  Economy

The most taxing problem facing America’s small businesses? Taxes. That’s according to the latest findings from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) optimism index, released Tuesday (July 8)....

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B2B FinTech Qonto Files for French Banking License
B2B FinTech Qonto Files for French Banking License
July 03, 2025  |  Banking

Qonto, a finance management solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and freelancers, has submitted a banking license application with France’s banking supervisor, the ACPR....

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Coinbase to Launch ‘Crypto Operating Account’ for Small Businesses
Coinbase to Launch ‘Crypto Operating Account’ for Small Businesses
June 12, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase said Thursday (June 12) that it plans to launch a “crypto operating account” for startups and small businesses later this year. The Coinbase Business...

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Small Business, Big AI: How SMBs Are Leveling the Playing Field With Enterprise Giants
Small Business, Big AI: How SMBs Are Leveling the Playing Field With Enterprise Giants
June 06, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

When Alex Schlesinger, founder and CEO of insurance firm Active Mutual, faced the tough reality of training sales agents without the budgets or trainers big...

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US Tourism Takes Hit as Overseas Travelers Avoid Country
US Tourism Takes Hit as Overseas Travelers Avoid Country
June 01, 2025  |  Economy

America’s vacation hot spots have cooled somewhat less amid a decline in overseas travel. “There used to be thousands of people from Canada. They would...

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