small businesses

Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Supply-Chain Data Moves Into SMB Underwriting

Supply-Chain Data Moves Into SMB Underwriting
Supply-Chain Data Moves Into SMB Underwriting
October 08, 2026  |  SMBs

Small businesses that sell physical goods generate records before the commercial activity is reflected in the financial accounts or converted into cash. Orders enter commerce...

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Visa Commits $2 Million to Fuel Small Businesses Growth
Visa Commits $2 Million to Fuel Small Businesses Growth
September 30, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Visa says it is giving $2 million to support organizations that support small businesses. That commitment from the Visa Foundation is aimed at entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs)...

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Valley Bank Courts Small Businesses With Bluevine Acquisition
Valley Bank Courts Small Businesses With Bluevine Acquisition
September 28, 2026  |  Acquiring

Valley Bank is set to acquire Bluevine, a digital banking platform for small businesses. The $340 million deal is designed to help Valley with its...

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SBA Proposal Could Add 114,000 Firms to Small Business Ranks
SBA Proposal Could Add 114,000 Firms to Small Business Ranks
August 27, 2026  |  SMBs

A small business can grow itself out of federal lending eligibility long before it becomes a large company. The Small Business Administration is proposing to...

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Helcim Raises $38 Million to Fill Small Business Banking Void
Helcim Raises $38 Million to Fill Small Business Banking Void
August 23, 2026  |  SMBs

Helcim, a payments company focused on Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $38 million in new funding. The Calgary startup’s Series C round will help...

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Intuit Turns QuickBooks Into a Credit Hub for Small Businesses
Intuit Turns QuickBooks Into a Credit Hub for Small Businesses
July 22, 2026  |  SMBs

Intuit has debuted a new small business-focused credit card in collaboration with Mastercard. The World Elite Business Mastercard, announced Wednesday (July 22), is designed to...

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Lithic and Mastercard Make SMB Loans Ready to Spend
Lithic and Mastercard Make SMB Loans Ready to Spend
July 20, 2026  |  SMBs

Watch more: Live Roundtable With Mastercard’s Ginger Siegel and Lithic’s Nikil Konduru Small businesses rarely have the luxury of waiting for capital to arrive on...

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Wix and Elavon Team to Improve Small Business Payments
Wix and Elavon Team to Improve Small Business Payments
July 07, 2026  |  SMBs

Israel-based software company Wix has launched a partnership with U.S. Bank-owned payment processor Elavon. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 7), is designed to enhance the...

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