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.

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Instant Payments Emerge as Balance Sheet Boost for Independent Restaurants

Instant Payments Emerge as Balance Sheet Boost for Independent Restaurants
Instant Payments Emerge as Balance Sheet Boost for Independent Restaurants
May 15, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the restaurant segment now use instant payments more than other payment methods. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 74% of businesses...

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US Small Businesses See Drop in Failure Risk Compared to Larger Firms
US Small Businesses See Drop in Failure Risk Compared to Larger Firms
May 06, 2024  |  SMBs

Despite news about rising inflation and stalled interest rates, recent PYMNTS Intelligence data confirms that many of the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that dot...

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BILL’s Payment Processing Rises 20% as Small Businesses Adopt ePayments
BILL’s Payment Processing Rises 20% as Small Businesses Adopt ePayments
May 02, 2024  |  Earnings

The number of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) using BILL’s solutions to digitize their operations and adopt electronic payments increased by 10,000 over the past...

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Amazon Launches Grants, Education Hub for Small Business Owners
Amazon Launches Grants, Education Hub for Small Business Owners
May 02, 2024  |  SMBs

Amazon’s B2B procurement store is rolling out new resources designed to help smaller entrepreneurs. It’s all part of Amazon Business’ third annual Small Business Month, the retail...

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Competing With Giants: How Small Businesses Can Optimize Their eCommerce Efforts
Competing With Giants: How Small Businesses Can Optimize Their eCommerce Efforts
May 02, 2024  |  eCommerce

This National Small Business Week, merchants are increasingly moving beyond Main Street — and into eCommerce. And with the news that the post-pandemic growth for...

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Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
May 02, 2024  |  Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) loaned out $390 billion to keep companies afloat during COVID. Now, many of those small businesses say they are struggling to pay back...

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Visa Stresses Education as Small Businesses Confront Fraud Vulnerabilities
Visa Stresses Education as Small Businesses Confront Fraud Vulnerabilities
May 02, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Most crimes, as the saying goes, are crimes of opportunity. And that’s bad news for small businesses, whose lack of resources and challenges when accessing...

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Payment Innovations Help Small Businesses Navigate the Main Street Maze
Payment Innovations Help Small Businesses Navigate the Main Street Maze
May 01, 2024  |  SMBs

Payments are the lifeblood of any business, but for small businesses, they are particularly crucial. And with the news that, in the last 12 months,...

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