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)

In Africa, Women Entrepreneurs Abound
In Africa, Women Entrepreneurs Abound
March 08, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

Following the release of the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) today (Mar. 7), it was revealed that 34.8 percent of businesses in Uganda are...

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Symple Is Aiming To Get Small Businesses To Embrace Digital Payments
Symple Is Aiming To Get Small Businesses To Embrace Digital Payments
February 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Small businesses across the U.S. may have been slow to embrace digital payments, still preferring paper checks to remit and accept B2B payments, but startup Symple...

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SMEs Worldwide Feel Seismic Market Changes
SMEs Worldwide Feel Seismic Market Changes
January 16, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses are feeling the pressures of market changes — and not only in the U.S. Economic fluctuations, regulatory shifts and changes in bank loan behavior...

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Why Banks Reach For The Unprofitable, Demanding SME
Why Banks Reach For The Unprofitable, Demanding SME
November 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The dominating narrative in small business lending is the rise in alternative finance to fill the gaps left behind by traditional banks. Even so, FinTech...

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Chase Rolls Out New Credit Card Geared Toward Small Businesses
Chase Rolls Out New Credit Card Geared Toward Small Businesses
November 16, 2016  |  SMBs

JPMorgan Chase announced Tuesday (Nov. 15) the launch of a new small business card dubbed Chase Ink Business Preferred. According to Chase, the credit card...

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SMEs In UK Upbeat About Business Prospects
SMEs In UK Upbeat About Business Prospects
November 09, 2016  |  SMBs

Run for the hills — or at least leave the U.K. — was the rallying cry when British citizens made the historic vote to exit...

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Chase Ranks High For Small Business Satisfaction In J.D. Power Study
Chase Ranks High For Small Business Satisfaction In J.D. Power Study
October 28, 2016  |  Banking

Chase announced Thursday (Oct. 27) it ranked highest in customer satisfaction among small business owners in the South and West regions, according to the 2016...

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