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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61% of Mid-Sized Banks Eye Fully Automated Lending

61% of Mid-Sized Banks Eye Fully Automated Lending
61% of Mid-Sized Banks Eye Fully Automated Lending
April 03, 2025  |  Digital-First Banking

Digital lending is at a crossroads as financial institutions and banks grapple with modernizing their loan processes, revealing a significant divide between readiness for consumers...

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PayPal’s Merchant Lending Solutions Top $30 Billion in Loan Originations
PayPal’s Merchant Lending Solutions Top $30 Billion in Loan Originations
March 26, 2025  |  Loans

PayPal said Wednesday (March 26) that it has passed $30 billion in global loan originations for small businesses since launching its first merchant lending solution...

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Rural Small Businesses Report Double the Sales Decline of Urban Counterparts
Rural Small Businesses Report Double the Sales Decline of Urban Counterparts
March 25, 2025  |  SMBs

Urban small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of city economies. It’s been a volatile few years for them, with pandemic disruptions, inflationary pressures...

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Tariffs Leave Small Businesses Stretched to the Limit
Tariffs Leave Small Businesses Stretched to the Limit
March 23, 2025  |  SMBs

Confidence among America’s small businesses is reportedly falling amid new U.S. tariffs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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SBA to Reduce Workforce by 43% and Focus on ‘Core Missions’
SBA to Reduce Workforce by 43% and Focus on ‘Core Missions’
March 21, 2025  |  Personnel

The Small Business Administration (SBA) said Friday (March 21) that it will reduce its workforce by 43% and refocus its resources on its “core missions.” Get...

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Study Finds Cash Flow Crisis Deepening for Small Businesses Amid Tariffs and Consumer Pullback
Study Finds Cash Flow Crisis Deepening for Small Businesses Amid Tariffs and Consumer Pullback
March 18, 2025  |  SMBs

When financial pressure hits America’s consumers, it pushes them into “paycheck-to-paycheck“ mode. When it hits the mid-market, it’s called “business uncertainty.” When it hits small-...

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Town Raises $18 Million to Develop Small-Business-Focused Tax Platform
Town Raises $18 Million to Develop Small-Business-Focused Tax Platform
March 16, 2025  |  SMBs

Town, a startup founded by veterans of Google and Plaid, has raised $18 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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CredibleX to Integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics
CredibleX to Integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics
March 13, 2025  |  SMBs

CredibleX said Wednesday (March 12) that it will integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) into its embedded financing platform. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Embedded Finance Boom Continues to Reshape Financial Ecosystems
Embedded Finance Boom Continues to Reshape Financial Ecosystems
March 10, 2025  |  Innovation

Direct-to-consumer offers have long been a mainstay of finance. But embedded finance is reshaping what it means for banks, businesses and FinTechs to interact, in...

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