SMBs

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

UPS Predicts Rising Revenues, Puts Focus On SMB, Healthcare Growth

UPS Predicts Rising Revenues, Puts Focus On SMB, Healthcare Growth
UPS Predicts Rising Revenues, Puts Focus On SMB, Healthcare Growth
June 09, 2021  |  Earnings

UPS said it would prioritize some packages over others as it issued financial targets and “green” plans Wednesday (June 9). Executives said the delivery company...

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PYMNTS Data Brief: 88 Pct Of SMBs Innovated For Pandemic — And Many Are Continuing
PYMNTS Data Brief: 88 Pct Of SMBs Innovated For Pandemic — And Many Are Continuing
June 09, 2021  |  Innovation

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) took a beating from the pandemic, and things admittedly looked grim on Main Street in 2020. With COVID now in...

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Banks Need To Embrace SMBs Or Lose Them To A FinTech That Does
Banks Need To Embrace SMBs Or Lose Them To A FinTech That Does
June 09, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

According to PYMNTS’ Making Loyalty Work For Small Businesses produced in collaboration with Pollinate, nearly half of consumers said they think it is critical to...

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Report: Nearly Half Of SMBs Need More Employees
Report: Nearly Half Of SMBs Need More Employees
June 08, 2021  |  Personnel

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) indicated that a record-high 48 percent of small business owners are looking for more help, dampening optimism as...

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Solving The Persistent Supplier Payment Slowdown
Solving The Persistent Supplier Payment Slowdown
June 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The check is not in the mail — at least not when it should be. That’s the takeaway from a recent Wall Street Journal report...

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Pandemic Hurts Small Businesses Most In Developing Countries
Pandemic Hurts Small Businesses Most In Developing Countries
June 06, 2021  |  SMBs

The pandemic’s devastation in poor countries includes major damage to the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) sector, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the...

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Apple’s App Store, Main Street SMBs, Behavioral Analytics Top This Week’s News
Apple’s App Store, Main Street SMBs, Behavioral Analytics Top This Week’s News
June 04, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, the App Store ecosystem facilitated $643 billion in billings and sales last year. Also, new insights have emerged about Main Street...

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SMBs And The Consumer Loyalty Challenge Worldwide
SMBs And The Consumer Loyalty Challenge Worldwide
June 02, 2021  |  SMBs

In theory, the pandemic period has done wonders to boost consumers’ connections to their local businesses worldwide. When PYMNTS, in cooperation with Pollinate, surveyed 4,519...

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PYMNTS Pollinate Study: ‘Local Loyalty’ A Huge Worldwide Opportunity For Shoppers, Merchants
PYMNTS Pollinate Study: ‘Local Loyalty’ A Huge Worldwide Opportunity For Shoppers, Merchants
June 02, 2021  |  SMBs

Reconnoitering the levers and dials of experience as it relates to loyalty, PYMNTS researchers recently uncovered four distinct personas emerging post-pandemic. “Local shoppers” prefer intimate...

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