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Instagram Adds New Feature to Support Small Businesses
With social media becoming an even larger source of communication amid the current pandemic, one top app is continuing to introduce new ways for small businesses to reach their customers — and vice versa. As Adweek reports, Instagram recently announced a new feature that will allow customers to highlight their local small businesses. With the…
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Survey Reveals What Consumers Look for in a “Go-To” Small Business
With some cities and states beginning to ease restrictions on non-essential businesses, service providers are now hoping that their regulars will soon return. Of course, this begs the question: how do consumers decide which small businesses should become their “go-tos” in the first place? That’s what a recent survey by DaySmart Software aimed to find…
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Goldman Sachs Survey Shows COVID-19’s Impact on Small Businesses
Even as some areas of United States are looking for ways to begin reopening businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, many American small businesses are still struggling and are uncertain of what’s ahead. Now the situation has been quantified in a new survey from Goldman Sachs that highlights some of the issues that small businesses are…
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Paychex Partnering with Trio of FinTechs for PPP Loan Assistance
Several weeks ago, President Trump signed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act into law. This bill not only authorized direct payments to millions of American families but also included the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) intended to help small businesses and their employees. Famously, the initial $349 billion earmarked…
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Uber Introduces Courier Service in Select Markets, Putting Drivers to Work
Regardless of whether small businesses have been deemed “essential” or “non-essential” by their local governments, there’s no doubt that their operations have been impacted. While some essential businesses have been making adjustments and even hiring more to meet demand, those in the non-essential category have had to get creative in hopes of producing revenue and…
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SBA Announces $349 Billion Paycheck Protection Program is Tapped Out
As part of the $2 trillion CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act passed by Congress and signed by the President, the Small Business Administration (SBA) launched the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) meant to help small business owners and their employees. These low-cost loans were not only meant to help businesses stay afloat at…
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OnDeck Now Accepting SBA Paycheck Protection Program Applications
When Congress voted to pass a more than $2 trillion dollar stimulus package meant to support the economy during the COVID-19 crisis, the element that stood out to most Americans was the $1,200 direct payments that would be sent to some taxpayers. However, for small business owners, it was the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that…
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GoDaddy Supporting GoFundMe’s Small Business Relief Initiative with Donation, Widget
With the COVID-19 pandemic requiring most Americans to shelter in place, the majority of small businesses have seen severe impacts. In fact a recent survey found 87% of owners saying that their businesses have been hurt during this time, with 35% warning that they could be forced to close permanently if things didn’t change within…
