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Facebook Establishes a $100 Million Small Business Grant Program

For as much grief as Facebook often gets from regulators, politicians, and everyday citizens alike, the company has proven itself to be strong allies of small businesses nationwide and globally. Thus, in this time of unprecedented challenge to entrepreneurs, the social network is stepping up to help. Last week Facebook announced that it formed a new grant program that will give $100 million to small businesses. As TechCrunch reports, the...
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Uber Eats Supporting Local Restaurants with Waived Delivery Fee, More

In the past week, the situation surrounding COVID-19 has severely escalated in the United States. Not only have government advisories suggested that citizens refrain from forming groups larger than 10 — making dining out all but impossible — but other cities and states have ordered restaurants to close, excluding take-out and delivery service. As these developments threaten to hurt thousands of small businesses across the nation, Uber Eats has announced...
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Majority of Small Business Owners Expecting Tax Refunds

While it's good news that more than half of business owners are looking forward to getting tax refunds, this survey once again showcases just how critical cash flow is for small businesses.
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Kabbage Introduces Kabbage Insights For Small Business Owners

For small business owners, cash flow is critical. That's largely why online lending platforms catering to small businesses have grown, offering entrepreneurs speedy access to crucial funding. Among these increasingly-popular lenders is Kabbage, with a customer base of more than 220,000. This past week the company introduced a new tool dubbed Kabbage Insights to assist those business owners in keeping on top their finances. With Kabbage Insights, business owners will...
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Small Business Lending Platform Lendio Raised $55 Million

Considering how imperative working capital is for small businesses, it's no wonder that the market for business loans has expanded in recent years. Of course, with an increase in options comes the need for entrepreneurs to cut through the noise and go straight to their best bets. That's what the lending platform Lendio boasts — and it's set to get a big boost after closing a sizeable funding effort. This...
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Survey Finds a Surprising Number of Small Businesses Don't Have Their Own Website

When most people think of small businesses, they likely imagine local mom and pop shops along main street that mainly just serve their fellow residents. However, thanks to the internet, even the smallest of small businesses can serve the national or global customer base. Plus, even if you're not selling directly on your website, having a web presence can help new customers discover you or allow current customers to stay...
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Sales of Small Businesses Dip 5% in 2019

It seems that fewer small businesses changed hands last year than in 2018. According to data from brokers reporting to the business listing site BizBuySell, 9,746 businesses were bought and sold in 2019 compared to 10,312 the year prior. That marks a year over year decrease of 5.5%, snapping a three-year streak of rising numbers. However it's worth remembering that 2018 saw a record number of transactions, leaving 2019 at a still-historic...
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Amazon and Goldman Sachs Reportedly Partnering for Small Business Loans

For any small business to be successful, it needs one thing: capital. While different types of businesses require varying amounts of upfront investment, there are plenty of cases where entrepreneurs need the assistance of small business loans in order get their operations off the ground or take them to the next level. This is especially true of businesses that utilize online platforms such as Amazon where they'll need to invest...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...