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  • Amazon Announces Small Business Awards, Opens Nominations

    Amazon Announces Small Business Awards, Opens Nominations

    When it comes to brick and mortar retail and small business, Amazon is often seen as an enemy. Despite this, many entrepreneurs have actually been able to grow their businesses via Amazon, gaining a massive outlet for selling their goods. To celebrate this partnership, the site has announced the introduction of the Amazon Small Business…

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  • Stripe Introduces Stripe Corporate Card Visa

    Stripe Introduces Stripe Corporate Card Visa

    Looking for a corporate card to manage your small business’s expenses? Stripe hopes they have the solution. This week the company announced that it was launching its new Stripe Corporate Card, allowing business owners to earn cash back and other rewards. If this news is bringing upon déjà vu it’s probably because it’s been a…

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  • Small Business Software Company Thryv Announces The Thryv Foundation

    Small Business Software Company Thryv Announces The Thryv Foundation

    While one of the top perks of being an entrepreneur is working for yourself, managing a small business alone is never simple. That’s something the people at Thryv know well, leading them to offer a number of small business tools, from CRMs and appointment booking to marketing automation and social media content management. Now the…

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  • Small Business Lender Funding Circle Closes $198 Million Securitization

    Small Business Lender Funding Circle Closes $198 Million Securitization

    Even as small business lending approval rates have continued to tick upward since the Great Recession, alternative lenders have proven vital in helping businesses obtain the capital they need. These online lenders have taken on many forms — from utilizing peer to peer technology to developing unique algorithms for processing applications — but, in each…

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  • Study Shows Small Business Loan Approval Rates by Industry

    Study Shows Small Business Loan Approval Rates by Industry

    Ever since the economy began rebounding from the Great Recession, we’ve seen small business loan approval rates at big banks continue to rise. On top of that numerous alternatives have emerged, including online and peer to peer lenders. However a major factor that could inform whether or not you’re approved for a loan is what…

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  • 60%+ of Small Business Owners Report High Job Satisfaction

    60%+ of Small Business Owners Report High Job Satisfaction

    Running a small business is not an easy job by any means. With owners bearing the brunt of responsibilities ranging from quality control to managing employees and much more, entrepreneurs often deal with a lot of stress. Despite that, a recent survey from Finimpact finds that the vast majority of business owners are happy and…

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  • Small Business Commercial Insurance Satisfaction Reaches New High

    Small Business Commercial Insurance Satisfaction Reaches New High

    Anyone who’s ever owned a small business can tell you about the importance of having insurance. At the same time purchasing policies and dealing with insurance companies has never traditionally been any entrepreneurs favorite pastime. Despite that a new study by J.D. Power finds that more business owners are satisfied with their commercial insurance than…

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  • Survey Finds Three-Quarters of Small Businesses Give to Communities

    Survey Finds Three-Quarters of Small Businesses Give to Communities

    Being a small business owner means more than just running a store or offering a service. More often than not, it also means being a part of a community and having a positive influence. That belief was on full display in a recent study by TD Bank that found nearly three-quarters of small businesses give…

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