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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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  • Small Business Loan Approval Rates at Big Banks Rise in July

    Small Business Loan Approval Rates at Big Banks Rise in July

    Ever since the Great Recession, banks have slowly increased the number of small business loans they issued. As a result, approval rates have continually reached new records, with more and more entrepreneurs finding it easier to obtain capital. Now the latest edition of the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index finds loan approval at big banks…

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  • Two-Thirds of Small Businesses Report Being in Good Health

    Two-Thirds of Small Businesses Report Being in Good Health

    It seems now is still a great time to be a small business owner. In fact, after a dip during the first quarter of the year, the MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index rose more than three points for Q2 2019. Moreover a majority of entrepreneurs surveyed expressed positive sentiments about the…

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  • American Express Announces New Blue Business Cash Card

    American Express Announces New Blue Business Cash Card

    Over the past decade, credit card company American Express has worked to align themselves with small business owners. This includes founding the increasingly popular retail holiday Small Business Saturday, observed the weekend after Thanksgiving each year. Continuing that mission, this week the company announced the launch of a new small business credit card: the Blue…

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  • U.S. Houses Passes Two Small Business Cybersecurity Bills

    U.S. Houses Passes Two Small Business Cybersecurity Bills

    In recent years small businesses have proven a popular target for cybercriminals and hackers. Not only do many small businesses lack the technical resources larger operations have to protect themselves but a staggering number of owners also mistakenly believe they are too small for hackers to concern themselves with. Now, in response to the growing…

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  • CNBC Reveals 2019 America’s Top States for Business Study

    CNBC Reveals 2019 America’s Top States for Business Study

    Where should you launch your small business this year? CNBC has a few suggestions. Recently the network released its 2019 America’s Top States for Business study, ranking each of the 50 states (the District of Columbia was excluded) in terms of how attractive they are to businesses. CNBC’s study considered a total of 64 factors…

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  • Survey Finds Majority of Small Businesses Feel Ready for Recession

    Survey Finds Majority of Small Businesses Feel Ready for Recession

    Thanks to an encouraging jobs report released late last week, it seems fears of an impending recession have been calmed for the time being. Nevertheless there will surely come a day when the United States’ record-breaking expansion period comes to an end. Luckily, according to a recent survey, a majority of small business owners say…

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  • Google Introduces New Product Portal for Small Businesses

    Google Introduces New Product Portal for Small Businesses

    When it comes to marketing your small business online, not every entrepreneur will pick up on the latest tools. In fact many may not even really know where to start outside of the generic basics like “build a website.” That’s likely why Google has recently launched a new resource for businesses looking to grow their…

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