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How Personal Finance Bloggers Make Money
Have you ever wondered how bloggers make money? After all, if you’ve ever looked at pricing for domains, hosting, and other website essentials, you may be led to believe that blogs cost more than they make (which is unfortunately true for the majority of bloggers). However, for those who want to help offset these costs…
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Small Business Organizations Express Concern Over Latest Tariffs
At a time when small business optimism remains at a historic high, a surprise shift in trade policy could start to threaten that. Last week President Trump announced that his administration would be placing a 5% tariff on all goods imported from Mexico starting June 10th. What’s more, the White House’s plan calls for that…
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PayPal Reaches $10 Billion in Small Business Loans
FinTech giant PayPal announced this week that its small business lending had reached a major milestone. In less than five years, the service has now funded more than $10 billion in small business loans. That figure also amounts to upwards of 225,000 businesses around the world receiving funds from the company. Speaking to Forbes, Paypal’s…
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Small Business Lender Biz2Credit Unveils SaaS Lending Platform for Banks
Online small business lender Biz2Credit had some big news to share this week, announcing the launch of a new software as a service (SaaS) offering for banks. Dubbed Biz2X, the platform will allow institutions to improve their online lending experience for small business users. What’s more, the Biz2Credit says such a solution has already been…
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Small Businesses Still Feeling Labor Crunch, Holding Back Expansion
With the United States’ jobless rate recently reaching a near 50-year low, small business owners are continuing to find that hiring isn’t so simple. In fact a new study from SurveyMonkey and CNBC finds that 52% of owners say it’s more difficult to find workers today than it was a year ago. As a result…
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Mailchimp Introduces Marketing Platform for Small Businesses
For two decades Mailchimp has gained popularity as a platform small businesses could use to manage email lists and send out updates to customers. Now, as PCMag reports, the company is expanding into a full-service marketing suite. The result could be a big deal for small business owners. In a blog post announcing the initiative,…
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How to Get More Online Reviews for a Local Small Business
One strategy of growing your small business is to make sure that you have an online presence to help people discover your business. Getting online reviews, both on third party sites like Google Maps, Yelp, etc. as well as on your own website can be a great way to attract new customers. It can also…
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Facebook Introduces New Tools Aimed at Small Businesses
Just in time for Small Business Week, Facebook has just unveiled some new tools that come with an emphasis on small business users. As Inc reports, these include tools for creating automated ads, editing videos, and allowing customers to book appointments. Starting with the advertising part of their announcement, Facebook will now make it even…
