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Square Introduces Debit Card for Small Business Customers
Square may have built its main brand on offering payment solutions to small business owners but its latest product actually takes a page from one of the company’s other ventures. This week the brand unveiled the Square Card — a free Mastercard debit card product for small business owners. While the design of the card…
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Ongoing Shut Down Affects $200 Million in SBA Loans Per Day
It’s official: the current federal government shutdown now ranks as the longest in history, topping the previous record of 21 days (which occurred during the Clinton administration). So far the shutdown has resulted in furloughs for many “non-essential” federal employees and work without pay for others. As we previously reported, among the agencies affected by the…
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Study: One-Third of Small Business are Started for Less than $5,000
When it comes to starting a new business, one of the largest and most daunting aspects is raising enough capital. However, while having capital is certainly essential for any small business, a new study finds that it might not take as much upfront money to get off the ground as one might think. According to…
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Small Business Hiring Soars in December
Despite months of reported skilled labor shortages that left many small businesses with job positions they couldn’t fill, new numbers from the payroll company ADP show that small business hiring surged in the last month of 2019. As Orlando’s WFTV reports, ADP found that its small businesses customers added 89,000 new jobs in December. For…
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Buying an Existing Business: Is it Right for You?
Let’s take a look at what you need to know about buying an existing business, including how to find business for sale, the pros and cons of this approach, how franchise opportunities differ from acquisitions, and what to consider once you do take the reigns.
