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Paychex Small Business Jobs Index Ticks Down in June 2023
The latest report from Paychex shows that the rate of small business hiring decelerated in June of this year. About the report: This week, Paychex updated its monthly Small Business Jobs Index, which measures the rate of small business job growth. In June the index inched down to 99.21 from 99.45 in May. This also continued…
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Square Launches Square Credit Card, New Cash Flow Tools
The popular small buisness point-of-sale system Square has announced several new tools, features, and updates that are meant to better help sellers manage their cash flow. About the announcements: This week, Square announced that it was launching new cash flow management products in beta. Perhaps most notably, this includes the Square Credit Card, which will…
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Intuit Announces IDEAS Pilot Program for Small Businesses
Intuit, which owns several small business tools from QuickBooks to Mailchimp, is launching a new pilot program that will support small businesses — starting with minority-owned businesses in the greater Los Angeles area. About the program: This week, Intuit announced the launch of its Intuit IDEAS program — with IDEAS standing for Invest, Develop, Empower,…
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Survey: Two-Thirds of Small Businesses Expecting Recession
A new survey from Nationwide finds that small businesses in the U.S. are increasingly growing concerned about the economy — even as they continue to roll back pandemic-era cost-cutting measures. The survey results: Headlining Nationwide’s survey is the fact that 68% of respondents stated that they expected a recession to hit within the next six…
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Report: 60% of Amazon Sales Come From Independent Sellers
The Internet’s everything store Amazon has released a new report highlighting the impact that small businesses and independent sellers on the site had in 2022. From the report: According to Amazon’s latest Small Business Empowerment Report, 60% of the site’s sales come from independent businesses. Amazon notes that “most” of these independent sellers are small…
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Arc Browser Review: Can it Help Boost Your Productivity?
For years, I’ve been using Google Chrome — not because I really love it but because that’s what seems to work well enough for me. To be fair, Chrome does have a number of features I’ve come to appreciate and even downright rely on. Despite this, when I heard about a new browser called Arc…
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FedEx Announces Winners of 11th Annual 2023 Small Business Grant Contest
Nearly three months after the entry period ended, FedEx has announced the winners of its 11th annual Small Business Grant Content. This year’s event saw more than $300,000 in funds going to a variety of small businesses across the nation. Last month, the company revealed 100 finalists, with that list now being narrowed down to…
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Barclays Reveals Winners of Third “Small Business Big Wins”
Earlier this year, Barclays announced that it was launching its third annual “Small Business Big Wins” promotion — which was also set to be its largest yet. After the bank selected 10 finalists, the public had the chance to vote for the business they thought should take the top prize. Now, just in time for…
