Small Business News
Running a small business comes with its own unique challenges and opportunities. Our small business news category delivers the latest intelligence to help you stay competitive and informed. Discover trending topics, emerging best practices, policy changes, and success stories from fellow entrepreneurs navigating the small business landscape. Whether you’re launching a startup or growing an established venture, this is your source for the news and insights you need to thrive.
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Funding Circle, Nationwide Launch Partnership to Assist Small Businesses
Small business lender Funding Circle and popular insurance company Nationwide are teaming up. Billed as the first collaboration between an online lender and leading property and casualty insurer, the two companies are aiming to increase access to financing and resources for small business owners. As a result of the partnership, business owners will be able…
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Freelance Finance Tool Lili Introduces “Tax Optimizer” Toolkit
For small business owners, taxes can be a real headache. This can be especially true for freelancers and self-employed workers who might not even consider themselves business owners but need to for the sake of their filings. Because of this, some business owners might overlook deductions they qualify for, fail to set money aside for…
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Chase Survey Finds Optimism Among Small Business Leaders
At the start of 2021, there were plenty of reasons for Americans to be optimistic about the year ahead following a challenging 2020. Unfortunately, the year brought its own obstacles — which were only exacerbated as we headed into 2022. Despite this, JPMorgan Chase’s 2022 Business Leaders Outlook Survey finds that the vast majority of…
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Chase Introduces Ink Business Premier Card
As many small business owners have discovered, business credit cards can be a useful tool for managing cash flow while also earning rewards. In turn, the business credit card market has continued to grow in recent years. The latest entry comes from Chase, which has just announced the new Ink Business Premier card. The Ink…
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Kabbage from American Express Introduces Kabbage Funding
When it comes to small business success, one of the most important factors is cash flow. Given this reality, American Express has announced the launch of Kabbage Funding, giving business owners another option for obtaining working capital. Eligible small businesses can now open flexible lines of credit, ranging from $1,000 to $150,000. According to the…
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Small Business Saturday Sees Record $23.3 Billion in Sales
This past weekend, the holiday shopping season officially kicked off with Black Friday (although several retailers moved up their sales events in some capacity this year). Of course, following the big Friday event, Saturday marked the 12th annual Small Business Saturday, which was founded by American Express to promote small businesses and encourage consumers to…
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J.D. Power Reports Small Business Credit Card Satisfaction Surge
As small businesses continue to recover from the pandemic, it seems as though other aspects of their financial lives are normalizing as well. For example, a new survey finds that business owners are happier with their reward credit cards compared to last year. In fact, the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Small Business Credit Card Satisfaction…
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American Express Announces 2021 Small Business Saturday Campaign
With the 12th annual Small Business Saturday just around the corner, American Express has announced details about its 2021 campaign. This year’s Small Business Saturday will be observed on November 27th. Ahead of that date, Amex is rolling out a new marketing campaign, Google Shopping collaboration, an online marketplace for Black-owned businesses, and more. First,…
