Category: 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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Kabbage Introduces Kabbage Insights For Small Business Owners
For small business owners, cash flow is critical. That's largely why online lending platforms catering to small businesses have grown, offering entrepreneurs speedy access to crucial funding. Among these increasingly-popular lenders is Kabbage, with a customer base of more than 220,000. This past week the company introduced a new tool dubbed Kabbage Insights to assist those business owners in keeping on top their finances. With Kabbage Insights, business owners will...
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Small Business Lending Platform Lendio Raised $55 Million
Considering how imperative working capital is for small businesses, it's no wonder that the market for business loans has expanded in recent years. Of course, with an increase in options comes the need for entrepreneurs to cut through the noise and go straight to their best bets. That's what the lending platform Lendio boasts — and it's set to get a big boost after closing a sizeable funding effort. This...
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Survey Finds a Surprising Number of Small Businesses Don't Have Their Own Website
When most people think of small businesses, they likely imagine local mom and pop shops along main street that mainly just serve their fellow residents. However, thanks to the internet, even the smallest of small businesses can serve the national or global customer base. Plus, even if you're not selling directly on your website, having a web presence can help new customers discover you or allow current customers to stay...
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Sales of Small Businesses Dip 5% in 2019
It seems that fewer small businesses changed hands last year than in 2018. According to data from brokers reporting to the business listing site BizBuySell, 9,746 businesses were bought and sold in 2019 compared to 10,312 the year prior. That marks a year over year decrease of 5.5%, snapping a three-year streak of rising numbers. However it's worth remembering that 2018 saw a record number of transactions, leaving 2019 at a still-historic...
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Amazon and Goldman Sachs Reportedly Partnering for Small Business Loans
For any small business to be successful, it needs one thing: capital. While different types of businesses require varying amounts of upfront investment, there are plenty of cases where entrepreneurs need the assistance of small business loans in order get their operations off the ground or take them to the next level. This is especially true of businesses that utilize online platforms such as Amazon where they'll need to invest...
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OnDeck Survey Ranks Business Owners' Preferred Presidental Candidates
Last night the lead up to 2020 presidential election officially got underway as the Iowa caucuses saw the first votes being cast for the candidates. However, as of this writing, the results of the evening have yet to be released following some apparent snafus. In the meantime a recent national survey by online lender OnDeck asked small business owners who they preferred in the presidential race. The latest survey (conducted...
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