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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Amazon Announces Small Business Awards, Opens Nominations
When it comes to brick and mortar retail and small business, Amazon is often seen as an enemy. Despite this, many entrepreneurs have actually been able to grow their businesses via Amazon, gaining a massive outlet for selling their goods. To celebrate this partnership, the site has announced the introduction of the Amazon Small Business Awards. The inaugural awards will honor entrepreneurs in three categories: Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned...
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Stripe Introduces Stripe Corporate Card Visa
Looking for a corporate card to manage your small business's expenses? Stripe hopes they have the solution. This week the company announced that it was launching its new Stripe Corporate Card, allowing business owners to earn cash back and other rewards. If this news is bringing upon déjà vu it's probably because it's been a busy couple of weeks for Stripe. Just days ago the company announced the launch of...
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Small Business Software Company Thryv Announces The Thryv Foundation
While one of the top perks of being an entrepreneur is working for yourself, managing a small business alone is never simple. That's something the people at Thryv know well, leading them to offer a number of small business tools, from CRMs and appointment booking to marketing automation and social media content management. Now the brand is taking a slightly different but related route, announcing the launch of the non-profit...
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Small Business Lender Funding Circle Closes $198 Million Securitization
Even as small business lending approval rates have continued to tick upward since the Great Recession, alternative lenders have proven vital in helping businesses obtain the capital they need. These online lenders have taken on many forms — from utilizing peer to peer technology to developing unique algorithms for processing applications — but, in each case, they've provided entrepreneurs with faster access to funds. Now one marketplace lender, Funding Circle,...
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Study Shows Small Business Loan Approval Rates by Industry
Ever since the economy began rebounding from the Great Recession, we've seen small business loan approval rates at big banks continue to rise. On top of that numerous alternatives have emerged, including online and peer to peer lenders. However a major factor that could inform whether or not you're approved for a loan is what type of small business you're opening or currently operating. That's the focus of a recent...
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60%+ of Small Business Owners Report High Job Satisfaction
Running a small business is not an easy job by any means. With owners bearing the brunt of responsibilities ranging from quality control to managing employees and much more, entrepreneurs often deal with a lot of stress. Despite that, a recent survey from Finimpact finds that the vast majority of business owners are happy and highly satisfied with their positions. When small business owners were asked how they'd rank their...
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