small businesses

Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Froda Raises $22 Million to Expand Embedded Financing for European SMBs
Froda Raises $22 Million to Expand Embedded Financing for European SMBs
April 23, 2025  |  Investments

It’s a rough time for FinTech startups to be asking investors nervous about tariffs for new equity funding. In a press release Wednesday (April 23)...

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Chicago Fed: Tariff-Related Panic Buying Could Precede Economic Slump
Chicago Fed: Tariff-Related Panic Buying Could Precede Economic Slump
April 20, 2025  |  Economy

“Panic buying” in the U.S. could create an “artificially high” level of economic activity. That’s according to Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee,...

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Retailers ‘Uncharacteristically Blunt’ in Telling Customers Tariffs Will Raise Prices
Retailers ‘Uncharacteristically Blunt’ in Telling Customers Tariffs Will Raise Prices
April 17, 2025  |  Retail

Some retailers are reportedly being “uncharacteristically blunt” in sharing with customers the impact new U.S. tariffs are having on the prices of their products. This...

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SMBs Face Pressure to Match Big Retail’s Digital Game
SMBs Face Pressure to Match Big Retail’s Digital Game
April 16, 2025  |  Payment Methods

The pandemic sent us all online to get the goods and services we needed — and if we weren’t comfortable using a mobile device to...

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Pipe Acquires Glean.ai to Add Spend Management Solutions for Small Businesses
Pipe Acquires Glean.ai to Add Spend Management Solutions for Small Businesses
April 15, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Pipe has brought together embedded capital and spend management solutions for small businesses by acquiring Glean.ai. This acquisition adds Glean.ai’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spend management...

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U.S. Bank Debuts Business-Focused Checking and Spend Management Tools
U.S. Bank Debuts Business-Focused Checking and Spend Management Tools
April 14, 2025  |  Spend Management

U.S. Bank has introduced an all-in-one checking account combined with payments acceptance capabilities for small businesses.  U.S. Bank Business Essentials, announced Monday (April 14), lets...

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Businesses Begin Tacking On Fees in Response to Tariffs
Businesses Begin Tacking On Fees in Response to Tariffs
April 13, 2025  |  Retail

Companies across industries have begun issuing new fees in response to U.S. tariffs. And with those fees, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (April...

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Tariffs Leave Businesses ‘Constantly Dealing With Uncertainty’
Tariffs Leave Businesses ‘Constantly Dealing With Uncertainty’
April 13, 2025  |  Economy

President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause is of cold comfort to some U.S. businesses. As Reuters reported Saturday, businesses ranging from toy stores to lip...

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Two-Thirds of Small Business Owners Say Tariffs Will Hurt Their Company
Two-Thirds of Small Business Owners Say Tariffs Will Hurt Their Company
April 11, 2025  |  Economy

Small businesses are reportedly likely to suffer the biggest impact from new U.S. tariffs. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which account for one-third of imports...

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