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)

Small Businesses Confront Card Fraud Vulnerabilities
Small Businesses Confront Card Fraud Vulnerabilities
May 29, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Large enterprises continue to fight all kinds of fraud, from insider threats to payments fraud to social engineering. But small businesses are often overlooked as...

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Small Retailers Relying on In-Store Sales Are More at Risk
Small Retailers Relying on In-Store Sales Are More at Risk
May 28, 2024  |  Retail

Small retailers that make most of their sales via brick-and-mortar are the most at risk of closing, compared to those that leverage an omnichannel strategy...

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Lightspeed CEO Points to B2B Sales as Next Engine of Small Merchant Growth
Lightspeed CEO Points to B2B Sales as Next Engine of Small Merchant Growth
May 18, 2024  |  Point of Sale

Profit is the applause a business gets from its customers. So the saying, originally from business author Ken Blanchard, goes. Blanchard’s quip highlights the fact...

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Instant Payments Emerge as Balance Sheet Boost for Independent Restaurants
Instant Payments Emerge as Balance Sheet Boost for Independent Restaurants
May 15, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the restaurant segment now use instant payments more than other payment methods. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 74% of businesses...

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US Small Businesses See Drop in Failure Risk Compared to Larger Firms
US Small Businesses See Drop in Failure Risk Compared to Larger Firms
May 06, 2024  |  SMBs

Despite news about rising inflation and stalled interest rates, recent PYMNTS Intelligence data confirms that many of the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that dot...

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BILL’s Payment Processing Rises 20% as Small Businesses Adopt ePayments
BILL’s Payment Processing Rises 20% as Small Businesses Adopt ePayments
May 02, 2024  |  Earnings

The number of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) using BILL’s solutions to digitize their operations and adopt electronic payments increased by 10,000 over the past...

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Amazon Launches Grants, Education Hub for Small Business Owners
Amazon Launches Grants, Education Hub for Small Business Owners
May 02, 2024  |  SMBs

Amazon’s B2B procurement store is rolling out new resources designed to help smaller entrepreneurs. It’s all part of Amazon Business’ third annual Small Business Month, the retail...

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Competing With Giants: How Small Businesses Can Optimize Their eCommerce Efforts
Competing With Giants: How Small Businesses Can Optimize Their eCommerce Efforts
May 02, 2024  |  eCommerce

This National Small Business Week, merchants are increasingly moving beyond Main Street — and into eCommerce. And with the news that the post-pandemic growth for...

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Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
Small Businesses Owe $59 Billion From COVID Disaster Loans
May 02, 2024  |  Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) loaned out $390 billion to keep companies afloat during COVID. Now, many of those small businesses say they are struggling to pay back...

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