Amazon Web Services

Amazon | December 22, 2017

You’ve probably noticed Amazon Web Services (AWS) commercials running more often on television, or seen their ads in the airports, or maybe even stopped by their exhibitor’s booth at a conference you attended recently. AWS, with an annual revenue of over $18 billion, is one of the fastest growing parts of Amazon’s business. And while many of the largest companies are using AWS to run parts of their business processes, there are many small businesses using one or more clo...

Sentinelandenterprise.com | January 13, 2020

Bay Colony Development Corp., a Waltham-based company, presented a $10,000 check to NewVue Communities on Thursday to boost the organization’s efforts to support local small businesses, said Executive Director Marc Dohan. Dohan said the money will support the NewVue Communities Small Business Technical Assistance Program, which aims to help businesses in the region. “This funding will help NewVue assist more small businesses in the area and allow us to reach out to different types of...

Business Wire | January 14, 2020

Today, Alibaba.com, the B2B business unit of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), shared the results of its brand new “Alibaba.com U.S. Small and Medium Business (SMB) Confidence Survey” and introduced “B2B Tuesday,” a major new awareness initiative to spotlight, celebrate and support B2B-focused U.S. SMBs, highlight their contributions to the U.S. economy and help them capture the global ecommerce opportunity. B2B Tuesday will be celebrated every Tuesday by Alibaba.com and other ...

Business Wire | January 15, 2020

At least one-third of U.S. small and medium-sized businesses accept cryptocurrency as payment for goods and services, a survey released today by HSB, part of Munich Re, has found, with newer companies up to twice as likely to trade in digital credits. The HSB nationwide survey conducted by Zogby Analytics showed that 36 percent of the small and mid-sized businesses accepted cryptocurrency, while 59 percent of those companies purchased digital currency for their own use as well. The business resp...