Bare Necessities

BUSINESS STRATEGY,SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

Funding Circle | August 12, 2022

Funding Circle, a leading online small business lending platform, and Farm Bureau Bank, a financial institution focused on serving members of the Farm Bureau® and their neighbors in rural communities, have announced a partnership to provide capital to small business owners from all walks of life, including the agricultural community, across the country. The partnership enables Farm Bureau Bank to purchase loans originated through Funding Circle, marking another step forward in...

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...

TECHNOLOGY

Frost & Sullivan | October 27, 2020

Based on its recent analysis of the North American connected SMB market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Ooma, Inc. (https://www.ooma.com/) with the 2020 North American Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award. Ooma's approach of offering a compelling managed alternative to a disparate set of communications and connectivity services addresses many of the pain points of small businesses. The most prominent services in its wide array of innovations for businesses and consumers alik...

Fresh Business Thinking | April 07, 2020

On Friday the 27th of March, Google announced that they will be offering ad credits for small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) who routinely advertise with them. Google have pledged $340 million in Google ads credit, to help companies “stay in touch with their customers during this difficult time” (Google Ads Help). This ad credit can be used at any point until the end of 2020, across any Google Ads platform. Google has stated that they believe SMBs are the backbone of communities, ...