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ERC Digital | November 30, 2022

ERC Digital, the service empowering small businesses to receive United States government tax incentives, has launched after teaming with a Big Four accounting firm to bring industry-leading tax knowledge to the ERC process. ERC Digital is the only organization of its kind to do so, as well as collaborate with IRS technology partner Tax Status, furthering its mission to bring small businesses the same opportunities and resources as large corporations. Originally created as part of the CARES Act i...

Business Strategy

Self Esteem Brands, LLC | November 14, 2022

Self Esteem Brands (SEB), the parent company of Anytime Fitness, Basecamp Fitness, The Bar Method, Stronger U and Waxing the City, today announced a partnership with The J3 Collaboration Project (J3) and a new diversity franchise incentive program to make franchising opportunities more attractive and accessible for black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in communities across the U.S. The J3 partnership and incentive program are key elements of Self Esteem Brands' social impact strateg...

Small Business Advice

KKR Grants | December 01, 2020

KKR today declared it has granted the first round of grants in two of the foundation projects of the KKR Relief Fund (the "Asset") zeroed in on supporting entrepreneurs and not-for-profits. The $50 million Fund was made by KKR and its representatives recently to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent financial separation. In the first round of the KKR Small Business Builders (SBB) program, KKR has granted $10,000 each to 55 entrepreneurs from a d...

FINANCE

Square | September 14, 2023

Square and Cash App suffered a recent outage. The outage caused inconvenience to customers, preventing purchases and financial losses for small businesses. A prolonged outage could have had devastating consequences for small businesses with narrow profit margins. Read More