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Prospera | November 18, 2021

Prospera, the economic development nonprofit organization, announced today a $75,000 grant from Comcast NBCUniversal and Telemundo Enterprises as part of Comcast NBCUniversal's $100 million commitment to advance social justice and equality. The grant will support Hispanic entrepreneurs and small business owners in Florida and North Carolina. The award will enhance Prospera's programs and services to provide educational resources, individual guidance, access to capital and advance digital...

Shopify | May 28, 2020

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) has launched a new money management solution with a deliberate seller-centric approach. Known as Balance, the money management solution includes a raft to tools to help merchants run their business more effectively. The tools include a business account, business card, rewards, and no monthly fees. Shopify’s new money management solution is designed to help small businesses manage their business finance and cash flow in one convenient place. The current climate of consu...

Small Business Trends

FICO | July 20, 2021

Leading analytics software firm FICO partners with preeminent small business organizations, Small Business Roundtable (SBR), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC). Its Score A Better Future program aims to provide essential credit knowledge to entrepreneurs. FICO has been inviting consumers to broaden their credit education since 2018 through its successful, free-to-attend Score A Better Future program. Th...

Business Wire | August 13, 2020

Small businesses that have been impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to crucial resources as part of a new program from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions. The Back2Business program debuted in Brooklyn and will expand to select communities across the country with a focus on helping small minority-owned businesses disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and systemic inequities. According to...