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Small Business Trends | August 04, 2020

Demandforce has launched its mobile app that provides businesses more access to client communication tools and marketing automation features. It lets users easily manage and run their business from anywhere with instant mobile access to valuable information. This includes those of clients, schedules, appointment requests, and two-way text conversations. The mobile app integrates with Demandforce’s platform making it easy to communicate with clients on the go. Demandforce’s free app a...

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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...

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Expensify | October 19, 2021

Expensify, a payments superapp that helps individuals and businesses around the world simplify the way they manage money, launched its Free Plan for small businesses today. The plan offers free, unlimited use of the following features: Expensify Cards in both physical and digital versions, with customizable spend limits, automatic Karma Points donations to Expensify.org, and more Up to 2% cash back on all Expensify Card purchases through 2021, and up to 1% thereaft...

www.prnewswire.com | April 20, 2020

By the time the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ran out of money this week, Maryland-based Capital Bank, N.A., had been able to help 597 small-business PPP applicants get Small Business Administration (SBA) authorization for federal aid totaling over $173 million. All but a few of those small businesses are here in the DMV region. The Bank anticipates having the required loan closing and booking details to fund the loans wrapped up in about a week. "We of course hope Congress appr...