EXPANSYS

Providence Business News | March 24, 2020

Half of U.S. small business owners don’t have enough money to operate for more than three months in the current economic climate caused by COVID-19, according to a new survey published by Goldman Sachs. The survey of more than 1,500 participants in Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program, a national small business training program with a local offering through the Community College of Rhode Island, highlighted the funding challenges faced by small businesses amid the global CO...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

Bahrain | July 02, 2021

Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) announced a new digital banking platform for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) called “tijara”, which empowers businesses to apply for loans online in the kingdom. The launch, which coincides with the United Nations' Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, is a significant step forward in Bahrain Development Bank's strategy to drive digital transformation and support the growth of small businesses and start-ups in Bahrain...

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

Square | September 28, 2021

Square announced the launch of Square Card in Canada to address one of the biggest challenges small businesses face: managing their cash flow. The announcement marks a milestone in Square’s goal of expanding financial access in Canada — its second largest international market — and better positions the company to serve the needs of business owners across the country. “We’ve heard, time and time again, that cash flow is a major pain point for C...

TECHNOLOGY

Intuit QuickBooks | January 28, 2022

Intuit QuickBooks announced the launch of two new solutions designed to enable small businesses and their employees faster access to their money and hence more cash flow flexibility. QuickBooks Get Paid Upfront enables qualifying QuickBooks Online users to avoid waiting for payment on outstanding bills and put their earned money to work more quickly. QuickBooks Early Pay enables eligible employees who are paid through QuickBooks Online Payroll to receive instant1 access to their funds between pa...