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NEWITY | November 02, 2022

Today, NEWITY, a small business marketplace dedicated to providing access to SBA loan solutions and trusted service providers, announced their new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) offering aimed at helping businesses claim their payroll tax credits. Eligible companies that have not claimed ERC can do so through 2024, depending upon their initial tax filing or payment date. Originally created within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, ERC is an incentive program that pr...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Umpqua Bank | February 03, 2022

Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, today announced a new program that expands access to capital, resources, and expertise for minority and women entrepreneurs. Umpqua Bank's Small Business Empowerment Program builds on existing private and public partnerships, including strategic initiatives with numerous business-focused nonprofits and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), to advance economic equality and opportunity for entrepreneurs in historically u...

Business Wire | February 07, 2020

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (“SBEI”) showed companies hit the ground running with hiring in 2020, documenting a seasonally adjusted growth rate of 1.61% in January. This is the highest January reading since the metric’s inception in June 2009. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 3,500 companies that have 300 or fewer employees, providing broad insight into small business trends. While January generally sees small businesses scale down their empl...

Business Wire | March 06, 2020

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (“SBEI”) reported reasonably flat hiring in February, with a seasonally adjusted decline of 0.39%. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 3,500 companies that have 300 or fewer employees, providing broad insight into small business trends. The February 2020 data reflects a historical trend for the month’s numbers over the last 10 years, with winter weather typically contributing to a slowdown in economic activity. This y...