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MARKETING AND NETWORKING, SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

MyTradeZone | November 28, 2023

MyTradeZone.com, a trade and Social Networking for businesses, is pleased to announce its upcoming visit to Hong Kong from December 4th to 8th, 2023. Bachir Kassir, founder of MyTradeZone, will join a delegation of American companies to Hong Kong as part of a U.S. Department of Commerce Certified Trade Mission organized by IBS Global Consulting with the support of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the U.S. Comm...

MANAGEMENT, FINANCE

WebBank | August 08, 2022

National Partners PFco (“National Partners”), a wholly owned subsidiary of WebBank, announced it has acquired Security Premium Finance Company, LLC (“Security Premium Finance”). Security Premium Finance is a privately held premium finance company founded in 1995 by Bert Irigoyen and based in Coral Gables, Florida. Security Premium Finance provides insurance premium financing services for commercial and consumer clients to purchase property and casualty insurance pro...

NABE | April 27, 2020

A majority of U.S. companies expect to stay afloat for more than six months without government assistance, according to a survey on Monday, even though the novel coronavirus outbreak has severely disrupted economic activity and hit cash flow. The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) business conditions survey also found that a third of firms expected to resume normal business operations within five to eight weeks. State and local governments have shut or limited operations o...

Small Business Trends

Intuit QuickBooks | April 26, 2022

Intuit declares May as Small Business Success Month for the second consecutive year. The month will feature various activities, including a Town Hall with the United States Small Business Administration and the launch of a new celebration day on May 31: Small Business Hero Day. Alex Chriss, EVP and GM, Small Business & Self Employed Group at Intuit, said, “Every day, millions of small businesses across the U.S. serve their customers, strengthen their communities and play...