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Daily Republic | January 16, 2020

Benicia has been selected as one of the “Top 5 Towns” in the competition to be the featured town in Season 5 of the hit Hulu series, “The Small Business Revolution,” an original series by Deluxe, hosted by Amanda Brinkman and Ty Pennington. Each season the Deluxe team invests $500,000 to revitalize selected main street small businesses through makeover and marketing assistance while filming the process for the series. According to Deluxe, thousands of towns are nominated ...

Technology

Penta | May 30, 2022

Cyber security is becoming a must-have for enterprises of all sizes in today's interconnected world. Both large and small businesses need comprehensive security solutions to protect them from threats that are becoming more complex and widespread. Businesses are increasingly employing and being exposed to a wide range of apps, networks, devices, and terminals, which increases the complexity and opportunity of security breaches. Cybercrime impact can be felt across data breaches...

Business Wire | January 15, 2020

At least one-third of U.S. small and medium-sized businesses accept cryptocurrency as payment for goods and services, a survey released today by HSB, part of Munich Re, has found, with newer companies up to twice as likely to trade in digital credits. The HSB nationwide survey conducted by Zogby Analytics showed that 36 percent of the small and mid-sized businesses accepted cryptocurrency, while 59 percent of those companies purchased digital currency for their own use as well. The business resp...

Management

HSB Canada | September 24, 2021

HSB Canada, part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Cyber Suite, a comprehensive collection of cyber insurance and services designed to protect small and medium-size businesses from cyber-attacks, data breaches, identity theft, and cyber extortion. It is available through insurance carriers that partner with HSB Canada to add the coverage to their commercial policies. Small businesses face many challenges. As more commerce is conducted online, vulnerabilities to...