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Small Business News | August 23, 2021

Yelp is declaring August 26 “Make It Happen Day” in Texas, in response to the challenging year small businesses and residents endured due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, Winter Storm Uri, and severe weather. A $100,000 Make It Happen Day Fund has been established to help small businesses and consumers across Texas make much-needed repairs. The fund will go towards covering the cost of improvement projects for select small businesses across Texas, including community-serving nonpr...

TECHNOLOGY

Cowbell | October 06, 2022

Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced national membership with the Small Business Digital Alliance the public-private co-sponsorship between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Business Forward, Inc. The Alliance, which focuses on connecting small business leaders with the tools and resources needed to start, expand, and scale businesses to success, aligns with Cowbell's commitment to provide SMEs with con...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

SpotOn | January 18, 2021

SpotOn, a leading supplier of small business software and payment solutions, announced today its partnership with jaris, a private-label embedded financial services company. The partnership will provide SpotOn clients with a streamlined application and faster processing for the second round of federal funding, as well as ongoing access to loans through SpotOn Capital. Supporting Access to PPP Funds “This round of funding is critical for small ...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

Simply Business, LLC | September 27, 2022

Simply Business, LLC., a Boston-based digital insurance agency focused on small businesses, today announced the launch of a partnership with biBERK Business Insurance, a Berkshire Hathaway company, to offer workers' compensation products online to small business owners in the United States.Through this new partnership, small business owners can receive a biBERK workers' compensation quote through the Simply Business website. They also have the option to digitally bind policies and speak ...