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Novae LLC | November 29, 2021

If you've tried to pay for goods or services in America lately, you may have learned how indispensable a bank account can be. A growing number of businesses and institutions will only accept payment through electronic funds transfers from a bank, and may even refuse to do business with someone who can only pay in cash. This is bad news for the roughly 14 million American adults who, by choice or necessity, don't have a bank account. The unbanked increasingly find themselve...

FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

Lendistry | September 30, 2022

A year after its successful pilot launch, Amazon announced today that it will roll out the Amazon Community Lending program as a long-term offering to help even more sellers grow. In partnership with B.S.D. Capital, Inc. dba Lendistry (“Lendistry”), this program will continue to support urban and rural small businesses in socially and economically distressed communities through short-term loans at competitive and affordable rates. Since its launch, the program has loaned more t...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

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...

Thimble | July 24, 2020

Thimble, the insurtech startup that helps small businesses succeed on their own terms, today was recognized on Money.com's The Best Business Insurance of 2020 list. The award recognizes the best business insurance options of 2020 for those seeking financial protection for their organizations. Selected companies were evaluated on four major factors: range of coverage options, business types and sizes covered, and the ease of applying for a policy and submitting a claim. Thimble was recognized...