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mdf commerce | January 31, 2023

On January 30, 2023, mdf commerce inc., one of the SaaS leaders in digital commerce technology, announced a collaboration between its ecommerce solution, k-e-commerce, and Acumatica. The products, when combined, provide a full offering to SMB clients and extend the reach of mdf commerce's e-commerce solution. The k-e-commerce ERP-integrated e-commerce platform designed for Acumatica Cloud ERP customers comprises a CMS, cloud hosting, and post-implementation servicing and tra...

Hello Alice, QED Investors | June 15, 2021

Hello Alice, leading machine learning platform connecting small business owners to networks, capital, and business service, proudly announced a $21 million Series B raise led by QED Investors along with new participating investors including Green Book Ventures, Backstage Capital, Harbert Growth Partners, and How Women Invest. Funds will be utilized to strengthen the ability of the company to serve small business owners as they emerge from the pandemic, enhance the predictive capab...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Thrive | January 07, 2022

Thrive, a premier provider of NextGen Managed Services has acquired InCare Technologies, a nationally recognized information technology managed services provider known for its work with healthcare, local governments, education, and other SMB businesses. The acquisition provides Thrive with a strong regional provider in the South, enabling it to better deliver and support its managed Cybersecurity, collaboration, and Cloud services across the country. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, ...

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Biz2Credit | June 09, 2021

According to the latest release on June 08, 2021, by Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™, small business loan approval rates hiked slightly from 13.4% in April to 13.5% in May 2021 at big banks. However, small bank loan approval percentages climbed much higher from 18.2% in April, to 18.7% in May. “As more and more people are vaccinated from COVID-19 and ease in lockdowns, access to the favorable economic conditions loan approval by banks hiked to 0.3%,” sai...