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Cargo | October 12, 2021

In the midst of having to navigate waves of COVID-19 and lockdowns, 87% of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have maintained, or spent more, on transportation, logistics, and expediting to overcome shortages -- this according to the "Logistics: Heads Up" study from Cargo, and their research partner Phase 5. The survey of 1,154 small business owners across North America highlighted the fact that COVID is still causing supply chain instability for SMBs. The study als...

Newsday | May 04, 2020

Eleven public companies on Long Island have secured Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling more than $36 million and sustaining the salaries of about 2,200 workers, according to a Newsday review of securities filings. Some of the companies are still operating because they make essential products such as coronavirus diagnostic tests, scientific equipment and components for military aircraft. Forty-five percent made money last year and 55% did not. The group’s PPP loans ave...

Live Insurance News | January 17, 2020

The insurers have announced they will be launching the products in several U.S. markets. Cigna and Oscar Health have announced their intentions to launch small business health plans across a number of commercial markets in the United States. The partnership intends to move forward with the move together, letting them split the potential risk. Oscar is an insurance company best known for selling individual plans on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges. The company has been seeking to broaden...

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Avalara | April 21, 2021

Avalara, a leading supplier of tax compliance automation for companies of all sizes, reported today that it has acquired the operating assets of DAVO Technologies LLC, a firm that assists emerging small businesses in automating their sales tax needs on a daily and ongoing basis. DAVO's technology automatically connects to point of sale (POS) devices to extract the amounts of tax owed, set aside sales tax funds regularly, keep the funds, and then file and pay their sales tax to state and loca...