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Ruth | April 24, 2020

The parent company of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, which has been at the center of a national firestorm after it claimed $20 million from a fund meant to help small business survive the coronavirus pandemic, is returning the money. The news, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, broke hours after the U.S. Treasury Department updated its guidance for the “Paycheck Protection Program” to say that companies applying for the potentially forgivable loans “must certify...

IMPACT

LegalShield | February 23, 2022

The entrepreneurial spirit is stronger than it has been in decades as more people have decided to create their own business during the pandemic. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 5.4 million new business applications were filed in 2021, surpassing the 2020 record of 4.4 million. At the same time, small business formation requires a significant amount of legal paperwork which can be difficult to navigate alone. Those seeking to start a small business can greatly benefit from a service that&rsq...

FINANCE

FundThrough | January 14, 2022

FundThrough, a financial technology platform that solves cash flow challenges for growing businesses through fast invoice payments, today announced that it has acquired the invoice factoring business of financial technology company BlueVine. The acquisition fast tracks the company’s strategic focus on embedded finance and its expansion efforts in the U.S. market, doubling the number of U.S. clients that will rely on FundThrough to turn unpaid invoices into working capital. All BlueVine inv...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

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...