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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...

Biz2Credit | October 06, 2020

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) dropped slightly from 13.6% in August to 13.5% in September, indicative of the struggles that small businesses are facing, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index™ released today. The Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index figures do not reflect approval of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans approved by the SBA and the Treasury. PPP lending ended on August 8 after providing nearly 5...

OpenText | October 14, 2020

OpenText, a leader in information management software and solutions, has extended its electronic signature offering to accommodate small businesses. Small businesses can now use OpenText Core Signature for employee and partners’ signatures. Collecting paper signatures can be a slow and cumbersome process. With the rise of remote working and the demise of face-to-face contact, signing documents remotely is becoming increasingly imperative. OpenText Core Signature overcomes the hurdle...

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

Comcast Business | January 27, 2021

Comcast Business today declared it has set up a technology activity with the Boston Main Streets Foundation and Cambridge Retail Advisors pointed toward supporting neighborhood small businesses all through the COVID-19 pandemic and past. Together, the three associations are giving counseling administrations and technology answers for nearby small businesses across an assortment of enterprises, prompting improved business activities and change, and tremendous expense investment funds.
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