Rockstart

The Seattle Times | March 11, 2020

Amazon executives approved a $5 million fund to support small businesses around its Seattle headquarters struggling with a dramatic slowdown since the company instructed its employees to work from home if they could. The company will provide cash grants to businesses with fewer than 50 employees or less than $7 million in annual revenue that serve the public, rely on foot traffic, and have a physical presence “within a few blocks of our Regrade and South Lake Union office buildings,”...

Technology

Businesswire | April 26, 2023

Slice Labs Inc. (Slice), a technology company providing insurance products to protect small businesses, has added a new A.M. Best A++ rated digital small business product. In partnership with Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY), a premier International Property/Casualty and Professional Liability insurance carrier, the companies have rolled out small business general liability in the United States for the specialty market. Supporting Slice’s mission to support the unde...

Technology

Clik2pay | February 15, 2022

Payment service provider Clik2pay continues to add to its feature set with the launch of the new Clik2pay mobile app. This first-of-its-kind product allows merchants to collect funds from consumers, who can pay easily and securely online directly from their bank accounts. Having found initial success with large businesses, Clik2pay is now opening up this payment functionality to the millions of small businesses and micromerchants operating in Canada. The Clik2pay app is free to do...

Marketing and Networking

B12 | May 05, 2022

To help professional service providers more easily scale their businesses, B12 continues to enhance its online platform, introducing the ability for customers to add team members to their accounts. This evolution of B12's platform enables business owners to invite staff, contractors, and other collaborators to their account, allowing for easier delegation of tasks, centralized oversight of client interactions, and greater team efficiency. "Small business own...