Rough Trade

PR Newswire | March 31, 2020

PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced a set of relief measures to help its more than 24 million merchants around the world impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The company is waiving certain fees and will be deferring repayments on business loans for some of its most affected small business customers. "Small businesses are the lifeblood of our national and global economies, creating jobs and helping local communities and families thrive. When they succeed, we all succeed. We are taking i...

City A.M. | Business with personality | January 22, 2020

London-based fintech Liberis has raised £32m to help fund the growth of the small business finance provider and expansion in the US and Europe. The funding raise is the first institutional equity fundraise by Liberis, which lends money to small businesses against their future debit and credit card sales, and was led by investment firm FTV Capital. The raise takes the total debt and equity raised by the fintech, which has offices in London, Denver, and Stockholm, to over £150m. &ldquo...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

Atom, Funding Circle | May 31, 2021

UK-based small business loan platform Funding Circle and Atom, the UK’s app-based bank, have announced a lending partner that will provide £300 million of new funding to small businesses. With £350 million already lent through the Funding Circle platform, this latest commitment brings Atom’s total lending with Funding Circle to £650 million. Lisa Jacobs, Europe managing director of Funding Circle, said, “We are excited that Atom bank has strengt...

WBIW – Bedford's Place To Talk | February 24, 2020

NFIB is proud to announce that a great friend of small business, Speaker Brian Bosma, is the latest recipient of the Guardian of Small Business award. The award is reserved for lawmakers who vote consistently with small business on key issues from small business owners. “Speaker Bosma is a true champion of small business. A small business owner himself, he understands the struggles and hurdles small business owners face every day,” said Quandt. “NFIB members appreciate his comm...