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Biz2Credit | July 15, 2021

According to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending IndexTM, small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) increased slightly from 13.5% in May to 13.6% in June 2021, while approvals at small banks increased from 18.7% in May to 18.9%. The total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 850,000 in June, while the unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.9%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis...

Accounting Today Homepage | March 04, 2020

The pace of small-business job growth accelerated for the third month in a row in February, according to payroll giant Paychex, but the rate of hourly earnings growth slipped. The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment, released Tuesday, showed a 0.15 percent increase in employment growth in February, and 0.22 percent in the past quarter, though it was down 0.61 percent from last year. Hourly earnings growth dipped to 2.74 percent in February. Weekly hours worked also fell for the second...

Technology

Jotform | June 02, 2022

Jotform recently announced the launch of Jotform Store Builder, which is a no-code tool that will empower small businesses to build an online store in just few minutes. One of the key aspects is that the user doesn’t require technical expertise, making it simple to use. In just a few easy steps a small business can drag and drop elements and create an online store. In addition to the ease of use, there are numerous customization options and more than 25 payment gateways, whi...

Business Wire | August 25, 2020

AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) (NYSE:AXS), and AllDigital Specialty, a de novo MGA, today announced a partnership to develop and launch a new insurance platform designed to address the service void in the U.S. small private company management liability market. AllDigital utilizes low-touch/no-touch technology that will enable AXIS to operate a fast and efficient digital platform to quote, bind and issue polic...