SIMBA Chain

MSN | March 21, 2020

Rio Bowls in downtown Fresno is much quieter these days after the statewide shelter in place was issued in California. Restaurants like Rio Acai Bowls were forced to stop dining in and only do takeout. "Definitely feeling the economic impact. we've had to cut hours for the employees, most of our employees are college students," said Bobby Gutierrez, Rio Acai Bowls co-owner. Gutierrez says he used to see more than a hundred people come through a day and now it's just a couple do...

The Business Journal | February 04, 2020

The market for small businesses rebounded in the last three months of 2019 after four straight quarterly declines caused in part by uncertainty about U.S. trade policy. That’s the finding of a report analyzing business sales released by BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for companies. BizBuySell.com counted 2,340 small businesses sold during October-December, up nearly 2.3% from 2,288 sold in the same period of 2018. For all of 2019, sales fell 5.5% to 9,746 from 10,312 the previous ye...

Small Business Advice

PRnewswire | August 02, 2023

Melio, a leading B2B payments platform for small businesses, today announced the launch of Pay Over Time, the first product that enables small businesses to pay vendors and business bills in monthly installments, while their suppliers get paid in full and on time. The product, powered by Credit Key, will provide eligible small businesses with instant access to capital of up to $50,000 through their Melio account. "We're proud to be providing more flexibility to small bu...

Technology

Businesswire | August 10, 2023

Calix, Inc. announces expanded security measures in Calix SmartBiz™, the industry’s only solution purpose-built to enable broadband service providers (BSPs) to seamlessly serve their small business markets. With 43 percent of all cyberattacks targeting businesses with fewer than 250 employees, small and medium business owners need powerful and affordable cybersecurity solutions tailored to their needs. The annual global cost of cybercrime is predicted to reach $8 trillion this ...