Startup Farm

Management

Hughes | January 06, 2023

On January 5, 2023, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, an EchoStar company, announced that it had expanded its portfolio of managed cybersecurity services for distributed enterprises to include security operations centers (SOCaaS) and managed detection and response (MDR). The latest additions bring network security expertise from Hughes and the benefits of in-house, enterprise-grade protections to small and medium-sized enterprises, scaled and tailored to meet their requirements. Hughes...

Small Business Advice

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...

Finance

National Bank of Coxsackie | October 14, 2022

In response to rising interest rates issued by the Federal Reserve to slow inflation, the National Bank of Coxsackie (NBC) has initiated a Small Business Loans Special. Qualifying small business customers will be able to apply for commercial installment loans at a fixed rate as low as 3.99% APR2 for up to 60 months. “NBC is committed to support communities by helping businesses with their funding needs at competitive interest rates,We've specifically alloca...

Small Business Trends

HRB Tax Group, Inc. | October 14, 2021

H&R Block today announced the launch of a free, new online business course for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners, as part of Kauffman FastTrac®. Taught by Block Advisors small business tax professionals, up to 60 initial participants will learn information, tips, exercises, and tools to help think about their business idea before it is brought to life. The four free online entrepreneurship course offerings will run Nov. 1, 2021 through Jan. 3, 2022 and are a...