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Market Realist: | February 06, 2020

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is in talks to bring Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) on board as a partner for its small business loans program called “Amazon Lending,” as reported by CNBC on Monday. Amazon stock has risen more than 1,000% since the company launched its small business lending program in 2011. Through the Amazon Lending program, the company extends loans ranging from $1,000 to $750,000 to merchants who sell their goods on its online marketplace. As of 2017, over 20,000 businesses in the...

Small Business Trends

TriNet | February 11, 2021

TriNet, a main supplier of comprehensive human assets for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), today announced the wide market launch of Connect 360, an inventive HR administration model to address its clients' issues in the present everchanging and advancing business climate. Connect 360 was made and actualized because of input from TriNet clients, industry information and profound examination. The outcome is an essential business part intended to give TriNet's SMB cl...

Business Strategy

Xero | January 15, 2022

Xero, the global small business platform, today announced the "Xero Beautiful Business" Contest, giving US small business owners the chance to win a $15,000 office refresh by celebrated stylist and interior designer Estee Stanley.To help kick off 2022, Xero will award one small business with an office makeover, providing them with a fresh workspace that can help motivate and inspire. "Our mission is to make lives better for small businesses and their communities," said Ben Ri...

Business Strategy

U.S. Bank | August 13, 2021

U.S. Bank has entered into an agreement to acquire Bento Technologies, known as Bento for Business, a fintech company based in Chicago and San Francisco that provides payment and expense management services to small and mid-size businesses. The innovative Bento platform offers businesses simple and easy-to-use tools to better manage card-based payments and other expenses via spend tracking and card transaction controls. The acquisition is part of the vision at U.S. Bank to bring p...