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Alchemy | April 07, 2022

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) are the backbone of the world economy. They play a major role in economic development, job creation, and innovation. Furthermore, SMEs create up to 50% of employment worldwide and represent almost 90% of commerce worldwide. According to research, entrepreneurs and business owners will create over 600 million jobs in the next 10 years which will consist of 70% of new jobs around the globe. Today, small business owners are less likely to rece...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

American Express &Extend Partner | September 23, 2021

American Express and Extend, a New York City-based fintech specializing in virtual cards, announced their partnership to expand virtual Card solutions for U.S. businesses. U.S. companies with an eligible American Express Business Card can now enroll and create virtual Cards, also known as tokens, through Extend’s app or desktop login in as little as five minutes using their existing American Express Card account. Virtual Cards can hel...

SMALL BUSINESS ADVICE

Nav | January 14, 2021

Nav, the basic and intelligent financing platform for small businesses, has joined forces with BizEquity, the main business valuation platform, to assist small businesses with navigating the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and secure the capital they need. The previous year brought remarkable affliction for small businesses; in 2020, in excess of 100,000 SMBs shut because of the effect of COVID-19. PPP gives genuinely necessary help, however it's hard for some small business...

Daily Herald | February 12, 2020

Small business owners across Chicagoland, and the country, are entering the new decade on a high note, according to the Bank of America Business Advantage Fall 2019 Small Business Owner Snapshot, a semiannual study that explores the perspectives, aspirations and concerns of entrepreneurs around the country. The survey results indicate that a significant majority of Chicago-area small business owners and entrepreneurs are planning for growth in 2020. In fact, 80 percent say they have plans to exp...