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Rapyd | December 09, 2021

Rapyd, a global Fintech-as-a-Service company has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Neat, a cross-border trade enabling platform for SMBs and startups. Neat provides full company incorporation, business accounts, global payment collection and disbursements, as well as credit card-based capital expansion services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and it is subject to regulatory approval. By integrating Neat into the Rapyd Global Payments Network, small and medium businesses wil...

Business Wire | March 06, 2020

The CBIZ Small Business Employment Index (“SBEI”) reported reasonably flat hiring in February, with a seasonally adjusted decline of 0.39%. The CBIZ SBEI tracks payroll and hiring trends for over 3,500 companies that have 300 or fewer employees, providing broad insight into small business trends. The February 2020 data reflects a historical trend for the month’s numbers over the last 10 years, with winter weather typically contributing to a slowdown in economic activity. This y...

Send Press Releases with GlobeNewswire | March 23, 2020

AllSurplus, the leading global marketplace for selling and buying surplus assets, is pleased to announce it has launched a free program for small businesses to list and sell surplus equipment to raise capital to meet their needs. This program enables small businesses to respond to the changing business climate and quickly generate liquidity by selling surplus and idle assets through a safe, trusted and secure B2B online auction marketplace. AllSurplus.com sells assets in over 100 categories and ...

BusinessLine | May 04, 2020

The US Small Business Administration has processed over 3.8 million loans for more than half a trillion dollars since the launch of the ‘Paycheck Protection Program’ on April 3 to deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a joint statement by the SBA and the Treasury Department. “SBA has processed about 2.2 million loans, whose value is over $175 billion, since the start of the second round of the PPP loan processing on April 27,” the...