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Office Evolution | November 17, 2022

With more South Carolina-based companies looking for new ways to maintain productivity, innovation, and engagement as the shift to remote and/or hybrid work takes hold; Office Evolution® has the perfect solution. The coworking provider continues to address demand and help small businesses and entrepreneurs by offering convenient and affordable flexible business environments in some of the region's busiest suburban markets. Home to a continuously growing residential population, South Caro...

PYMNTS.com | April 08, 2020

Small businesses overwhelmed U.S. financial institutions as they scrambled to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. When the program went live on Friday (April 3), only two FIs, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, had been able to begin accepting applications — Bank of America saw a whopping $6 billion worth of applications in only a few hours, ending Friday with $32.6 billion in applications. It was a shaky ...

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FluentStream | February 23, 2023

On February 22, 2023, FluentStream, a rapidly expanding provider of UCaaS solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, announced strategic partnership with Hosted Solutions. This Denver-based company has been one of FluentStream's channel partners for six years. The partnership aims to enhance the availability and delivery of hosted voice services to customers by combining FluentStream's advanced UCaaS platform with Hosted Solutions' expertise in hosted voice solutions....

CNBC | February 20, 2020

Small business sentiment is on the rise to kick off 2020, with confidence nearing all-time highs, according to data from CNBC and SurveyMonkey. The CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Confidence Index climbed two points in the first quarter, from 59 to 61, as concerns over trade policy impacts lessened, thanks to a trade deal with China and the signing of the USMCA. This is a sharp turnaround from the lows seen last summer as trade turmoil weighed on Main Street’s outlook. The Small Business ...