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globenewswire | August 11, 2023

Five Star Bank (“Five Star” or the “Bank”), the wholly-owned community bank subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (the “Company”), announced an expansion to its suite of small business products and services. Through its partnership with Numerated, Five Star is now offering digital loan origination for small businesses. “We understand that business owners need ready access to capital to run their businesses, from managing cash flow t...

PR Newswire | February 27, 2020

ENGINE Insights, the research and analytics division of ENGINE, a global, full-service media and marketing services company, announced today the launch of its CARAVAN® Small Business Omnibus Survey, a quick and affordable solution to help businesses gain intelligence on the small business community. According to the Small Business Administration, there are over 30 million small businesses in the United States. "We developed this product after seeing an increase in requests for insights ...

The Morinville News | January 31, 2020

Alberta’s small business confidence dropped 1.3 points in January to an index of 37.0, according to the latest Business Barometer results from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Far behind the national average of 55.3 points, Alberta remains the province with the lowest business confidence in the country. The business organization considers an index score of 65 to 70 as indicative of a strong economy, both nationally and provincially. “Alberta small business conf...

Benzinga | January 30, 2020

Become, an online lending platform for SMBs, formally announced it facilitated $200 million in financing between online lenders and small business owners. “Through our platform, promising businesses that were once starved for capital due to outmoded lending practices have secured the funding they need and deserve,” said Eden Amirav, CEO and Co-Founder of Become. “Reaching this $200 million milestone is just the latest reminder that our customers’ success is our success.&r...