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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 ...

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PRnewwire | August 09, 2023

iBusiness Funding, LLC, a leading provider of innovative lending solutions, including LenderAI and Lending as a Service (LaaS), is pleased to announce the introduction of their new promotion, "24 for '24." This exclusive promotion for its LaaS product supports iBusiness Funding's mission to provide financing opportunities to even the smallest of small businesses by helping lenders expand their SBA loan portfolios. "24 for '24" is a limited-time pr...

Threatpost | January 30, 2020

Cisco Systems released security patches on Wednesday for high-severity vulnerabilities affecting over a half dozen of its small business switches. The flaws allow remote unauthenticated adversaries to access sensitive information and level denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against affected gear. Impacted are Series Smart Switches, Series Managed Switches and Series Stackable Managed Switches. Cisco said it was unaware of active exploitation of the vulnerabilities and software updates remediating t...

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...