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Big ideas for small business report

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the lifeblood of our neighborhoods. Yet too often, those businesses don’t know how to navigate local offices and agencies. Cities can and should do more to serve as partners for small businesses. City governments should take a look at their services through the eyes of small business owners and determine how to improve their experiences. It shouldn’t be difficult to get a business license, and you shouldn’t need to hire a lawyer to guide you through the process, or spend hours waiting to be served at City Hall. When entrepreneurs develop new types of businesses, city regulations should encourage their growth through logical, but not excessive, regulation.

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The Small Business Guide To Rapid Settlement

whitePaper | January 16, 2020

The Small Business Guide To Rapid Settlement Report documents the challenges facing small businesses due to delays in access to funds from sales. The report further seeks to educate, inform and provide a path for solutions to this sector. It is based on a survey of 480 firms in a broad range of industries with annual revenues up to $10 million.

Small business owner’s guide to surviving 2023

whitePaper | February 27, 2023

As a small business owner, we know you deal with many challenges daily. Some of them may be difficult to predict, and you’ll have to tackle them as they come. For some challenges, however, you can prepare yourself in advance. Being ready and knowing what to do to overcome these challenges will save you time and money and ensure that 2023 will be the year where you’ll see success and expansion for your business!

THE STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE AND REBUILDING THE U.S. MANUFACTURING BASE

whitePaper | May 31, 2023

The American Rescue Plan, passed in 2021, reauthorized and expanded the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and will provide nearly $10 billion in funds to help small businesses access the capital they need to invest in job-creating opportunities as the country emerges from the pandemic.

Small Business Planning During COVID-19

whitePaper | April 2, 2020

This report by the IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) Small Business Committee shares professional insight to help small businesses respond to the coronavirus emergency. With an emphasis on cash flows considerations, the report provides guidance on how small businesses can apply a three-step assess-build-communicate (ABC) recovery planning framework which includes:

SME banking: Business banking done differently

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a big deal in almost every country. Around 90% of businesses worldwide are SMEs and they provide more than half of all jobs, according to the World Bank. SMEs also make an outsized contribution to national income, ranging from up to 40% in emerging economies1 to around 55% in Europe.

Big ideas for small business report