Small Business


Flipkart, Davinta Tie Up To Offer Credit Facilities To Small Biz, Kiranas

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'Partnering with Davinta will give members on our platform access to credit with a single click,' says Adarsh Menon, sen... Read more

Rise Of Digital Pay: 1.5 Mn Small Businesses Adopt Razorpay In 15 Months

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The platform saw a growth of over 200 per cent from March last year to May this year in trans­action volume done by MSM... Read more

More Than Half Of Small Businesses Are Looking To Have PPP Funds Forgiven, Survey Says

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Frustrations are mounting on Main Street due to a lack of guidance from the Small Business Administration on PPP loan fo... Read more

As States Reopen, It's A Race Against The Clock For Small Businesses To Pay Bills And Stay Solvent

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As states reopen, the focus has turned to whether smaller companies can find enough business to survive, preventing a wa... Read more

Fear And Desperation On Main Street As Small Businesses Struggle To Survive Despite PPP And Other Federal Loan Programs

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Millions of small business owners have not received government loans under the CARES Act. Many are bootstrapping, crowdf... Read more

Small Business Loans Are Not Going Proportionately To The Hardest-hit Areas, Fed Study Shows

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States enduring the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis are receiving a smaller proportion of emergency small business loans, a... Read more

One Of Main Street's Biggest Fears In Economic Reopening — New Regulations

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As small businesses across the country grapple with economic reopening, one of their biggest fears is that new regulatio... Read more

Trump Signs $484 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill To Boost Small Business, Hospitals And Testing

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The bill includes $370 billion for small business aid, $75 billion for hospitals and $25 billion for testing during the ... Read more

Some Gig Workers Are Getting $0 In Unemployment Benefits

AMERICA - Published date: .

Gig workers and other self-employed individuals are trying to make sense of yet another wrinkle in a roundabout process ... Read more

Massive Layoffs And Pay Cuts Are Likely Coming To State And Local Governments As Federal Aid Goes Elsewhere

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State and local governments are warning of a wave of layoffs and pay cuts after getting left out of the federal coronavi... Read more

Small Business Loans Top $296 Billion And Could Reach The Program's Limit By The End Of Wednesday

AMERICA - Published date: .

"It's a tremendous program to keep our business afloat," said one small business owner. Read more

'We're Not Governments' — Cramer Says Small Business Owners Can't Front Their Employees Forever

AMERICA - Published date: .

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday the slow rollout of promised small business loans is unfairly putting more burden on small... Read more

Small Businesses Start To Get Rescue Funds, But Payouts Overall Are Lagging

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"We have mostly undisbursed loans at this time" said Tony Wilkinson, president of the National Association of Guaranteed... Read more

'I Feel Better' — Cramer Praises Fed's $2.3 Trillion In Loans To Help Businesses And Governments

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"This is what is needed because we've got to fight off a depression," CNBC's Jim Cramer said. Read more

Jobs May Not Come Totally Back For Years, All Depending On How Small Businesses Weather This Storm

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By some estimates, it will take until 2023 or even longer to bring the labor market back to where it was just week ago i... Read more

Small Businesses Have 'a Million Questions' About Paycheck Relief Loan As Applications Come Due

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As the SBA prepares to start accepting applications for payroll relief loans on Friday, business owners are confused abo... Read more

Small Business Confidence Rebounds On Optimism About US-China Trade Deal

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Small business confidence rebounded in the fourth quarter from an all-time low as business owners across the country exp... Read more

US Companies' Message To Trump: Don't Expand China Tariffs

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Businesses, trade groups, and individuals have written to complain that tariffs would drive up prices for consumers, squ... Read more

US Wind Energy Industry Is Booming, But Tariffs Pose A Threat

AMERICA - Published date: .

Tariffs on Chinese imports, as well as the threat of new duties on Mexican imports, will stifle job growth, according to... Read more

After Being Rocked By Trump Tariffs, The Solar Energy Business Is Bouncing Back

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After two years of job losses in the solar industry, a California mandate is welcome and advocates are projecting demand... Read more