Tagged: small businesses

Autobooks and Fundbox to Launch Autobooks Capital for Enhanced SMB Lending

Autobooks, the provider of receivables, payables, accounting, and cash flow management tools integrated within digital banking, announced the launch of Autobooks Capital, powered by Fundbox, the embedded capital infrastructure for small businesses. This offering adds fast, flexible funding directly “within the Autobooks platform—no redirects, no… Read More

Nearly 75% of US Accountants and Bookkeepers Report Increased Profits in Past Year

Xero, the global small business platform, released its US State of the Industry Report for accounting and bookkeeping (AB) practices in 2025, revealing an optimistic outlook driven by “evolving service offerings and strong performance metrics year-over-year.” The report highlights a significant upswing in the industry,… Read More

Bluevine and Stripe to Launch Invoicing and Payment Links for SMBs

Bluevine, which claims to be one of the largest digital banking platforms for small businesses in the U.S., announced the launch of Invoicing and Payment Links. These features allow Bluevine customers “to create and share professional invoices and payment links within minutes.” Small businesses can… Read More

Slow Digitalization Is Reportedly Blocking Small Business Productivity Gains in New Zealand

Xero, the global small business platform, released a report with New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) projecting the productivity gains Kiwi small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) stand to gain through accelerated digitalization. Productivity is the biggest long-run “determinant of wages and living standards,… Read More

Fundbox Now Focused on Embedded Capital for SMBs

Fundbox, the embedded capital engine for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), introduced a new brand identity that reflects its transformation into a partner-first financial infrastructure provider. With a sharper focus on platform integrations, Fundbox is “building the infrastructure that enables seamless access to capital—right where… Read More

British Business Bank Agrees to New Facility with BFS Marine Finance

The British Business Bank has agreed a new facility with BFS Marine Finance, designed to increase the flow of finance to smaller businesses within the commercial marine sector. The structured finance facility of up to £20m will “allow BFS Marine Finance to provide secured financing… Read More

Canadian Consumers Concerned About Impact of Fraud on Financial Wellbeing – Research

Mastercard’s (NYSE: MA) range of fraud detection tools and solutions help protect and ensure payment security for consumers and businesses. In an evolving digital world, fraud threats seem to be coming from every direction, making it “challenging for Canadians to feel and remain secure.” Launching… Read More

NEXT Insurance Introduces Multi-Location, Single State Coverage for Workers’ Comp

NEXT Insurance, a digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, announced a new offering to support small businesses with multiple operating locations across a single state, allowing single-entity small business owners with numerous locations “to purchase workers’ compensation (WC) coverage through one single policy.” NEXT‘s… Read More

Bluevine and Xero to Provide Banking Solutions for Small Businesses

Bluevine, the banking platform that serves as the financial operating system for startups and small businesses, announced an ongoing partnership with  small business accounting platform, Xero. Through this collab, Bluevine customers can sync their banking data with Xero, providing small businesses and their accountants with… Read More

Small Businesses in Canada Facing Lingering Payment and Economic Challenges – Report

Xero, a global small business platform, has released its quarterly Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data for Canada, providing a comprehensive snapshot of the health of the small business sector. The latest data, which covers the period from July to September 2024, reveals that while… Read More

Mastercard Supports Canadian Small Businesses with New Funding

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has recently unveiled the newest recipients of the Mastercard x Pier Five Small Business Fund. The Fund grants $10,000 CAD to 10 Canadian women small business owners alongside “support to grow and scale their businesses.” Recipients receive a Priceless experience in Toronto… Read More

Fintech Platform BRISKPE Introduces Unified Platform for Cross-Border Payments

BRISKPE, a PayU-backed cross-border payment platform, has introduced a solution designed to meet the needs of MSMEs. This platform integrates account-to-account (A2A) transfers, card collections powered by PayU and PayPal, providing exporters, service providers, marketplace sellers and freelancers with “efficiency in managing international transactions.” By… Read More

BizEquity and Biz2Credit to Enable Embedded Finance, Support Small Business Access to Capital

BizEquity, a platform that provides business valuation services, announced a partnership with Biz2Credit, a small business funding platform, to help secure business financing for US-based clients. The firms will reportedly launch financing options via an embedded financing solution within the BizEquity platform powered by Biz2Credit’s… Read More

UK’s Smallest Businesses Unable to Focus on Core Jobs, Juggling Multiple Roles – Report

Research from Xero, the small business platform, has found leaders of the UK’s smallest businesses (1-9 employees) and sole traders spend less than half (46%) of the working week on their core jobs. According to the report from Xero, these businesses effectively aren’t starting work… Read More

UK Fintech iwoca Announces Fund to Help SMEs Build Expertise in AI and Data Analytics

iwoca, one of Europe’s SME lenders, announces access to a £500,000 fund to help small businesses and employees build skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Teaming up with learning provider Multiverse, iwoca can now transfer half of its unused apprenticeship levy (~£250,000) to… Read More

Australian Small Business Revenue Growth Slowing But Ahead of Other Nations – Report

Xero, the small business platform, released its Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) update, highlighting that Australian small businesses are persevering amid challenging macroeconomic conditions and still outperforming small businesses in other countries. As noted in the research report shared by Xero, here are takeaways from… Read More

Small Businesses in Canada Continue to Report Declining Revenue

Xero, the global small business platform, released its quarterly Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report for Canada, including data from April to June 2024. As noted in the latest report, Canada’s weak small business sales performance continued in the three months to June. The data… Read More

UK Small Businesses Await Impact of Interest Rate Cuts as Revenue Growth Remains Modest – Report

UK small business sales growth continued to slow over the last quarter (July to September), not helped by rising late payments times, according to the  Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from Xero, the small business platform. As noted in the research report, this quarter,… Read More

Mastercard Announces New Benefits to Support Small Businesses in Canada

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced recently that it has launched various new benefits in support of small businesses operating across Canada. Curated new cardholder benefits provide savings on products and solutions tailored to meet the requirements of Canadian business owners. In order to to acknowledge Small… Read More

Small Businesses in Canada Are Facing Fiscal Challenges Due to Lack of Financial Literacy – Research Report

Research from cloud-based small business platform Xero reveals a notable gap in financial literacy among Canadian small business owners. Although 47% or nearly half of small business owners rating their financial literacy as ‘high’, nearly half (43%) actively deal with fiscal challenges in their business… Read More

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