Global small business platform, Xero, released its quarterly Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report for Canada, based on data from January to March 2024. The update showed incremental “improvements for the sector across sales growth, late payments and time-to-paid metrics, a signal that Canada‘s small… Read More
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority confirms its plan to protect access to cash for consumers and small businesses. Banks and building societies will need “to weigh up if local communities lack access to cash services, like branches and ATMs, and plug significant gaps, under new… Read More
UK’s ThinCats has shared insights following the new Labour government announcement. Managing Director Ravi Anand gives his thoughts on what ThinCats would like “to see from the new government and challenges them to back growth and invest in mid-sized SMEs.” For any incoming Government, there… Read More
Bluevine, the banking platform that serves as the financial operating system for startups and small businesses, today announced the general availability of the Bluevine Business Cashback Mastercard, which offers small business owners “essential access to working capital along with an expansive menu of business tools,… Read More
Peterborough is ranked the best city to work for a small business in Britain, according to new research compiled by iwoca, one of Europe’s small business lenders. iwoca’s ‘Top 25 Towns & Cities for SME Jobs’ list ranks areas “using ONS data on average wage,… Read More
Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the financial technology platform for businesses, and SumUp, the global financial technology firm for small merchants, have joined forces in a partnership to offer a best-in-class payment experience and accelerated settlements for millions of small businesses worldwide. With this partnership, SumUp builds on its… Read More
For small businesses, navigating the set-up of payment acceptance can be confusing and expensive, often requiring significant upfront costs to set up a website, checkout, and POS terminal. This, according to an update from researchers at Juniper Research. However, merchants can now do all these… Read More
Xero, the global small business platform, has released research highlighting how Australian small businesses think and feel about the end of financial year (EOFY). The survey of more than 1000 small business owners and decision makers “revealed 71% consider this time of year stressful, and… Read More
Tide, the business financial platform in the UK, has partnered with carbon measurement pioneer Connect Earth to develop and deliver a new range of carbon accounting tools that will help Tide’s members (customers) reduce their carbon footprint. Small businesses currently account “for 50% of the… Read More
The British Business Bank has released a new report showing that 56% of smaller businesses in Northern Ireland are using external finance. The report, entitled, Northern Ireland SME Access to Finance Report, shares key insights about small businesses operating in the area. 📢Out today, our… Read More
Venmo announced the third Venmo Small Business Grant, a program for small businesses that will provide financial grants and mentorship to 10 Venmo business profile users. In the program’s third year, selected businesses will each “receive $20,000 for expenses, such as rent, supplies, marketing, or… Read More
A majority of small and mid-sized business owners expect their revenues to increase this year, and their worries over a recession have declined substantially, according to the 2024 Bank of America Business Owner Report, conducted in partnership with Bank of America Institute (NYSE: BAC). While… Read More
UK small business hiring continued to show signs of recovery in the face of a challenging macroeconomic environment, with employment rising 1.4% year-on-year (y/y) in the first quarter of the year (January-March 2024). According to the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from global… Read More
Xero, the global small business platform, released its latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) quarterly update for Canada, based on data from October to December 2023. The data showed that Canada’s small business sales decline “may be levelling off, which is an encouraging signal for… Read More
Xero, the global small business platform, today released a Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) special report which shows Australian small business labor productivity is keeping pace with national productivity growth, but remains below pre-pandemic levels. The report, Small business productivity: Trends, implications and strategies, is… Read More
Xero, the global small business platform, released a Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) report which shows New Zealand small business labor productivity remains below pre-pandemic levels, putting additional pressure on small businesses. The report, Small business productivity: Trends, implications and strategies, is based on anonymized… Read More
Small firms continue to face a challenging macroeconomic environment, as sales growth in the December festive period hit a three-year low, according to the Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from global small business platform Xero – which covers the three months to December 2023…. Read More
Bluevine, the one-stop digital banking platform specifically designed for small businesses, today released its inaugural Business Owner Success Survey (BOSS) Report, “benchmarking the data behind the actual decisions that US-based small business owners are making and informing their future decisions.” The data supports an “overarching… Read More
Bluevine, the one-stop digital banking platform specifically designed for small businesses, announced a new partnership with Allpoint to “provide more convenient ATM cash deposit access to its customers through 1,500 Allpoint+ enabled ATMs.” Combining the new Allpoint partnership with participating Green Dot retailers, small business… Read More
Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) is pleased to announce Banno Business, a new solution that enables community and regional financial institutions “to offer modern banking experiences for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs).” Community banks and credit unions are “well-positioned to support SMBs because of their knowledge of the… Read More
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