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CEO Jared Feldman on Moving Your Business Forward in a Tighter Credit Market

6 minute read

December 19, 2023

Lenders have been reducing the number of business-loan approvals throughout 2023. What's more, the American Bankers Association's Q4 Credit Conditions Index forecasts that this downward trend will last into midyear 2024, if not longer. The...

Small Business

The Pros and Cons of a Revenue Advance

4 minute read

December 12, 2023

One of the many ways a small business can obtain funding is through a revenue advance (RA). With this funding product, you draw an advance on future sales. Since it's not a loan, the RA...

Thought Leadership

Chief Risk and Analytics Officer Michael Chiang on Getting Real About Data Analysis

6 minute read

November 28, 2023

In 2020, IDG estimated that small and medium-size businesses managed 48 terabytes of data, with an expectation of 50 percent growth in 12 to 18 months. Assuming even the most conservative growth projections three years...

Small Business

5 Reasons Why Advertising Is Essential

5 minute read

November 21, 2023

Advertising might make you think of Madison Avenue tastemakers having flashes of inspiration as they dream up catchy slogans — you know, like Mad Men. But for most small businesses, it's a much simpler (and...

Small Business

Are You Ready for Small Business Saturday?

4 minute read

November 14, 2023

Recent holiday retail forecasts from the National Retail Federation (NRF) foresee modest growth in holiday spending as compared to last year, predicting a 3 percent to 4 percent increase in total sales. But there's a...

Small Business

Do You Need Professional Liability Insurance?

4 minute read

November 7, 2023

Do you know everything you need to about business liability insurance? If not, you’re in good company. A staggering 96 percent of business owners surveyed by Next Insurance, a business insurance provider, scored 70% or...

Small Business

Five Steps to Smarter Debt Collections

5 minute read

October 31, 2023

With personal and business bankruptcies up 10% from 2022, according to the United States Courts, it's inevitable that you'll come across someone who can't pay their bill. Having a process to follow and knowing what...

Small Business

Miami: Where Entrepreneurs Thrive

3 minute read

October 26, 2023

While you surely know about Florida's attributes as a tourist destination, are you up to speed on its explosive small business growth? In 2022, the Miami/Fort Lauderdale/West Palm beach metropolitan region filed almost 41 new...

Thought Leadership

Senior VP of Partnerships Jason Solomon Leveraging Partnerships for Growth

6 minute read

October 24, 2023

Business partnerships come in many sizes and flavors: A young boutique airline awards "miles" to a credit card's users. By piggybacking on the name of an established global bank, the airline brings in affluent consumers....