SBA Lenders See Big Growth in ‘7(a)’ Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration has honored lenders for notable growth in facilitating financing for business owners.
In particular, three lenders have been recognized for dramatically increasing their performances ...
State of Prosperity: These Locations Tied to ‘Economic Mobility’
The state in which you reside may increase or diminish your chances of achieving the American Dream, according to a new study that measures where you are more likely to move up or down the earnings ladder.
The Economic ...
American Express Cards Join Isis Mobile Wallet
American Express has added its cards to the “mobile wallet” joint venture consisting of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.
The Isis Mobile Wallet will now support American Express’ Consumer, Open Small Business ...
Small Biz Optimism Up in April, But Flat Over Past Year
After sliding the previous month, a national index that measures small business optimism gained 2 points in April, reaching 94.5, the highest reading since December 2007.
However, the index based on a survey by ...
Small Business Hiring Stagnant, Slows Overall Job Growth
Small business hiring – one of the primary components of the overall U.S. employment picture – remained stagnant in April, according to the National Federal of Independent Business.
The overall U.S. employment ...
Justice Officials Probe Visa’s ‘Competitive Responses’ to Reform
Visa, the world’s largest payment network, revealed today that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating changes to its debit card processing system in response to reform rules on so called merchant “swipe ...
Small Biz Revenues Near Pre-Recession Levels: Intuit
Small business revenues are slowly recovering from the depths of the financial crisis, but are now starting to reach levels seen before the recession began in 2007, according to a new index from payroll processor ...
AmazonSupply.com Launches for Commercial Customers
Amazon.com has launched a new site offering more than 500,000 items for mostly commercial and industrial customers.
AmazonSupply.com is not exactly for the general shopping population, selling the likes of bench-top ...
American Express U.S. Card Biz Soars, 1Q Profit Up 7%
With customer defaults at historic lows, American Express said its first quarter profit rose 7 percent, beating Wall Street expectations as card spending jumped 12 percent over the year-ago period.
The company’s ...
AT&T, Verizon Share Top 4G Speeds: PCWorld
AT&T (on downloads) and Verizon (on uploads) have the fastest 4G speeds of the four major carriers, according to PCWorld’s latest testing in 13 U.S. cities.
PCWorld took the average measurements of upload ...
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