small business
Is It Time for a Four-Day Workweek?
We saw an article floating around the web suggesting that small businesses should consider moving to a four-day workweek. This is definitely an interesting question
AI
Contemplating Automation and the Future of Small Business
As we contemplate the future of small businesses around the world, we’re struck by how automation is influencing new work models as never before. These
Holidays
UPS Data Tells Small Merchants They Need to Up their Holiday Game
We often forget that UPS — the global shipping company with a roughly $180 billion market capitalization — is a daily resource for local businesses
MCM
Xero Report Cites ‘Resistance to Change’ as Key Tech Adoption Barrier
The global cloud accounting software firm Xero set out this summer to find out what exactly is preventing small businesses from adopting the digital technology
small business
Are Small Business Bond Marketplaces the New Crowdfunding?
A small business bond marketplace? Now that is a new one for us. But in an era of rapidly advancing technology and disruption, anything seems
Data Scout
New Mastercard Research Shows Global SMB Optimism
As one of the most important players in the local and small business economy, we’re always eager to see data that comes out of Mastercard.
Facebook
How This Week’s Facebook Outage Impacted Local Businesses
Earlier this week Facebook was offline for six hours. We found an interesting article detailing the challenges two small business owners faced during the outage.
Modern
Survey Explores Role of Technology Merchant in SMB SaaS Sales
As our readers know, we often write about the Saas adoption by SMBs. Some of the data we turn to is our own Modern Commerce
Data Scout
Verizon Survey Documents Growing SMB Reliance on Tech
In case you haven’t figured this out, we love data. So we are always on the lookout for data we think can help you map
small business
The Pumpkin Spice Latte Guy Funds New SMB Education Initiative
Earlier this week we learned that the man who helped popularize the pumpkin spice latte is now helping small businesses survive unprecedented pandemic times. Howard