consumers
Visa Study: Consumers Worldwide Say ‘Keep the Change’
We’re always picking through and sharing new research that furthers our understanding of the state of the consumer and small business markets. Our own recent
DocuSign
DocuSign Event Highlights Covid-driven SaaS Acceleration
One of the SMB SaaS companies I’ve followed consistently is DocuSign, the digital signature company. I’ve followed the company for a couple of reasons. One
small business
Survival of the Fittest Playing Out in the Small Business Marketplace
We may well be witnessing an extreme case of the survival of the fittest right now in the local, small business space. And maybe it’s
fintech
SMB Fintech: It’s Where the Money Is
We were intrigued by this guest post in TechCrunch. And what drew us to the piece was this headline “All B2B startups are in the
Samsung
Samsung Tries Its Hand at SMB Marketplaces with AppStack
Everyone and their mother seems to be trying to get into the SMB App world. Case in point — Samsung. We came across this announcement
Research
Latest Thryv Study Shows Improving Small Business Optimism
This week Thryv and the SBDC released results from its two latest waves of an ongoing study of U.S. small business sentiment amid the COVID
ecommerce
Message from Shopify Reunite: ‘Help As Many SMBs Survive as Possible’
Last week on its Reunite live stream, Shopify followed the recent trend among SMB software companies and announced it had fast-tracked a series of new
Facebook
Facebook Study Reveals Local Business Optimism
Given we’ve never seen a self-imposed “shut down” of the economy like this before, it’s no surprise that so much data is being generated to
Facebook
Facebook Adds More Tools to Support Small Business
There is a race on among local solutions providers to deploy tools for small businesses that address the abrupt changes in consumer and business behavior
Data
Which Jobs Will Bounce Back in the Post-Covid-19 World?
This morning we woke to an unsettling yet unsurprising April jobs report detailing 20.5 million jobless claims. Few sectors of the economy were unscathed. Here