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Mastercard and MLB Announce Home Team Advantage Small Business Contest
Just in time for the annual All Star Game, this week, Mastercard and Major League Baseball announced that they were extending their long-held partnership. More importantly, the two entities also revealed that they're teaming up for the Home Team Advantage Small Business Contest. This edition of the contest is open to business owners in three baseball cities: Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta. One grand prize winner from each of these three...
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FICO Announces "Score A Better Future" Virtual Event for Small Businesses
In recent years, FICO has hosted a number of public events intended to help consumers better understand their credit. Dubbed "Score a Better Future," past sessions have taken place in locations across the country. Now, FICO is partnering with the Small Business Roundtable, the National Association of Women Business Owners, and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to present a special Score A Better Future | Small Business virtual...
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Amazon Highlights Small Businesses Ahead of Prime Day 2021
On June 21st and 22nd, e-retail giant Amazon will celebrate its annual Prime Day — its Black Friday-esque sales event. Ahead of those dates, the site is incentivizing support for small businesses. This includes allowing shoppers to earn a credit for shopping small, rewarding Amazon credit cardholders with additional discounts, and more. Now through June 20th, customers who make purchases from select U.S.-based small businesses will earn a $10 credit...
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QuickBooks Data Highlights COVID's Financial Impact on Small Businesses
At long last, it seems as though the United States is slowly putting the pandemic behind it as vaccination rates increase and mandates are rolled back. As that happens, however, many small businesses are continuing to pick up the pieces from what's been a rough year for many. On that note, a recent report from Intuit QuickBooks shows just how much small businesses were hurt financially at the start of...
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"Backing Historic Small Restaurants" Grant Program Awards $1 Million to Small Businesses
During the pandemic, numerous small businesses closed their doors permanently. Sadly, this included several long-time institutions, many of which had previously operated for multiple decades. Thus, in a bid to help ensure that some iconic small restaurants are able to weather the storm, more than $1 million in grant money is being given to those special spots. Recently, American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced 25 recipients of...
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Small Business Survey Finds 37% Considering Expansion in 2021
More than a year after the pandemic first gripped the United States, small business owners are apparently feeling optimistic once again. TD Bank recently released the results of their 2021 Small Business Survey. The survey — which included participation from 750 small businesses with less than $5 million in annual revenue — found that many businesses are now "doing better than expected" as vaccination rates rise and the pandemic (hopefully) recedes. In...
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