small business

Online lenders offer aid to businesses harmed by coronavirus outbreak

03/18/20

Loans with favorable terms and gift certificates are among the solutions being promoted by companies like Kabbage and Honeycomb Credit.

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The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 and COVID-19

03/15/20

Professor Ted Janger of Brooklyn Law School sent me a proposal for a small change to the Bankruptcy Code that might significantly help small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. His idea merits consideration. In Ted’s words:

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Kabbage launches cash-flow dashboard for small businesses

03/04/20

The online lender's latest product shows business owners their cash flow over the past 90 days and how it is likely to change. The idea is to help borrowers save time.

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Federal Reserve Emergency Lending as a Coronavirus Response

03/01/20

Senator Elizabeth Warren has put out a plan for mitigating the economic fallout from the coronavirus.

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Regions to buy equipment finance firm Ascentium

02/27/20

The acquisition of the Texas-based lender will help Regions expand its offerings to small businesses while adding about $2 billion of loans to the bank's balance sheet.

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Fifth Third teams with online lender to offer small-business loans

02/20/20

Under the partnership with Fundation, Fifth Third will offer loans and credit lines up to $100,000 that can be funded in as little as a day.

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CIT Group launches new products for small businesses, HOAs

01/31/20

A new app will allow small-business clients to quickly apply for credit while expanded offerings for homeowners associations will help CIT build up its base of low-cost deposits.

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Jovita Carranza confirmed as SBA administrator after nine-month delay

01/07/20

The agency's new leader began her career as a part-time night-shift package handler for UPS in Chicago.

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One challenger’s goal: Banking that digs deeper into small-business operations

12/10/19

The startup Rho argues that small firms still have unmet needs, especially tracking cash flow in real time.

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Small-business challenger bank BlueVine raises $102.5 million

11/19/19

The startup — whose backers include CitiVentures, SVB Capital and Microsoft's venture fund — says it's building an end-to-end platform for small businesses that integrates loans, checking, payments and other services.

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