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Making Small Business Funding Easier

Merchant Cash and Capital, a cash advance and capital funding provider,is launching a new automated submission and pre-approval system, reports the Herald Online. Designed to meet the growing demand for small business funding the system lets users upload information and it can give approval in minutes.
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Cloud Provider Simplifies the Cloud

 Leading Cloud Provider and Technology Integrator, MicroTech, made a major statement at this week's ITEXPO in Las Vegas, Nevada which is the world's largest and best-attended communications and technology tradeshow.  Education, innovation, and networking professionals from across the entire IT community saw the debut of MicroTech's newest Cloud Solution - the MicroKloud. Read more...

Entrepreneurship Opportunities

Taking a cue from The Kauffman Foundation’s vision to “foster a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities,” self-made multi-millionaire Amos Winbush III has founded AW3 Media, LLC. His mission is to ensure that there are access points to opportunity for those seeking to become Entrepreneurs. Read more...

Small Business Passes Healthcare Cost to Employees

Healthcare costs have been rising for the past decade, reports the Washington Post, and most small businesses are coping with that by passing the costs on to their employees. A new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that 58% of employees at small firms pay a deductible of $1,000. This is up from 21% in 2007.
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Business Confidence Remains Flat

According to Fox Small Business, the monthly National Federation of Independent Business Confidence survey shows that optimism was flat in August, decreasing by 0.1 points from July’s 94. Despite that 16 percent of small-business owners reported plans to increase employment, and 25 percent intend to make capital outlays.
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Small Businesses Lack Device Policy

According to Newsday, a new survey shows that 60 percent of U.S. companies do not have a bring-your-own-device policy in place. In addition, 80 percent of the companies have not informed their employees of the risks of bringing their own devices to work.
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Hiring Up but Not on Mainstreet

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the U.S. added 169,000 jobs in August, reports Businessweek. Yet, multiple surveys of small businesses show that hiring within that sector decreased for the second start month.
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Small Business Financing Up

U.S. small businesses took on more debt in July, pushing an index of borrowing to a six-year high, reports Reuters. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, shows that financing to small companies, rose 11 percent in July to 117.7, the highest level since August 2007.
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Cloud Backup Promotional Pricing

One of the most trusted names in data back-up and disaster recovery is running a special offer for U.S. and Canadian managed service providers (MSPs). StorageCraft® Technology Corporation announced today that it is providing a 30-percent discount on new devices using StorageCraft Cloud Services(TM) through Sept. 30, 2013. Read more...

Chase to Accept Payments However You Do Business

Chase Paymentech, a leading global merchant acquirer, payment processor and subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., today announced the launch of "Chase Checkout" - solutions to help merchants seamlessly accept payments however they do business: in store, online or on the go. Merchants can now securely and efficiently accept card payments from their smartphones with the new Chase Mobile Checkout app and encrypted card reader. Read more...

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