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Big Banks Courts Top Small Businesses

Large banks are making loans to small business, reports INC. Unfortunately, those loans are still going only to the top 10% of small business. The larger banks are still only interested in making loans to small business with large incomes and strong balance sheets.
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Catching the Milennials Attention

According to Forbes, by 2017 millennials will have more spending power than any other generation. This generation grew up with technology and is can be influenced by technology on where to spend their money. Businesses will need to rethink their marketing strategies in order to capture the attention of this market.
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IRS Targets Small Businesses

According to the Washington Post about 20,000 small businesses received letters from the IRS questioning whether the businesses correctly reported their income.
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Small Businesses Pessimistic

Small businesses remain pessimistic, reports Fox Small Business. The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Confidence Index shows that the confidence level for small businesses only rose .6 in July.
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Contest Awards Big Money to Small Businesses

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. And now, more than ever, they need support to grow to the next level. Valpak, which has helped small businesses for more than 45 years, announces the return of its successful Dough to Grow Award for 2013, a contest that awards big bucks to small businesses striving to expand. Read more...

Document Management Productivity Suite For Small Business

Document Capture Technologies (DCT) (DCMT:OTC BB) today announced the availability of SimpleScan , an entirely new way to capture, store and manage business documents and information. With SimpleScan, small­ and medium­sized businesses (SMB's) now have access to the rich features and extensibility of professional content management products at a fraction of the cost. Users can easily send information directly to their favorite online storage or processing service with next­generation hardware, web services and mobile apps for iOS and Android.
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Handling Cash Ups and Downs

Small businesses can take steps to handle cash flow peaks and valleys, reports Fox Small Business. Some ways to handle the cash flow is to ask for better terms with vendors, pay bills only when due and to manage receivables very carefully.
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Credit and Debit Cards on the Way out?

A recently published Pew Research Center report indicates that consumers will switch to mobile payments by 2020, reports Firmology. The report believes that by 2020 consumers will have replaced credit cards and debit cards with mobile phones for their payment method.
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Small Business Embraces Technology

According to eWeek, a new survey by j2 Global shows small business are embracing technology. Of those surveyed, 53 percent say they expect to work exclusively on an iPad or tablet in the coming year.
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Expense Automation

Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, today announced that together with American Express, it's marrying the convenience of transaction alerts near the time of card swipe with the ease of simply snapping a photo of a receipt to "automagically" create an expense on-the-go without any typing required. Read more...

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