News

News (2425)

Survey Shows Effects of Great Recession on Small Business

According to Forbes, a new study by the Federal Reserve Board shows the effect of the Great Recession on start up businesses. Among the findings, micro businesses faced a higher denial rate on credit applications than small businesses or established businesses. Read more...

Small Business Growth Drops in June

Small business job growth dropped by a small margin in June, reports the Washington Post. Even with the drop June saw 120,000 jobs added in June. Read more...

Enrollment Lags on Small Business Insurance Exchange

The Small Business Health Options program (SHOP), an online insurance exchange designed to help small businesses get health insurance for their employees, still suffers from low enrollment, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The latest numbers released by the government show only 10,700 employers are enrolled. Read more...

Smallest All-in-One Portable Printer

Specialty printer manufacturer Primera Technology, Inc.,  today announced the availability of the Primera Trio, the world's smallest and lightest portable all-in-one printer. Primera Trio prints, copies and scans in full color or black monochrome from a unit that weighs just 2.6 lbs. (1.2 kg), is about the size of a hardcover book, and fits easily into computer bags, backpacks and briefcases, setting a new benchmark in the portable printer market. Read more...

Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act’s Federal Subsidies

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholds federal subsidies for approximately 6.4 million Americans who have obtained health coverage through a federally-facilitated exchange.  This ruling sends a clear message to employers that the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is here to stay. In a 6-3 vote, King V. Burwell is the second U.S. Supreme Court ruling to uphold PPACA legislation since it was signed into law in 2010.  Read more...

The Cloud is Safe for Your Data

Many small businesses remain leery of moving their data to the cloud because they are afraid it is not secure, reports Small Business Computing. The truth is that cloud vendors have some of the highest security, it is there job to provide a secure storage facility for your data. Read more...

Shopping Comes to Pinterest

Pinterest will add a buy now feature, reports the San Diego Union Tribune. The new service will allow Pinners to buy the items directly from the pinned item. The buy now feature will roll out to select users in the coming weeks. Read more...

Black and White Printer for Small Offices

Ricoh has a new compact, durable and affordable black-and-white printer designed to bring higher levels of productivity to small offices, small businesses and corporate departments. Read more...

4-Line Phone System Meet Small Business Needs

 It just got easier for small business owners to install phone systems with qualities previously only available to companies with bigger budgets. Today, VTech Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VTech Holdings Limited (HKSE: 303), announced the new 4-Line Small Business Phone System, providing small businesses with the most affordable and easy to install 4-line phone system on the market. Read more...

Square Adds to Small Business Services

Square announced another small business service, reports Forbes. The financial services company will now add payroll services to its list of products for small business. Read more...

Visit other PMG Sites:

PMG360 is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal data we collect from our subscribers/agents/customers/exhibitors and sponsors. On May 25th, the European's GDPR policy will be enforced. Nothing is changing about your current settings or how your information is processed, however, we have made a few changes. We have updated our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to make it easier for you to understand what information we collect, how and why we collect it.