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Some Small Businessess Offering Healthcare Subsidies

Many small businesses are no longer able to afford to provide health insurance to their employees, reports ABC News. Some of those business find it more affordable to give their employees subsidies insteads. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that of the 1,600 businesses surveyed, 3 percent plan to give employees subsidies so they can buy their own coverage on private insurance exchanges. Read more...

New Platform to Simplify How Businesses Find Loans and Raise Capital

LoanSage has announced the launch of its new online platform to help business owners access up to $2 million in capital and loans in as little as 24 hours.  The platform educates businesses on the various types of term loans, working capital loans and alternative funding options that are available to small and medium businesses. Read more...

Florida Gets Small Business Loan Funding

Florida’s State Small Business Credit Initiative received a grant for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, reports South Florida Business Journal. The $33 million will be available as loans to area small businesses. Read more...

Lending Continues to Grow

After a decline in June, small business lending increased in July, reports INC. In July, the Small Business Lending Index rose 7 percent. Overall lending has increased 10 percent since 2013. Read more...

Small Business Owners Lose Against Yelp

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit brought by two local business against Yelp, the online review site. The lawsuit alleged that Yelp extorted money from the businesses by offering to manipulate reviews for the business in exchange for them purchasing online ads. The ruling stated that Yelp’s engineering of the reviews didn’t fit the strict definition of extortion. Read more...

Senator Introduces Legislation to Close Lending Gap

According to the Post and Courier, Senator Maria Cantwell wants to close the lending gender gap for women small business owners. As chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, she introduced the Women's Small Business Ownership Act. If passed, the Act would make it easier for women-owned companies to get loans and government contracts. Read more...

World's Lightest and Fastest Wireless Scanner

Fujitsu has introduced the latest addition to its award-winning ScanSnap product lineup, the completely wireless ScanSnap iX100. The new mobile scanner is the world's lightest and fastest ScanSnap with a built-in rechargeable lithium battery for untethered anywhere, anytime scanning. Weighing in at just over 14 ounces, the iX100 scans a color document at nearly 5.2 seconds per page at 300dpi with a simple push of a button. And for the ultimate mobile experience, the ScanSnap iX100 is equipped with both USB and Wi-Fi connectivity options for scanning at home, in the office or on the road.
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Smart Tool for Small Businesses

The Neat Company has not only embraced the ever-present power of cloud technology but taken advantage of its capabilities for small businesses. With cloud computing, small companies are able to run their businesses more efficiently, helping them stay competitive, profitable and most importantly, adaptable. Read more...

Hacker Lab Gives Businesses Insight into Data Breaches

According to Insurance Journal, HSB, a specialty insurer of data and information risks presented a “hacker lab” where small business could learn how hackers target and infiltrate their businesses. Hackers view small businesses as targets themselves and as a way for the hacker to gain access to the small businesses clients. Read more...

Small Business Need to Protect Their Data

Several large point of sale data breaches involving large retail organizations have made the news lately, but small business are often a more vulnerable target, reports Small Business Computing. Over 70 percent of data breaches happened through small businesses. Read more...

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