Paychex hiring report for March finds small business hiring down, reports the Hill. The  National Federation of Independent Business reports that one-third of businesses say they have at least one open position that they have not been able to fill.

According to CNBC, there was a decrease in the Small Business Jobs Index for March. It  decreased 0.12, and overall it is down 1.07 percent from last year. However, small-business wages are on the rise, growing .69 per hour.

SourceFunding is working to make finding funding easier for small businesses, reports Forbes. The platform aggregates information from hundreds of lending institutions so small businesses can easily find a lender to work with them.