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Tax Reform Shows Early Signs Of SMB Bank Lending Impact

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tax reform led to much chatter and some confusion about exactly how changes would impact the nation’s small businesses (SMBs). Department of Treasury finalized rules that apply to SMBs on qualifying for a 20 percent tax deduction, with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) applauding the initiative.

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French Prosecutors Call For UBS To Pay 3.7B Euros For Tax Evasion

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billion euros for what it contends is helping wealthy people in the country evade taxes. According to a report in Reuters , UBS is facing accusations of laundering the proceeds of tax fraud and illegally going after clients in France. France isn’t the only country investigating allegations that the bank helps clients evade taxes.

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US Intel Community: Supply Chain Cyberattack Imminent

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National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), titled “The Foreign Economic Espionage Report,” warns that cyber attackers could infiltrate the software supply chain, and pointed to China, Russia and Iran as the most capable of such an event. A report by the U.S.

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The Biggest Banking, Regulatory Challenges For Today’s Entrepreneur

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National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S., and finance experts are celebrating with new data on the state of the entrepreneurial community. But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too.

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Businesses Can Have Their Identities Stolen, Too, Experts Warn

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million, in 2016 alone. with more than 16,800 victims recorded in 2016. A new report from The National Cybersecurity Society (NCSS) published this week warns that business identity theft is an emerging threat for entrepreneurs and executives. . But individual consumers aren’t the only victims of identity theft.

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How Canada’s Post Strike Could Boost Electronic B2B Payments

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Among the communities that may be most affected by the strikes is the small business (SMB) community, said the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), which issued a notice on Monday calling for a speedy resolution of the contract disputes to end the strikes.

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The Confusing State Of Small Business In America

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The firm published its 2016 Small Business Fraud Report , emphasizing the risks that small businesses face in back-office fraud. 69% of small business owners are optimistic about the year ahead , found Chase for Business in its 2016 Business Leaders Outlook report. Dive into the data below to make up your own mind. .

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