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New Main Street Business Plans Restart Optimism In Post-COVID Picture

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presidents and instrumental in establishing the government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quoted as saying, “An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he’ll quickly learn how to chew it.”. Twenty-five percent of Main Street SMBs now say they are operating with capacity restrictions, whereas 38.6

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Visa: Real-Time Settlement, Online Marketplaces Help Put SMBs Back On The Road To Recovery

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Online marketplaces are the digital storefronts helping small to mid-sized businesses survive — but adding real-time settlement into the mix can help them thrive. And 60 percent of surveyed firms selling across online marketplaces would take their business to one that offers real-time settlement.

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Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech

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As all aspects of individuals’ lives migrate online, from payments to dating, why shouldn’t the process of taking out an insurance policy do the same? “I thought, surely, this would all have gone digital, and that I could go online and buy a policy in five minutes or less,” he said. It’s a major expense.

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How Square’s Results Spotlight Main Street SMBs’ Resilience — And (Cash) Challenges

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And often, drilling down into business segments and management commentary provides insight into just how we as a nation are faring, depending on where you look. All eyes may be trained on Wall Street now, and Main Street too as the latest tranche of business lending gets underway. The Cash Need.

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NEW DATA: Two-Thirds Of Main Street SMBs Are Not Ready For The Post-Pandemic Restart

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Consumers living under stay-at-home orders are going online to manage their personal and professional lives. These are just a few of the questions we sought to answer in Main Street On Lockdown: Reinventing The Road To Recovery edition. . The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive consumer migration to digital commerce.

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Bolstering The B2B Buyer's Online Experience

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"But there are more people working from home and not available in the office, and customers started to see that having B2B eCommerce and online ordering is much more meaningful now, compared to the traditional way they were doing it.". That will be the main feature, to cut down the costs and timeline of go-to-market," he said.

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Joss & Main, HGTV in Beach-House Themed Collaboration

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Another online home furnishings retailer is joining the HGTV family. Joss & Main just announced its partnership with HGTV ‘s Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation series. Starting June 10, Joss & Main’s pieces will be on HGTV’s show for six weeks.

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