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Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are a barometer for the economic vitality and the health of the broader U.S. After all, a bustling Main Street signals new business opportunities and growth potential. MORE
PYMNTS' June study , "After Vaccines: What Mass Vaccinations Mean for Main Street Merchants, showed that 88 percent of Main Street SMB owners have instituted new technology and other innovations. Regulation economy legal Legislation Main Street News regulations SMBs What's Hot MORE
The boutique shops that lined Main Street USA, which got nearly all of their business face-to-face in their stores, expected that 2020 would be another great year. Coronavirus cash flow COVID-19 Karen Webster Main Feature Main Street News Revenue small businesses SMBs Stimulus Bill MORE
Downtowns everywhere from Maine to California are dealing with varying degrees of economic and existential pain as a result of the pandemic, but nowhere is the pain as acute as in college towns. Economy college towns economy Main Street News Retail UMass MORE
worker must also pay homage to the flexibility of Main Street SMBs, that humble but mighty subset of the economy that, by PYMNTS' estimates, accounts for about half of the nation’s workforce. SMBs digital shift labor Main Feature News Technology MORE
And we need look no further than Main Street USA and Main Streets all over the world to see why. Main Street businesses are those that operate a physical storefront up and down the main streets and side streets of cities and towns all over the world. MORE
Commentary B2B B2B Payments Coronavirus cross-border payments Digital Payments Main Feature Main Street Mobile Payments News On The Agenda PPP loans relief payments SBA MORE
In the age of social media, anyone, at any time, can rise up to become an influencer. And they can encourage the masses to do any number of things. Try makeup or read a “hot” new novel. MORE
These measures had a swift and detrimental impact on the small- to midsized businesses (SMBs) with storefronts on Main Street U.S.A. Many Main Street SMBs have been closed in the past year, but others have managed to stay afloat. MORE
The Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to make it more obtainable for smaller businesses, according to a Fed statement on Friday (Oct. Loans federal reserve loans Main Street Main Street SMBs News What's Hot MORE
The long-awaited Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is now underway. MORE
With 90 percent of SMBs reporting that they have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus, according to PYMNTS research, it’s clear that Main Street cannot afford to sit idle. The consensus on Main Street, however, is that the old ways of doing business may be gone for good. MORE
And as much as people may complain about the crowds in the stores or on Main Streets, they like being part of the hustle and bustle – and the energy it brings. Saving Main Street. Reimagining Main Street. Suburban Main Streets might get a boost. MORE
For the small shops and independently owned restaurants that line America’s Main Streets from coast to coast, the past eight weeks have been a difficult time leading toward an incredibly uncertain future. MORE
The most recent “Digital Transformation of Main Street SMBs” report provides a sense of just how widespread the movement has been for smaller firms to innovate. See also: The Digital Transformation of Main Street SMBs. See also: The Digital Transformation of Main Street SMBs. MORE
SMBs Coronavirus Digital Payments ecommerce loan payments Main Feature Main Street micro loans minority-owned businesses monday conversation News Opportunity Fund podcast PPP Retail MORE
To gauge the economic health and vitality of local economies, one need look no further than the financial stability of the small and medium-sized businesses that line the main streets and side streets of communities across the nation. MORE
Main Street businesses are optimistic about their longer-term survival — meaning that they believe their businesses will be around two years from now. That’s important, given the fact that Main Street SMBs are responsible for driving a significant portion of the economy, employing roughly 40 percent of the workforce. Payment Methods Coronavirus Main Feature Main Street Main Street 2021 News On The Agenda pymnts tv SMBs The Better Box video Visa Zoku Sushi MORE
At a time with stores across America closed, we help provide people with their live digital storefront and be the digital Main Street where people can tell the story behind their product," TalkShopLive Founder and CEO Bryan Moore said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. MORE
In Main Street On Lockdown: Business Recovery edition, we surveyed 431 SMB owners from across the U.S. Main Street On Lockdown: Business Recovery edition aims to understand why some SMBs are all-in on innovation, while others risk getting left in the dust. MORE
Facebook is trialing a program to let some users make voice and video calls on its main app, Reuters reported. The aim is to make it easier to place calls without using the standalone Messenger app, which was spun off from the main app several years ago. MORE
That is how many of the small and mid-sized businesses on Main Street U.S.A. This is the conviction of 75 percent of Main Street SMBs, in fact, while 69 percent say that local residents must first be fully inoculated against the virus. One in four. MORE
As the old way of doing business went out the window last year, Main Street stores shifted quickly to meet new consumer demand for convenience and comfort by embracing contactless and touchless technologies and by stepping up their online game. MORE
The first half of 2020 was a tough time to run a small business on Main Street as stay-at-home orders closed down restaurants and retailers for much or all of the past five months. That requirement of rapid change left many Main Street merchants deeply shaken and worried about their futures. MORE
But through the past 18 months, we’ve found out just how resilient “Main Street” SMBs really are. In fact, as found in the latest SMB update, as part of PYMNTS' ongoing Pandenomics series, Main Street SMBs took about a year to recover, while other, larger brethren are still struggling. MORE
What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? Economy economy loans Main Street News SMBs MORE
This is just one of the questions PYMNTS set out to answer in the Main Street On Lockdown: The COVID-19 Cash Chasm edition. Coronavirus Assistance Cash COVID-19 loans Main Feature Main Street Main Street On Lockdown News Paycheck Protection Program PPP Retail Small Business Administration SM MORE
For Main Street businesses, to say 2020 was challenging is an understatement. According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile. MORE
In Late September 2021 Governor Newsome signed Assembly Bill (AB) 150 establishing the Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II. Taxpayers that qualified for Employee Retention Credit may also qualify for the Main Street Small Business Tax Credit. MORE
the Fed also said it will support as much as $600 billion in loans slated for small to mid-sized businesses as part of the Main Street Lending Program. Loans Coronavirus COVID-19 Editors' Picks federal reserve Lending loans Main Street SMBs News relief small businesses SMBs stimulus MORE
It can be said, though, that the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street lending efforts from the Federal Reserve and other agencies have been, at best, mixed in terms of success. SMBs Coronavirus economy Main Street News PPP small business MORE
America’s small- and medium-sized businesses, particularly the mom-and-pop shops lining main streets and town centers, have shouldered through a very challenging 15 months of COVID-era lockdowns and restrictions that, at long last, appear to be coming to an end. MORE
If anyone has the knowledge and experience to speak confidently about the ups and downs of Africa’s technology and payments ecosystem, it’s 30-year-old serial entrepreneur Iyin Aboyeji , better known as “E.”. MORE
American consumers are far less likely to shop with the mom-and-pop stores on Main Street than they are to purchase from mass merchants and national chain stores like Walmart , Costco and Target. MORE
But as is often the case during times of economic turbulence, the costs are being borne the most by Main Street SMBs that have been forced to furlough workers and close their doors (at least temporarily). Restaurants lead the pack among struggling Main Street merchants. MORE
Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street in the United States have had a challenging year, with the pandemic forcing them to dramatically shift how they provide services and sell products. MORE
Main Street merchants remain resilient and are even thriving 18 months into the pandemic, but they're not quite back to "business as usual." As a result, Main Street's small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) employ 1.4% Main Street Continues to Be Resilient. MORE
Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve gave hope to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the announcement of the Main Street Lending Program. Loans federal reserve loans Main Street Lending Program News SMBs terms Treasury Department What's Hot MORE
The Federal Reserve ’s Main Street Lending Program , intended to give support to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) during the pandemic, has only disbursed $17.5 The Main Street program saw the Fed buying up 95 percent of the banks’ loans for a total of $16.59 MORE
But through the past 18 months, we’ve found out just how resilient “Main Street” SMBs really are. In fact, as found in the latest SMB update, as part of PYMNTS' ongoing Pandenomics series, Main Street SMBs took about a year to recover, while other, larger brethren are still struggling. MORE
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
50 (AB-50) established the California Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II, which will provide COVID-19 financial relief to qualified small business employers. Tentative credit reservation amounts will generally be reduced by credit amounts reserved or received under the first Main St. MORE
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued a state-by-state listing of lenders accepting applications from new business customers for the Main Street Lending Program on Wednesday (July 8). Borrowers are encouraged to ask their bank about Main Street loans in addition to those on the list. MORE
Maine Related Topics RogerRossmeisl
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
50 (AB-50) established the California Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II, which will provide COVID-19 financial relief to qualified small business employers. Tentative credit reservation amounts will generally be reduced by credit amounts reserved or received under the first Main St.
KROST
OCTOBER 21, 2021
In Late September 2021 Governor Newsome signed Assembly Bill (AB) 150 establishing the Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II. Taxpayers that qualified for Employee Retention Credit may also qualify for the Main Street Small Business Tax Credit.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 23, 2021
And we need look no further than Main Street USA and Main Streets all over the world to see why. Main Street businesses are those that operate a physical storefront up and down the main streets and side streets of cities and towns all over the world.
PYMNTS
MAY 27, 2020
For the small shops and independently owned restaurants that line America’s Main Streets from coast to coast, the past eight weeks have been a difficult time leading toward an incredibly uncertain future.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Main Street merchants remain resilient and are even thriving 18 months into the pandemic, but they're not quite back to "business as usual." As a result, Main Street's small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) employ 1.4% Main Street Continues to Be Resilient.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 23, 2021
Facebook is trialing a program to let some users make voice and video calls on its main app, Reuters reported. The aim is to make it easier to place calls without using the standalone Messenger app, which was spun off from the main app several years ago.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
The Federal Reserve ’s Main Street Lending Program , intended to give support to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) during the pandemic, has only disbursed $17.5 The Main Street program saw the Fed buying up 95 percent of the banks’ loans for a total of $16.59
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
But through the past 18 months, we’ve found out just how resilient “Main Street” SMBs really are. In fact, as found in the latest SMB update, as part of PYMNTS' ongoing Pandenomics series, Main Street SMBs took about a year to recover, while other, larger brethren are still struggling.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2020
This is just one of the questions PYMNTS set out to answer in the Main Street On Lockdown: The COVID-19 Cash Chasm edition. Coronavirus Assistance Cash COVID-19 loans Main Feature Main Street Main Street On Lockdown News Paycheck Protection Program PPP Retail Small Business Administration SM
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 19, 2020
And as much as people may complain about the crowds in the stores or on Main Streets, they like being part of the hustle and bustle – and the energy it brings. Saving Main Street. Reimagining Main Street. Suburban Main Streets might get a boost.
PYMNTS
JULY 8, 2020
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued a state-by-state listing of lenders accepting applications from new business customers for the Main Street Lending Program on Wednesday (July 8). Borrowers are encouraged to ask their bank about Main Street loans in addition to those on the list.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
But through the past 18 months, we’ve found out just how resilient “Main Street” SMBs really are. In fact, as found in the latest SMB update, as part of PYMNTS' ongoing Pandenomics series, Main Street SMBs took about a year to recover, while other, larger brethren are still struggling.
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PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
worker must also pay homage to the flexibility of Main Street SMBs, that humble but mighty subset of the economy that, by PYMNTS' estimates, accounts for about half of the nation’s workforce. SMBs digital shift labor Main Feature News Technology
Katz,Sapper&Miller
JUNE 19, 2020
The long-awaited Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) is now underway.
PYMNTS
MARCH 30, 2020
The boutique shops that lined Main Street USA, which got nearly all of their business face-to-face in their stores, expected that 2020 would be another great year. Coronavirus cash flow COVID-19 Karen Webster Main Feature Main Street News Revenue small businesses SMBs Stimulus Bill
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
As the old way of doing business went out the window last year, Main Street stores shifted quickly to meet new consumer demand for convenience and comfort by embracing contactless and touchless technologies and by stepping up their online game.
PYMNTS
MAY 25, 2020
With 90 percent of SMBs reporting that they have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus, according to PYMNTS research, it’s clear that Main Street cannot afford to sit idle. The consensus on Main Street, however, is that the old ways of doing business may be gone for good.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The most recent “Digital Transformation of Main Street SMBs” report provides a sense of just how widespread the movement has been for smaller firms to innovate. See also: The Digital Transformation of Main Street SMBs. See also: The Digital Transformation of Main Street SMBs.
PYMNTS
JUNE 1, 2021
America’s small- and medium-sized businesses, particularly the mom-and-pop shops lining main streets and town centers, have shouldered through a very challenging 15 months of COVID-era lockdowns and restrictions that, at long last, appear to be coming to an end.
PYMNTS
MARCH 8, 2021
These measures had a swift and detrimental impact on the small- to midsized businesses (SMBs) with storefronts on Main Street U.S.A. Many Main Street SMBs have been closed in the past year, but others have managed to stay afloat.
PYMNTS
JULY 15, 2020
Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are a barometer for the economic vitality and the health of the broader U.S. After all, a bustling Main Street signals new business opportunities and growth potential.
PYMNTS
JUNE 16, 2021
PYMNTS' June study , "After Vaccines: What Mass Vaccinations Mean for Main Street Merchants, showed that 88 percent of Main Street SMB owners have instituted new technology and other innovations. Regulation economy legal Legislation Main Street News regulations SMBs What's Hot
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 30, 2020
The Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to make it more obtainable for smaller businesses, according to a Fed statement on Friday (Oct. Loans federal reserve loans Main Street Main Street SMBs News What's Hot
PYMNTS
MAY 28, 2020
In Main Street On Lockdown: Business Recovery edition, we surveyed 431 SMB owners from across the U.S. Main Street On Lockdown: Business Recovery edition aims to understand why some SMBs are all-in on innovation, while others risk getting left in the dust.
PYMNTS
JUNE 10, 2021
American consumers are far less likely to shop with the mom-and-pop stores on Main Street than they are to purchase from mass merchants and national chain stores like Walmart , Costco and Target.
PYMNTS
MAY 8, 2020
Commentary B2B B2B Payments Coronavirus cross-border payments Digital Payments Main Feature Main Street Mobile Payments News On The Agenda PPP loans relief payments SBA
PYMNTS
AUGUST 4, 2020
The first half of 2020 was a tough time to run a small business on Main Street as stay-at-home orders closed down restaurants and retailers for much or all of the past five months. That requirement of rapid change left many Main Street merchants deeply shaken and worried about their futures.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 25, 2021
In the age of social media, anyone, at any time, can rise up to become an influencer. And they can encourage the masses to do any number of things. Try makeup or read a “hot” new novel.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
At a time with stores across America closed, we help provide people with their live digital storefront and be the digital Main Street where people can tell the story behind their product," TalkShopLive Founder and CEO Bryan Moore said in a recent interview with PYMNTS.
PYMNTS
JULY 22, 2020
But as is often the case during times of economic turbulence, the costs are being borne the most by Main Street SMBs that have been forced to furlough workers and close their doors (at least temporarily). Restaurants lead the pack among struggling Main Street merchants.
PYMNTS
MAY 21, 2021
Amazon customers in the United States using the company's super-fast Prime Now delivery service will do so through the main Amazon app by year's end, the company announced today.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 20, 2020
What happens if Main Street becomes less a proving ground for smaller businesses — born of, and serving, local communities — and more a collection of larger firms, well-capitalized, but already enjoying competitive advantages? Economy economy loans Main Street News SMBs
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Main Street businesses are optimistic about their longer-term survival — meaning that they believe their businesses will be around two years from now. That’s important, given the fact that Main Street SMBs are responsible for driving a significant portion of the economy, employing roughly 40 percent of the workforce. Payment Methods Coronavirus Main Feature Main Street Main Street 2021 News On The Agenda pymnts tv SMBs The Better Box video Visa Zoku Sushi
PYMNTS
APRIL 9, 2020
the Fed also said it will support as much as $600 billion in loans slated for small to mid-sized businesses as part of the Main Street Lending Program. Loans Coronavirus COVID-19 Editors' Picks federal reserve Lending loans Main Street SMBs News relief small businesses SMBs stimulus
PYMNTS
JULY 2, 2020
Downtowns everywhere from Maine to California are dealing with varying degrees of economic and existential pain as a result of the pandemic, but nowhere is the pain as acute as in college towns. Economy college towns economy Main Street News Retail UMass
PYMNTS
MAY 31, 2021
Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street in the United States have had a challenging year, with the pandemic forcing them to dramatically shift how they provide services and sell products.
PYMNTS
JUNE 22, 2020
SMBs Coronavirus Digital Payments ecommerce loan payments Main Feature Main Street micro loans minority-owned businesses monday conversation News Opportunity Fund podcast PPP Retail
PYMNTS
JULY 12, 2020
Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve gave hope to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the announcement of the Main Street Lending Program. Loans federal reserve loans Main Street Lending Program News SMBs terms Treasury Department What's Hot
PYMNTS
AUGUST 12, 2020
To gauge the economic health and vitality of local economies, one need look no further than the financial stability of the small and medium-sized businesses that line the main streets and side streets of communities across the nation.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020
For Main Street businesses, to say 2020 was challenging is an understatement. According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
It can be said, though, that the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street lending efforts from the Federal Reserve and other agencies have been, at best, mixed in terms of success. SMBs Coronavirus economy Main Street News PPP small business
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
If anyone has the knowledge and experience to speak confidently about the ups and downs of Africa’s technology and payments ecosystem, it’s 30-year-old serial entrepreneur Iyin Aboyeji , better known as “E.”.
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