Small business helping small business: part one
Conventional wisdom might say that if you have a web/technology-based business-to-business service company, then the pathway to rapid growth and revenues is to target large Fortune 500 companies as clients. Seattle enjoys the presence of many of those Fortune 500s: Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, Amazon, Zillow, and Expedia, just to name [...]
Results from our small business lending survey
The last few months have involved an ongoing process of customer development and research, both for our borrowing businesses and our Squareholders. We’ve benefited from dozens of conversations–and some hard quantitative data too. Back in November, we launched a simple survey to collect about 50 responses regarding how people feel [...]
The state of small business on the eve of the election
Small businesses are the heart of our communities and the life-blood of our economy. Few politicians would disagree with that. Every day, small business owners roll up their sleeves and bring you and me some of our most basic services, often with a smile from a friendly face. They make [...]
CSC doesn’t just add up, it multiplies!
Choosing a locally owned store generates almost four times as much economic benefit for the surrounding region as shopping at a chain, a new study has concluded. The analysis also found that eating at a local restaurant produces more than twice the local economic impact of dining at a chain restaurant. – [...]