HomeAdvisor parent company IAC makes bid to acquire Angie's ListIAC said the combination of Angie's List and HomeAdvisor would create a home services platform with more than $700 million in revenue. But Angie's List has rebuffed the offer.November 11, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Square reveals share price for IPO as valuation gets choppedSquare hopes to raise just more than $400 million at a valuation of about $4.2 billion -- far less than the $6 billion valuation the company garnered from its last round of private funding.November 6, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Intuit bolsters QuickBooks with new alternative lending program, SMB toolsIntuit says the updated suite of services builds upon the existing QuickBooks platform, but brings more capabilities for automatic data entry and platform connectivity.November 3, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Constant Contact acquired for $1.1 billion by holdings group Endurance InternationalEndurance said it plans to use Constant Contact to help the organization expand beyond its core focus on web hosting.November 2, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
PayPal doles out $1 billion in small business loans since launch of Working CapitalThe Working Capital small business lending program is an alternative to traditional bank lending, and is available only to PayPal sellers.October 27, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
The PIN debate: Retailers, banks divided on post-EMV card securityThe EMV deadline has come and gone in the United States, but the debate over how the standard is being implemented is still a hotly contested issue.October 19, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Visa and FireEye bolster security partnership with new threat intelligence serviceThe subscription-based service includes a Web portal where Visa clients can share and view cyber intelligence, forensic threat analysis from recent data breaches, and information on malicious software.October 13, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in Security
Amazon takes aim at Etsy with its own marketplace for handicraftsDubbed Handmade at Amazon, the marketplace is currently home to 5,000 active sellers from 60 countries offering 80,000 items.October 8, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in Amazon
Wix overhauls website builder tool with new design functionsWix has totally overhauled its website design tool dubbed Editor in the first full redesign of its cloud-based software since launching a do-it-yourself HTML5 Editor three years ago.October 7, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Zendesk intros analytics feature to predict unhappy customersSatisfaction Prediction is a machine learning and predictive analytics feature for helping companies spot customer satisfaction problems before they spiral out of control.October 7, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in Big Data
Walmart's latest e-commerce push could bring online grocery shopping to the massesDespite the efforts of a handful of companies, grocery is the last area of commerce to develop a firm digital identity.October 2, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
EMV apathy? Why small businesses are avoiding the POS upgradeAccording to a bevy of research polls and surveys, most small and midsize business owners are woefully unprepared for the impending EMV deadline.September 25, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Groupon slashes 1,100 jobs, ceases operations in 7 countriesThe job cuts will result in pretax charges of as much as $35 million, including about $22 million to $24 million in the third quarter.September 22, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in E-Commerce
ShopKeep buys Ambur as POS startup aims to scaleBoth ShopKeep and Ambur rely on iOS devices such as the iPad as part of their POS offering, but according to ShopKeep CEO Norm Merritt, Ambur's technology possessed a key piece of functionality.September 21, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Xero inks software integration deal with ShopifyThe integration will enable Shopify's online merchants to automatically track their sales and other business financial data using Xero's software.September 21, 2015 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB