Yelp buys Turnstyle to expand marketing services for SMBsTurnstyle's core product is essentially a digital marketing service that allows businesses to connect with their customers through a free Wi-Fi network.April 4, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
QuickBooks users can now send invoices through GmailIntuit is also rolling out an integration that brings QuickBooks functionality to Hangouts Chat, Google's new dedicated messaging app for teams.March 30, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Small business community network Townsquared buys VooWith this acquisition, Townsquared said it wants to create a sort of Slack for small businesses.March 28, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Instagram expands shopping functionality with Shopify, Bigcommerce integrationsInstagram's 'shoppable' post format is designed to encourage potential shoppers to make more in-the-moment purchases while browsing photos on the social network.March 21, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Xero intros machine learning system for SMB invoicingThe technology automatically suggests the appropriate account codes for an invoice based on past invoicing behavior of the business owner and their advisor.March 13, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
GoDaddy gets hit by DNS outageMany users of GoDaddy's web hosting services experienced downed websites and email service issues Thursday.March 2, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Intuit tops Q2 targets despite slow tax seasonCiting statistics from the IRS, Intuit said that the slow-tax trend is industry wide, rather than a loss of market share.February 23, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Square beats Q4 earnings targets, revenue up 21 percentSquare's gross payment volume (GPV), a key metric for the payments company, ticked up to $13.7 billion.February 22, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Square launches its first industry specific platform for retailersSquare says this set of retail tools was built from the ground up and has been integrated into the Square ecosystem.February 8, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Identity theft, credit card fraud cost US consumers $16 billion in 2016A study from Javelin Strategy & Research found that card-not-present (CNP) fraud increased 40 percent in 2016.February 1, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in Security
Zenefits rolls out new pricing structure, tools for HR complianceThe new products rolling out today are part of what Zenefits refers to as HROne, a term representative of the company's all-in-one strategy going forward.January 31, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Square offers free processing for Apple Pay paymentsSquare said the promotion is aimed at boosting mobile payment adoption, both for consumers and small businesses.January 30, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
Facebook adds security key and YubiKey support for 2FASecurity keys are thought to be more effective at preventing phishing attacks and data breaches than two-factor authentication via SMS.January 26, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in Security
Intuit, JPMorgan reach agreement over sharing financial data with software vendorsThe deal allows Chase customers to link their bank accounts to Intuit's cloud accounting products without turning over their Chase-affiliated usernames and passwords.January 25, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB
GoDaddy launches mobile friendly website builder tool GoCentralGoDaddy says GoCentral allows users to create a complete website from a mobile device in under an hour.January 25, 2017 by Natalie Gagliordi in SMB