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The service approval process is often a critical factor in the success or failure of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). This process occurs every time
Picture this: Sarah, a small business owner, recently applied for a loan to grow her business. To her dismay, the application was denied. Upon investigation,
As a small business owner, you strive for growth and financial success. However, common pitfalls can hinder your progress. Whether it is applying for a
Embracing collaboration can open new doors for growth. We explore four types of partnerships and strategies on how to position your business for success.
Navigating the world of small business financing can be daunting. We look at some of the most common small business financing solutions.
From keeping contact information up to date to leveraging customer reviews, learn how to improve visibility, attract potential customers, and thrive in the competitive business landscape.
As a small business owner, you may have heard about the importance of having a good credit score for your business. We walk through a
Having the ability to monitor your small business data is essential. This article outlines why business information is so important
Are you struggling to find business partners and build a network in your town or city? Let Markaaz help you find your crowd
Starting a small business can be daunting, but these 9 tips from our experts will make it much easier
Starting your small business off with the right legal structure is essential. Here are some great tips to help you make the right decision
Preston Giles, Director of Operations at Markaaz gives you his top 10 tips for working at a start-up or small business
Dr. Aaliya Yaqub, Chief Medical Officer, Thrive explains her passion for health and wellness, and gives her tips for small businesses in the healthcare field.
Take your business to the next level by taking control of your publicly available business information and mastering the tools and digital skills necessary in
Markaaz’s Vice President of Information Security and DevOps, Rustin Scott shares his 10 tips to ensure your small business cyber-security is on point.
Kimberly Sweeney, SVP of Marketing at Markaaz gives you her tips to build better marketing for your small business Research your audience – including decision-makers
Accurate small business information is essential to growing your business. Learn how in this week’s small business blog
Lisa Merriam, President at Merriam Associates gives you great branding and content tips and examples
Women have a seat at the table, but some old-fashioned ideals still prevail. We talk to Samantha McKenna, Founder and CEO of #samsales Consulting on her take for #IWD23
Barbara Talabisco, President and CEO of Wakefield Talabisco International explains the important of getting human resources right at a small business
Having the correct business information available is essential to your business growth. This blog explains why, and how to fix incorrect information
Correcting and updating your small business information is a critical step in your small business’s growth. Find out why on our blog this week
Brye McMillon, DMin, Senior Security Manager, and engaged Leader with the Black Excellence Council at Lockheed Martin, tells us his story from a childhood in Orville, Alabama, to top leadership at America’s most prominent global security and aerospace company
Do you know what to look for in a payment provider? Hany Fam, Founder and CEO of Markaaz gives you his payment provider tips to help you find the right provider for your small business
Burnout is increasing in the modern workplace, and we are on a mission to find solutions. Partnering with Thrive Global was a natural step for Markaaz to bring mental health and well-being resources to our business members
Small business management can be a challenge, but strong small business information helps you do business better
How do you start your small business and get it legal? Kathrin Henon, Founder and CEO of Planet Bake, outlines the steps to get your small business started
If growing your business is your goal this year, read this article by Markaaz Founder and CEO Hany Fam, and Co-Founder and COO Fabi Hubschmid where they outline how to kick-off your business growth
Have you ever used LinkedIn to sell your small business products and services? Learn how to do it successfully with these tips from Samantha McKenna, Founder and CEO of #samsales Consulting
Hany Fam, Markaaz Founder and CEO gives his tips on how to build a US credit history as a new US immigrant or a new US business.
Hiring foreign talent for your US company can be a challenge. We talk to Jeet Gauswami, Marketing Specialist at immigration experts Legalpad for tips
Do you know how your small business credit score is calculated? We talk to David Adams, Head of Product Marketing, Commercial, Equifax Inc. to learn more
What is your small business credit report, and where do you find it? This Markaaz blog outlines all you need to know to get your credit report and monitor your score
Connecting with your potential small business customers via a sales email is hard. Sales expert Samantha McKenna, Founder and CEO of #samsales Consulting gives you her tips for success
A business credit score is essential to help you take your business from start-up to success. We talk to credit expert Paul Ryan, ProSource
A small business credit score is a must-have if you want to grow your business. Markaaz provides you with the education to understand your business score, and access to a free small business credit score.
Building business credit takes time, especially if you’re just starting out. Markaaz gives you tips on how to start creating your small business credit score.
Bad debt can happen to any small business during an economic downturn. Markaaz experts explain steps on how to get out of business debt
How do you find small business loans? What types of small business loans can you get? Markaaz answers your questions in this blog.
One well-engineered cyberattack can ruin an entire small business, lock owners out of their income stream, and cause them to be fined by the FTC. Learn how to protect your business with Markaaz cybersecurity expert Rustin Scott
What exactly is small business data and how can it help your business grow? Markaaz tells you all
David Clarke, Chief Data Officer in Residence at Markaaz gives you his top tips on small business data management
Branding is the cornerstone of small business success and has never been more important in marketing. Barbara Talabisco, President and CEO of Wakefield Talabisco International dives in
Payments and payment processing is complex for small businesses. Markaaz’s Chief Technology Officer outlines his top tips
Markaaz’s Vault provides our business users with an easily accessible, secure place to keep important business documents.
Markaaz’s newly redesigned Dashboard for small business management, has big plans for partnerships, growth, and expansion that enable customization, connectivity, and resource access.
Over the course of the past two years, a primary cause of supply chain disruption has been the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are so many other things that can cause issues in your supply chain and interrupt normal business operations.
Independent Retailer Month, is a month-long celebration in July that encourages everyone to shop locally. It highlights the positive economic and social impact that independent
Although the holidays are still a few months away, most eCommerce businesses need to start planning now so they can meet shoppers’ needs and ensure it’s a profitable season. Get started with these 4 tips.
Choosing software for your small business is not a quick or easy process. How do you know which is best for your company?
Building business trust will not only bring new users to the door, but it will also have them returning time and time again
We’ve put together some tips that will simplify the digitizing process so you can focus on what really matters: growing your business.
As a small business owner, you need to find the right tools to impact your business. The Markaaz Dashboard helps you find the right tools
Connecting with your customers is essential to growing your business. Loyal customers are more likely to recommend you than one-time users.
At Markaaz, our mission is to help small businesses succeed – that’s our number one goal in everything we do.
The SBA has excellent guides for small businesses. We’ve gone through and done a deep dive on the Resource section for you
Barbara Talabisco, President and CEO of Wakefield Talabisco International, tells you common small business mistakes and how to avoid them.
As a small business owner you need to make a positive sustainability impact. Markaaz gives you three ways to do it
Owning a business takes a lot of hard work. It can be easy for small business owners to focus on business growth and neglect their finances.
Learning some basic financial terminology is an excellent place to start your business finance journey. Learn more here
As a new business owner, you’re likely to have insufficient business credit history and need to use your personal credit score to back up credit requests
Learn about Markaaz’s Small Business Economic Development Initiative, which gives small businesses a year-long sponsored Markaaz membership
As a small business owner, your business credit score is a vital number to manage, maintain, and improve. Learn how with Markaaz
Business credit matters because it can open – or close – financial doors. Learn more about how to build credit on the Markaaz blog
There are plenty of tax help options, whether you’re doing your small business taxes yourself or bringing in experts to help out.
At Markaaz, one of our fundamental values is to give minority businesses and underserved communities support and equal access to opportunity.
Reviewing analytics isn’t just about data collection – it’s about data management and insight. Here are five tips for your analytics.
There’s never a wrong time to invest in your marketing strategies and drive more customers to your small business, so why not now? It could
Many small businesses know they need to digitize to reach more customers, run more efficiently, or better weather today’s challenges. But the latest tech or
The “Great Resignation” could lead to a small business revolution! It’s essential that small businesses remain competitive and relevant.
Whether it’s database management, email marketing, or getting new people to find your business, everything in the digital landscape can be challenging for small businesses.
We have been living with a global pandemic for almost two years and have learned to adapt in many ways. Read more
Despite the rise in e-commerce due to the pandemic, we will likely see e-commerce penetration slow down compared to 2020.
We sat down with Ron Talwalkar, the Director of Cyber Intelligence & Solutions at Mastercard, to get his thoughts on cybersecurity
Throughout cybersecurity month, we’ve supplied you with the tools to assess your cybersecurity risks and know the cyber attacks to look out for — but how do you develop procedures
Identity theft is an ever-growing problem, both in the United States and around the globe. Learn more on Markaaz
The first step in protecting your business from cyberattacks is understanding the attacks out there. Here are five most common cyber-attacks
As more businesses take their services online, small businesses must adopt technology that helps them stay competitive
Check out this blog to discover how small businesses can use technology to grow their business. Markaaz is here to help — learn more!
While there are many definitions of cyber risk, each requires understanding threats, vulnerabilities, and criticality or impact.
By arming yourself with the latest digital tools, you can streamline your business operations, reduce costs, and improve productivity
For some business owners, using personal credit is the only way to get their new company off the ground. Still, it comes with plenty of risks.
We had Michelle Lambright Black, a well-known credit expert and founder of CreditWriter.com, contribute a guest post for us about accessing business capital. Check it out and learn from the experts on Markaaz!
Lack of access to capital is one of the most significant barriers to entrepreneurship in the US. Markaaz gives you alternative options.
Capital is the money or resources needed to open a business, Markaaz explains how to get access to capital in this week’s blog.
If you do not have business credit, you will have to fund your company on your personal credit. Markaaz explains how to fund your company
Tips for how every organization can build a security-first culture that makes cybersecurity second nature.
For small businesses, access to capital and maintaining a stable cash flow has been a challenge for decades. Markaaz helps
Having a good credit rating is an important goal for both individuals and businesses. Learn how to develop a good rating.
Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, there are reasons for small businesses to be optimistic through 2021: A vaccine is rolling out. States are
Factors such as being a startup, requiring money fast, inconsistent cash flow, not having a good credit score, and not having collateral could determine why a small business doesn’t get the financing they need.
When you’re in charge of finding suppliers or business customers, it can be challenging to know who to trust. Learn more from Markaaz
One potential path to growth that companies often overlook is becoming a verified business. Verification powers smarter business decisions and can give you access to many valuable perks. Read on to discover five meaningful ways that your business could benefit from being verified by Markaaz.
In the past year, supply chain challenges have been at the forefront of public attention like never before. From the scarcity of essential medical supplies and disinfectant products to toilet paper and rental cars, it seems that everyone has been affected by supply chain shortages to some extent.
A dishonest or disorganized supplier could wreak havoc on your supply chain, undercut profits, and—in extreme cases—even cause your business to fail. Meanwhile, partnering with the right supplier could be the exact puzzle piece your company needs to soar.
Supplier fraud or vendor fraud is a challenge that more and more small businesses face every year. And large corporations aren’t immune to these challenges either. In 2019, both Google and Facebook fell victim to the type of invoice fraud described above—to the tune of $123 million in stolen funds.
Supply chain shortages have always posed a danger to businesses of all sizes. Yet small businesses, in particular, can struggle to avoid supply chain disruptions and adapt when they occur.
When you invest in developing key business collaborations, both your SMB and its suppliers can reap the rewards of your efforts.
Between regulatory requirements and profitability concerns, having the right supplier verification solution in place is critical to the long-term success of your business.
SMBs account for a huge portion of the US economy, and we must deliver tech that helps them thrive. Learn more
