Business data in Know Your Business (KYB): Challenges and opportunities
For financial institutions, insurance providers, and retailers serving all sized of businesses , the accuracy and depth of data used in the Know Your Business
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For financial institutions, insurance providers, and retailers serving all sized of businesses , the accuracy and depth of data used in the Know Your Business
Markaaz and LendFoundry, an award-winning SaaS platform offering digital lending tools, are excited to announce a strategic data partnership. This relationship will enhance LendFoundry’s small
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) play a significant role in our economy. Currently, there are more than 330 million SMBs worldwide. In the United
In today’s digital environment, robust business verification solutions have never been more critical. Whatever the size of your company, ensuring the legitimacy of your business
A leading Fortune 500 bank used Markaaz’s superior small and medium-sized business (SMB) data to achieve 30% verification rates for its SMB business credit card
Markaaz, a fintech scale-up that specializes in superior small and medium-sized business data, joined global leaders in the 78th United Nations General Assembly’s SDG Summit
Markaaz, a leading provider of digital tools for small businesses, is excited to announce its collaboration with the Small Business Digital Alliance (SBDA), an initiative
Barbara Talabisco, President and CEO of Wakefield Talabisco International explains the important of getting human resources right at a small business
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
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
Markaaz has partnered with financial health platform Nav to provide small businesses with outstanding access to curated financing
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.
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
One-of-a-kind platform – products, services, tools and education – sets small business owners up for a successful new year ahead
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
While there are many definitions of cyber risk, each requires understanding threats, vulnerabilities, and criticality or impact.
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!
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
For small businesses, access to capital and maintaining a stable cash flow has been a challenge for decades. Markaaz helps
“Pick two things that need to be solved. Ask yourself the question can you do it better than anyone else? Do you have the resources? Or can you find your way to the resources to do that? And last but not least and the most important question is can you do it quicker than anyone else?”
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
The supply chain disruptions resulting from the coronavirus crisis led to some nightmare scenarios for small businesses. SMB failures spiked, with some estimates predicting the closure of millions of mom-and-pop shops in the U.S. alone.
Markaaz, the world’s first platform to comprehensively enable small businesses to grow customers, manage suppliers and improve cash flow, today announced a partnership with Equifax, a global data, analytics and technology company. Markaaz will leverage Equifax commercial data and fraud prevention solutions as part of the Markaaz Directory of pre-verified businesses to help empower small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) to mitigate operational risk.
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.
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.
When you invest in developing key business collaborations, both your SMB and its suppliers can reap the rewards of your efforts.
SMBs account for a huge portion of the US economy, and we must deliver tech that helps them thrive. Learn more
This is a huge risk for small and growing businesses, putting customer loyalty, reputation, and revenue on the line.
Small business owners list cash flow management as a top concern. Learn best practices in cash flow management here.
The Markaaz team works daily to connect every small business on the planet! Learn more on our blog
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), is a global network of organizations that promote entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Members of ANDE provide financial, educational, and business support
How do you know what product or service to launch? Take your market research tot he next level with these tips from Markaaz
Markaaz has compiled a slide of our insights to understand what small businesses need in today’s market. Check it out
Markaaz and FUNDES are working together to empower Latinx small businesses with complimentary business resources
Markaaz has joined the WEF Global Innovators Forum and we look forward to the insight it will bring to our business
Building up your small business is difficult, and just one cyber-attack could destroy it. Protect yourself and your customers