Small Business Archives

Aug 19 2019

6 Cash Flow Management Tools to Help with Business Financing

By behalf | Small Business, Blog, Business Financing, Cash Flow | No Comments

Understanding cash flow is an essential part of any business’s long-term success. It can be notoriously tricky to keep track of all the details, but new technology is making it simpler to improve cash flow management and monitoring, whether through automation or apps that are much more user-friendly than your standard spreadsheet. There are many cash flow management tools available, so where do you start? Depending on the capabilities you require, there are enterprise apps, like QuickBooks, as well as…

Jul 23 2019

How to Increase B2B eCommerce Sales

By Yulia Vereshagina | General Business, Small Business, Sales Tips, Blog, Business Financing, eCommerce, Behalf for eCommerce | No Comments

B2B eCommerce transactions are growing quickly. According to Forrester Research, B2B eCommerce in the United States will hit $1.8 trillion by 2023. How can businesses take advantage of the trend and find new avenues for growth? In this blog, we highlight three ways merchants can increase sales by embracing B2B eCommerce. 1. Personalize the Buying Experience B2B buyers expect the same personalization they experience in B2C to translate into business purchasing. Sixty-five percent of business buyers say they’d switch brands…

Jul 08 2019

How to Get the Working Capital You Need to Grow Your Business

By Yulia Vereshagina | General Business, Small Business, Blog, Business Financing, Cash Flow | No Comments

Small business owners understand the dilemma rapid growth can bring. Business is booming, sales are up, but the funds to purchase inventory and supplies aren’t yet available. To scale, you need to get working capital to fulfill all the new orders flowing in. Because there are many types of working capital available, it can be daunting to choose a solution that’s best for your business. Bank loan? Invoice financing? Your personal credit card? You could. But the trouble with traditional…

Mar 07 2019

Behalf’s Leaders Discuss the Changing Landscape for Women in FinTech

By Yulia Vereshagina | General Business, Small Business, Blog | No Comments

For decades, FinTech has been a male-dominated field, and for the most part, it still is. Today, women make up only 8% of FinTech board of director roles across Europe and the US. The lack of women in corporate leadership roles is in the spotlight, and while discussions are necessary, so is action. Research shows that a range of diverse perspectives can have considerable impacts on a company’s outcomes. A 2017 study from the Harvard Business Review found that teams…

Dec 17 2018

Small Business Saturday Results: What’s Ahead for the 2018 Holiday Shopping Season?

By Yulia Vereshagina | General Business, Small Business, Blog | No Comments

The biggest shopping week of the year is behind us and small business owners have good reason to embrace the power of Small Business Saturday 2018. The results are in and the numbers are encouraging. The ninth annual Small Business Saturday, a shopping event developed by American Express in 2010 to boost smaller retailers, took in a record $17.8 billion in sales this year, according to the 2018 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey from the National Federation of Independent…