Facebook said this week it’s ramping up its support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) owned by women and minorities with an expanded program that offers to buy up outstanding invoices and give entrepreneurs instant access to the funds they’re owed and the cash flow they need.

September 29, 2021

Last week, ahead of National Small Business Week, we released our latest Global State of Small Business report, which showed that despite falling closure rates, businesses are still struggling financially when it comes to paying down things like loans, debt, bills, rent and more. In fact, the report revealed that 60% of small businesses are having some form of difficulty in paying business-related expenses, and access to capital and liquidity are crucial lifelines to their ongoing success[...]

September 29, 2021

Since Covid-19 was first declared a pandemic, life has been anything but easy. When looking only at the U.S., millions of people contracted the illness and more than 600,000 have lost their lives, retail stores endured blanket closures, the general public was required to rapidly adapt to new social distancing measures, offices were emptied and travel was suspended almost entirely. [...]

June 2, 2021

Payson Johnston is the CEO and Co-Founder of invoice auction marketplace Crowdz, helping SMEs get paid faster and access invoice finance.

April 22, 2021

Trade Finance Global Crowdz is a fintech company working to simplify business-to-business (B2B) payments with a platform that makes sending, paying and selling invoices much easier for MSMEs. They accomplish this by utilizing Ethereum-based smart contracts to record invoices and supporting documents on the blockchain. By also integrating with smaller accounting platforms, they help small businesses to manage their cash flows in a secure and immutable manner.

March 22, 2021

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February 12, 2021

See How Facebook Uses Their Supplier Diversity Program To Invest In And Connect With Minority Communities. Forbes

January 25, 2021