small businesses

Alibaba Seeks to Enable Entrepreneurs with New Sourcing and Financing Tools

’Tis the season…of marketplace seller conferences: Walmart kicked things off in late August with Let’s Grow!, Amazon Accelerate will take the stage…

Ebay Aims to Support Sellers with Cash Advances, Streamlined Advertising Hub

Ebay is working to better support its sellers with a revamped advertising experience as well as a new Business Cash Advance offering…

Alibaba.com Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

The COVID-19 pandemic has, for all intents and purposes, ended. But the supply chain disruptions that it exacerbated have not fallen by…

Google Rolls Out New Tools to Help Merchants Stand Out on Search

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search…

Instacart Woos SMBs with Free Year of Instacart+ and Cash-Back Rewards

Seeking to bring in more small business clients, Instacart is making a limited time offer that will give SMBs in the U.S….

Walmart Business Adds Tools for SMBs with New App, Angi Partnership

Walmart Business has rolled out a series of enhanced offerings for its small business customers, including a dedicated app, a new partnership…

Prime Day 2023 Marks Biggest Day of Sales in Amazon History

July 11, 2023, the first day of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale, was not just the largest single sales day in Amazon’s…

How Walmart is Helping Small Businesses ‘Stay in Stock and in Control’

In many communities across America, the local Walmart is a neighborhood hub. Now the company has set its sights on becoming the…

How ‘Buy with Prime’ is Helping Small Businesses Capitalize on the Prime Day Hoopla

Today begins what has become one of the biggest shopping events of the year — Amazon’s annual Prime Day member sales event….

Amazon Enlists Staples, Local Businesses to Help with Returns and Delivery

In Amazon’s latest moves to bolster its logistics and fulfillment network, the company has partnered with Staples to accept customer returns and…

Amazon Makes Business Accounts Free for Sole Operators

In its ongoing bid to appeal to small business owners, Amazon is making business accounts free for sole operators who already have…

Walmart, Amazon, Meta Showcase Support for SMBs with New Data, Services

As National Small Business Month kicks off, some of the biggest names in U.S. commerce — including Walmart, Amazon and Meta —…

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