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We’re a diverse and distributed team of technologists working together to transform small business banking. We’re making bold moves and scaling quickly under the committed leadership of an executive team working on behalf of entrepreneurs and the forward-thinking banks that serve them.


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Our core values help enable us to pursue an ambitious and important vision and to make an immediate impact in the lives of the entrepreneurs we serve. We believe in diversity of thought and perspectives, which is why we rotate authors on our team to ensure our blog content reflects varying viewpoints. This allows each SmartBiz team member to contribute to providing valuable resources to small business owners.

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About the SmartBiz Editorial Process

Our writers and editors work hard to provide the most accurate and up-to-date blog posts. Our editorial process reflects our vision and standards and applies to all content. Learn more about how we write, edit, and fact check our posts:

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Posts By SmartBiz Team

April 15, 2021

Small Business Loans for Fitness Studios

Although national health and fitness club membership increased to 64.2 million people in 2019, this figure does not fully indicate the struggles fitness studios have recently... Read More
April 15, 2021

Small Business Loans for Advertising Agencies

Although the advertising industry grew by 3.3% between 2015 and 2020, your ad agency likely still has funding needs. In fact, the industry’s positive growth rate hides a... Read More
April 15, 2021

Small Business Loans for Ebook Publishers

A 2020 report by the global research company IBISWorld detailing the state of ebook publishing suggests a challenging road ahead. Although the industry ballooned in the early... Read More
April 15, 2021

Small Business Loans for Gyms

Over the course of the 2010s, the general public became significantly more health-conscious. As early as 2011, reports showed that an overwhelming majority of American adults... Read More
April 15, 2021

Small Business Loans for Human Resources Services

The importance of human resources to a company might suggest it’s an industry that will rarely falter – after all, businesses will always need the payroll, benefits, and... Read More
April 13, 2021

Small Business Loans for Furniture Makers

According to a 2020 report by the research company IBISWorld, the household furniture manufacturing industry contracted 7.1%, between 2015 and 2020. This report credits... Read More
April 13, 2021

Small Business Loans for Ecommerce Stores

The ecommerce industry’s rapid growth isn’t set to stop any time soon, but ecommerce store owners may still face revenue challenges. Although a September 2020 report by... Read More
April 13, 2021

Small Business Loans for Life Coaching

In 2019, a report by the global research company IBISWorld valued the life coaching industry at $15 billion, representing an annual growth rate of 5.6% from the industry’s... Read More
April 13, 2021

Small Business Loans for Tax Consultants

Some experts are predicting a challenging future for tax consultants. A September 2020 industry report by the global research company IBISWorld suggested that mass... Read More

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