The Zapier Blog

JULY 13, 2025

That's because every business has different objectives. A small startup still managing a few dozen invoices manually, for example, needs different features and scalability than a rapidly growing enterprise processing hundreds (or thousands) of invoices across multiple departments.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I grew up in a small town in north Iowa—Cedar Falls, to be exact. During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

Nowadays, technology plays a huge role in being able to run a business. And with so many people managing their businesses from home, these new technology solutions are needed more than ever. Stone DeSouza is the leader of the small business segment for Sage in the US. Sage and Small Business Support.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 29, 2023

Register WhyQ’s plan to focus on improving their existing products and developing new ones to help small businesses better compete in the digital economy received a boost after it raised $1.4 WhyQ offers an eBiz app (WhyQ EBiz) and a digital bookkeeping app (WhyQ Kira Kira) for free to its clients.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

FreshBooks has built a cloud-based accounting software platform designed to make things like invoicing, expenses, payments, payroll and financial reporting easier for small business owners and self-employed people (and their clients). In 2003, FreshBooks’ co-founder Mike McDerment was running a small design agency.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2024

A list of technologies that all startups and small businesses should have One can learn a lot about running a business operation when forced to face a crisis such as COVID-19. Small businesses were put to the test and most looked to technology for an answer.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Kenya’s economy is powered by informal businesses, which contribute 33.8% of the total employment outside of small-scale agriculture, data from the country’s bureau of statistics shows. It will also extend loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) based on data from its Leja app. “We

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Small Detroit startups to watch in 2022. Autobooks is the first fully integrated payments and accounting platform for business, delivered through online banking. Signal Advisors creates technology that supports financial advisors in scaling their business in ways previously not possible. Next year is looking even better.

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Revolution

APRIL 2, 2019

Reaction Dynamics | HQ : Space Coast, FL | About : Reaction Dynamics manufactures space transportation systems for launch providers and the growing small satellite market. COI Energy Services | About : COI is an enterprise marketplace connecting utilities and businesses to drive energy efficiency in buildings and optimize the electric grid.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 24, 2013

We''re a human powered bookkeeping service. We''re aiming for the one billion small businesses out there who are too small to hire a CFO or comptroller." Basically, just describe to me what it might say on your landing page. "We''re Bam, done, I get it.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

I had the good fortune of providing leadership in an acquired business located in Orlando, FL while being an executive at a MedTech Fortune 500. We foster an open and inclusive environment and we want to hear about new business ideas and ways in which we can grow as a community. Why did you launch (or land) your startup in Orlando?

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Search out resources that are timely to starting and growing a small business. For any entrepreneur to be successful in starting a business, they must have the right help and resources to support of their hard work. Small Business Administration is a great resource in a range of areas. Government Resources The U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Starting a business is very difficult. This Guide is for the aspiring business owner and entrepreneur for the purpose of spuring thinking and investigation that will lead to the creation of a business plan followed by the business launch. Don’t decide to start a business in isolation.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. Now we’re down to nine core business functions on a small startup team. Ready to start simplifying?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 21, 2021

Some people say they were born to run their own business, but me? I never envisioned myself as an entrepreneur with a healthcare business. My Healthcare Business Backstory. Hidden business opportunities. Portable business. I was hesitant to start my business because I just didn’t know. New local market.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that only about 25% of new businesses will last more than 15 years. And 20% of these same businesses might only reach two years. Just like your personal introduction, your business needs to be recognizable by its name. Your business is not an island. 7 t ips to create a bankable startup.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Zeni’s AI-powered finance concierge platform offers bookkeeping, accounting, tax and CFO services, managing these for a flat monthly fee starting at $299 per month. Its customers range from pre-revenue startups to businesses generating more than $100 million in annual revenue. Zeni fits with that.”.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2024

Timely financial advice is critical for a company to sustain operations when revenue growth stalls Whether through the loss of key accounts or business slumps tied to economic downturns, small business owners need to take actions that will keep their businesses going until new customers are found or the economy recovers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

fintech offering a business current account with built-in accounting features, has closed £9.1 It’s noteworthy that Countingup has previously taken investment from ING, and the addition of Sage as a backer is interesting since both could help the startup reach more business customers. Countingup , the U.K. and beyond.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As we previously covered , often these small businesses run on informal credit and rely on money they secure from selling their existing inventory to buy their next batch. Digital bookkeeping is the startup’s marquee offering today, but Jamall said CreditBook is working on building and testing financial products on top of it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Small businesses in Africa need digital banking services including plenty of credit. Although these businesses drive economic growth and contribute up to one-third of the continent’s GDP, they are often financially excluded from credit and other financial services due to their size and informality. Numida business owners.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Proper , an automated accounting and bookkeeping service for property managers, announced Wednesday it raised $9 million in Series A funding in a round led by QED. He was looking at the maintenance side of the business when he realized how much the accounting part of the business “was almost a dumpster fire.”. “I

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Treinta , a startup that is part of the Winter 2021 Y Combinator cohort , announced this morning that it has raised north of half a million dollars for its bookkeeping and inventory management software aimed at Latin American small businesses. Lockdown in Colombia forced many small businesses online in a hurry.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

the bank or a business); it is distributed across all participants using that cryptocurrency. In order for any individual or business to accept and use cryptocurrency, one must set up a digital wallet. Two of the most precious things for any business owner are time and money. As of Jan. Disadvantages of cryptocurrency.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

She had seen firsthand the challenges of running a small business as a freelance makeup artist, one of her jobs while she was a student at Princeton. Helping small businesses run big operations is core to the company’s mission, Cohen-Shohet said. So she taught herself how to code, launched in 2016, raised $2.8

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StartupNation

JANUARY 15, 2021

Get the advice and know-how you need to start your business and move it forward ahead of time from those who have gone before you. A comprehensive guide to grants for women in business. Get the funding you need to launch your business and cover basic operating costs. Related: 21 Ways to Grow Your New Business Online in 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

But if you’re running any kind of business, there’s just no way around it. At first glance, it may seem like Docyt competes with the likes of QuickBooks, which is pretty much the de facto standard for small business accounting. Image Credits: Docyt.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A crop of investment apps, many aimed at millennial and first-time retail investors, raised small early-stage rounds at the beginning of 2021, only to quickly pick up much larger follow-on funding a few months later. Most notably, BukuWarung and BukuKas , two competing bookkeeping apps, both raised significant amounts of funding this year.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

I was eventually able to enroll in the full course, and I have ever since iterated over 6 different business ideas. For example, last year I was building an app enabling small business owners in Haiti (my home country) to do their bookkeeping digitally. Today it’s mostly done manually (pen and paper) if it’s done at all.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Instagram Business Profile – This is Facebook’s newest engagement type, and targets users that have interacted with your Instagram business profile. With so many targeting options, you may find your audience has become too small to produce any measurable results. Remember: the smaller the lookalike percentage (1% = 2.1

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2014 when we featured the company , the pitch then from IroFit (ZirooPay’s parent company) was that its “Internet-free” tech —a mobile platform for small businesses to accept card payments via a mobile app and EMV-certified card reader — operated in areas where there is no data coverage, particularly in emerging markets.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Millennials and Gen Z are the perfect small business owners. They like to be independent, expect more lifestyle freedom than their parents, and have the digital chops to manage a business online. If you’re a young person exploring the world of entrepreneurship, you might be wondering what kind of business you should start.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

They appear to tackle challenges concerning access to financial services and payments, food delivery, merchant bookkeeping and wholesale automobile purchase. Globally, banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms, such as Unit and Treasury Prime, have helped newly launched businesses scale to thousands of customers. Fintech … and others.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In line with that trend, today a startup out of Denmark called Ageras Group , which has built a dual-purpose platform, providing both accountancy software and a marketplace for small and medium businesses to find accountants, is announcing a round of growth funding to expand its business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2022

If financial services are easier to access or if it’s easier for a business to operate or make payments or accept payments, then that’s all because of fintech. Rho believes in the power of integrating spend management and business banking services. Another busy fintech week down in the books. led by TLcom.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

New Zealand’s small businesses are known for their hard work and all-in ethos, however, a new poll reveals that while SMEs are continuing to work harder, productivity continues to wane and many aren’t seizing opportunities to help ease the burden of growing workloads. End of Financial Year preparations.

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Berkonomics

JULY 1, 2021

Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late. I recently coached a CFO in a small company to urge the CEO to stop working upon the operational issues and focus upon the future, even if that meant a pivot to protect the business as the world was changing in that industry at an accelerated rate.

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