Category: Articles
Tips to help minimize ecommerce fraud
Data protection and security are crucial not just for protecting customers, but for protecting business owners as well. Right now, digital payments are in high demand and cybercriminals are actively scoping out websites and checkout forms looking for vuln...
How collaboration between Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable helps business success
Accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) processes in the B2B industry have become more streamlined amid the global pandemic. Digitization of these primary B2B processes is enabling financial flows that lead to healthier operating profits and ba...
Chamber calls for extension of PPP deadline
The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in asking our federal legislators to extend the deadline for businesses to apply for Payment Protection Program (PPP) assistance. In a letter addressed to the Committee on Sma...
STUDY: Pandemic hits women, minority small business owners hard
A recent study conducted by Facebook and the Small Business Roundtable found that the affects of the pandemic on small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have not been felt equally. Women-owned businesses and businesses located in majority-minority neigh...
Chamber announces Volunteers of the Quarter for 2020Q4
The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced its Volunteers of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of 2020. Our Volunteer Activation Committee chose these volunteers from a list of nominees because of their outstanding service and dedication to the ch...
What you should know about COVID-19 vaccine safety
Article Submitted The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccinations. This means they have determined that the benefits of the approved vaccines outweigh the risks in preventing COVID-19 infec...
Unemployment provisions stemming from COVID-19 extended
Article Submitted The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (The Act), enacted on December 27, 2020, extends many of the unemployment related provisions originally passed in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) through Ma...
Voice of Business: A New Kind of ROI
Although the pandemic has brought much pain and hardship for so many, it has also given companies much-needed time to pause, reflect, and perhaps make some changes to the way they run their business. And that has brought on an acceleration of technology ...
Montgomery County grant available to promote green initiatives
The Montgomery County Solid Waste District is now accepting applications for the 2021 Business Capital Incentive Grant, which is aimed at providing funding to enhance, increase and promote recycling, waste reduction, and composting. Applications are du...
PPP Second Round Now Open
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Treasury Department have launched a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), opening the week of January 11, 2021. This relaunch of the program prioritizes small businesses, authorizing $2...
