Category Archives: Information Solutions for SMEs

Kroll Ontrack embraces e-commerce for industry leading Ontrack Eraser 4.0 data wiping software

Brisbane, Australia:  Kroll Ontrack, the leading provider of data recovery, ediscovery and information management products and services, today announced a new subscription-based pricing model for its industry leading enterprise data eraser solution, Ontrack® Eraser 4.0 . Starting at $99.95, the … Continue reading

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Australia Risk Climate: SMEs are at Risk of Significant Financial Losses

Veda reveals SMEs are at risk of significant financial losses due to lack of awareness and understanding of the Personal Properties Security Register

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SaleSpider & Equifax Sign Data Partnership Agreement

SaleSpider.com announced a new data partnership with Equifax that will allow both companies to continue to develop and grow their business data divisions.  The partnership will enable Equifax to continue its focus on providing business-to-business customers with the insights and … Continue reading

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SME Access to Finance: The Business Model Seems to Be the Issue

The SME Finance Forum Group on LinkedIn (over 1100 members) conducted a survey to get a sense of priorities in this sector.  The group was polled on four key subjects and the response was as follows: Policies and Regulations:   11% … Continue reading

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German Based Micro Lender Eyes Small Business Lending – Generates its Own Information

Kreditech, which was launched last year (see our report of November 2012) to provide small loans to consumers is said to be breaking into the small business lending market. At this point in time little is known about the announced … Continue reading

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Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Provides Free Commercial Credit Reports

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., a provider of credit building and credibility management solutions for businesses, introduced CreditSignal(TM), a first-of-its-kind free business credit report (in the USA*) that alerts companies to changes in their business credit scores and ratings. D&B … Continue reading

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Equifax Acquires Controlling Stake in Analytics Company NettPositive India

According to Reuters, Equifax Inc has acquired a controlling stake in NettPositive Business Analytics, a Bangalore-based company that provides analytics and business intelligence solutions to the financial services, insurance, retail and telecommunications sectors.  The financial terms of the transaction have … Continue reading

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Many SMEs Unaware of Alternative Financing Options

New research reveals reliance on traditional funding – Nearly two thirds of SMEs cite short-term cash needs as main reason for finance applications Experian UK Poll:  Awareness of different types of business finance is very low among SMEs, with most … Continue reading

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Credit Bureau’s Information and Service – Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from International Lender Perspective

Paul Ip, Country Credit Head, Consumer Banking, Standard Chartered Bank Taiwan Limited, presented at the 8th WCCRC conference in Taipei on October 23, 2012 and offered a lender’s perspective of what he expects from a credit bureau in regard to … Continue reading

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