After a banner year, many small businesses are becoming more cautious about their investment and hiring plans. Some are responding to early signs of slowing sales, while others fear that tariffs, unstable financial markets, the aftereffects of the government shutdown. (Wall Street Journal)
SurePath Capital presents its third annual State of SMB Software Report, looking at fundraising and exit activity in the Small and Mid-Sized Business (SMB) software space in North America last year. The firm analyzed over 5,700 deals, narrowing them down to 553 venture deals, 37 private equity (PE) deals, 83 M&A deals, and 9 IPOs representing over $44B in deal proceeds. (Medium)
Mono Solutions is partnering with bfound, a provider of digital marketing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Middle East. The partnership provides bfound with the technology to provide small businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a professional digital presence. (Press Release)