Several major U.S. companies have joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to launch a pledge to help small businesses during National Small Business Week.
The companies — including Intuit, JPMorgan Chase, Alpha Technologies, Accion Opportunity Fund, and Vistage — joined with the chamber to ask companies to pay their small business suppliers quicker to help America’s small businesses manage their capital and maintain a healthy cash flow, signing on for the Prompt Pay Pledge, the U.S....
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