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The journey of a small business

Landed an idea for a new product or service? Identified an opportunity that no one has capitalized on? Or perhaps you’re taking over an existing business. Whatever your situation, we have tips and recommended partners that can help your business.

Visa supports small businesses

In these times of uncertainty Visa is committed to supporting you.

Beyond that big idea or plan to offer a new service, starting a business involves figuring out funding, startup costs, types of payments you’ll accept, among other steps.

Funding your business

Learn about funding

Getting online

Learn about websites

Getting paid

Learn about payments

Calculating startup costs

Learn about startup costs
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If you’ve already launched your business or you’re close to launching, you’ll want to check out managing your finances, selling (online and in person) and managing your online reputation.

Managing your money

Learn about finances
Three Visa Business credit cards.

Exploring Small Business cards

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Selling online and in person

Learn about selling

Website makeover

Improving your site

Online marketplaces

Learn about online marketplaces
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Fine tuning your marketing efforts and discovering smart social media strategies could help your business build on its success.

Marketing your business

Learn about marketing

Social media strategies

Learn about social media

Managing your online reputation

Learn about online reputations
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No matter what part of the small business journey you’re in, expert help is available. Explore solutions below for building a website, selling online, or accepting payments, among other services.

Lendio logo.

Lendio is one of the larger marketplaces for small business lending.

Learn about Lendio

PayPal logo.

Online or in person, PayPal lets you accept a variety of payment types.

Learn about PayPal

Ondeck logo.

If you’re looking for flexible financing options, dedicated loan advisors, and a quick and hassle-free experience, then OnDeck is the lender for you.

Learn about OnDeck

Behalf logo.

Behalf offers net terms and extended financing to businesses.

Learn about Behalf

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Visa has a long track record of supporting small businesses.

Back to business 

Visa helps areas affected by natural disasters rebuild by assisting small businesses in the community. 

Learn more about the Back to Business project

She’s Next: Female Founder Collective 

Created in partnership with Visa, the Female Founder Collective is a network of businesses led by women, supporting women. Its mission is to enable and empower female owned and led businesses to positively impact our communities. Interested in joining?

Visit the Female Founder Collective

The Visa Back to Business Study

In an effort to better understand the impact of COVID-19 and provide meaningful solutions to SMBs, Visa surveyed consumers and small business owners in eight markets, discovering an immense amount of change, underpinned with optimism. According to the study, 78% of consumers have changed how they pay in order to reduce contact and 67% of SMBs have tried a new approach to keep their business on track.

Read the full study