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3 tips to improve your prospecting

Finding new business customers can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are 3 tips to help you target the right audience and grow.

Published: Feb 27, 2018 by

Does student loan debt make it harder to start successful small businesses?

Has the burden of student loans hindered new small business starts? Experian shares insights on some research on student loans and small business.

Published: Feb 22, 2018 by

Small business credit conditions positive in Q4 as balances grow

Experian and Moody’s Analytics just released the latest Experian/Moody’s Analytics Main Street Report for Q4 2017. The report brings deep insight into the overall financial well-being of the small-business landscape, as well as providing commentary around what certain trends mean for credit grantors and the small-business community.

Published: Feb 13, 2018 by

Helping customers optimize B2B marketing campaigns with rich data

I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelly DeBoer recently. She is a Product Manager at Experian working in Business Information Services. Kelly leads product strategy for our business marketing products.

Published: Jan 30, 2018 by

Experian API Developer Hub Creates Opportunity for Innovation and New Business Models

Carl Stronach talks about the Experian API developer hub and how we are helping clients solve problems through accessible data.

Published: Jan 17, 2018 by Gary Stockton

Managing volatility: the unique credit risks of the mining industry

Andrea Schmalzer is an analytical consultant in the Commercial Data Sciences team here at Experian, and she just completed a study of the mining industry titled "Managing volatility: the unique credit risks of the mining industry", so we did a quick Q&A with Andrea about her research.

Published: Jan 02, 2018 by

Experian Expands International Alerts

Here at Experian, we work with many clients whose customers and suppliers operate all over the world, and one of the biggest challenges for many is being able to detect financial duress by monitoring companies whose headquarters are outside of the United States.

Published: Dec 13, 2017 by

Latest Main Street Report spells stable business credit conditions

Experian has just released the Q3 2017 Experian/Moody's Analytics Main Street report and the overall outlook for small-business credit is stable. The report states outstanding balances on small-business credit declined slightly in the third quarter, continuing a two-year trend. Delinquency and default rates were steady to declining, and business balance sheets continue to improve. Continued improvement in the labor market and economic growth bodes well for credit performance in the short term. Despite the overall optimism, pockets of localized weakness are developing and will warrant observation over the next few quarters.

Published: Nov 07, 2017 by

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: Measuring the business impact

Within the span of two weeks, Texas and Florida, have been devastated by two category 5 hurricanes. This post summarizes business impact.

Published: Oct 11, 2017 by

Measuring the Business Impact of Hurricane Harvey

Experian looked to its wealth of business credit data to gauge the overall magnitude of hurricane harvey, and the impact to regional businesses.

Published: Sep 20, 2017 by

Reversing course on declining small business startups

According to the Kauffman Foundation Index of Startup Activity, only 0.31 percent of U.S. adults ever starts a business. That's 310 people out of every 100,000. That's a shocking statistic for a country of 325 million people. In fact, new business starts have been in a slow, steady decline since the late 70's.

Published: Aug 10, 2017 by

Small-business credit conditions improve across the board in Q2

Experian and Moody’s Analytics accounce the release of teh Q2 2017 Main Street Report. Small business delinquencies push lower.

Published: Aug 08, 2017 by

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