<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><strong>THESE ARE THE VOICES OF REAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS</strong> — a driven, inventive and resilient force in today’s workforce.</p><p>Even as many participants in a recent U.S. Bank survey point to rising costs, stiff competition and a volatile economy as top stressors, small businesses continue to innovate and push forward.</p><p>“They’re running on extremely low margins and constantly looking for the best solutions to run their businesses more efficiently,” says Shruti Patel, executive vice president and chief product officer at U.S. Bank.</p><p>That persistence is matched by optimism and adaptability: 94% of small businesses surveyed by Forbes Research express confidence in their future, and 79% say payment solutions are critical to growth.</p><p>Below, Patel and colleague Dee O’Dell, executive vice president and head of business banking sales at U.S. Bank, share how a strategic banking partner can help small businesses build on this momentum, unlock growth and plan for the future.</p></div></div>

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<p>最近的一項美國銀行調查突顯了小企業主在成本上升和競爭加劇的情況下的韌性。儘管面臨挑戰，94% 的受訪者對未來表示信心，79% 認為支付解決方案對增長至關重要。美國銀行高管強調了戰略銀行合作伙伴關係的重要性，以幫助小企業在動盪的經濟中創新和蓬勃發展</p>

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