Business News Daily

Name

Business News Daily

Legal name

Centerfield Media Parent, Inc.

Website

https://businessnewsdaily.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Information & Advisory Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM), Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

Keywords

• Small business advice
• Product reviews
• Buyer's guides
• Affiliate marketing
• Business software

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Affiliate/Referral Commissions: Business News Daily earns commissions when users purchase products or services through their vendor referrals and recommendations. The site collaborates with business-to-business vendors and connects them with potential buyers. Financial relationships support content but do not dictate editorial recommendations.
2. Advertising: The platform generates revenue through third-party advertisements, including display ads, pop-up windows, and third-party ad networks. The company maintains relationships with multiple third-party ad networks.
3. Business.com+ Membership: Free membership program offering personalized recommendations, exclusive savings from vendors like Global Payments, Intuit and ADP, with zero cost and zero commitment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Business News Daily operates a free online content platform that publishes expert editorial articles, buyer's guides, and product reviews covering business software, financial services, HR solutions, marketing tools, and operational services for small business owners. The platform monetizes primarily through affiliate/referral commissions and advertising, and is supplemented by the free business.com+ membership program offering personalized recommendations and exclusive savings from vendor partners such as Global Payments, Intuit, and ADP.

Product overview

Business News Daily operates as a business resource content platform that publishes expert guidance, product reviews, and buyer's guides for small business owners. The platform is organized into content categories including Start Your Business, Grow Your Business, Lead Your Team, and Find A Solution (covering Financial Solutions, HR Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Retail Solutions, Security Solutions, and SMB Solutions). The core offering is the Business News Daily Website publishing reviews and guides, supplemented by the business.com+ membership program offering personalized recommendations and savings. The site features content products like buyer's guides and reviews for business software, financial services, and technology products, with featured reviews covering areas such as credit card processing, fleet management, payroll services, CRM software, POS systems, and business loans. The platform also features partner services like the BusinessLoans.com lender marketplace for loan matching.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Business.com+: A free membership program offering personalized recommendations and exclusive savings on business software solutions from vendors like Global Payments, Intuit and ADP.

Products and services

• Business News Daily Website

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BusinessLoans.comcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020BusinessLoans.com is a borrower-lender matching service launched in 2020 as a joint effort among investors, entrepreneurs and bankers. Business News Daily reviews and recommends BusinessLoans.com as a top business lender for comparing loan options, earning commissions when users are matched with their lending partners. The platform works with more than 35 third-party lenders.
• Biz2CreditminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMentioned as a comparable lender marketplace service in BusinessLoans.com review. Biz2Credit operates on a similar lender-matching model and is reviewed alongside BusinessLoans.com for comparison purposes.
• Noble FundingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferenced as a comparable service in the BusinessLoans.com review. Noble Funding offers similar loan marketplace services with higher annual revenue thresholds.
• SBG FundingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReviewed as a top business lender pick for flexibility. SBG Funding offers up to $10 million in SBA 7(a) loans with repayment terms of two to 10 years.
• Fora FinancialminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecommended as top pick for short-term loans. Offers funding timeline of 24 to 48 hours and may not require personal guarantee.
• Rapid FinanceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecommended lender for veteran borrowers. Offers SBA 7(a) loans up to $5.5 million with loan terms from one to 30 years.
• StaxcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNamed best credit card processor for high-revenue small businesses. Stax offers subscription-based pricing ($99-$199/month), integrates with over 200 business applications, and provides PCI-compliant payment processing.
• Square (Block, Inc.)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMentioned as a competitor to Stax in credit card processing review. Offers trade-offs including no proprietary hardware and different pricing transparency.
• CloverminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMentioned as a competitor in credit card processing comparison alongside Square. Business News Daily provides detailed reviews of Clover's offerings.
• Global PaymentsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVendor partner featured in business.com+ membership program offering exclusive savings for members.
• IntuitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVendor partner featured in business.com+ membership program offering exclusive savings for members on accounting and financial software.
• ADPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVendor partner featured in business.com+ membership program offering exclusive savings for members on payroll services.
• Centerfield Media Parent, Inc.coreOthersParent company of Business News Daily. The website is owned by Centerfield Media Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The Terms of Use references BuyerZone.com, LLC d/b/a Business.com as the contracting entity.
• Business.comminorOthersRelated brand under the Centerfield umbrella. The privacy policy and terms reference business.com as a connected property. Both brands are listed as 'Our Brands'.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CNET: CNET publishes product reviews and buyer's guides with a strong affiliate revenue model across consumer and prosumer technology. Its review methodology and affiliate-driven economics closely parallel Business News Daily's approach.
• Forbes Advisor: Forbes Advisor publishes SMB-facing reviews and buyer's guides across financial services and business software. It is a broad incumbent with significantly larger brand reach and content scale than Business News Daily.
• LendingTree: LendingTree is an established loan comparison marketplace that originated the lead-generation model BND's BusinessLoans.com partners emulate. It operates at much greater scale across consumer and SMB lending.
• Inc.com: Inc. is a major SMB content publisher offering advice, guides, and news for entrepreneurs. Its audience, editorial scope, and advertising-plus-affiliate monetization overlap with Business News Daily's content strategy.

Others

• Business.com: Business.com is a sister brand under the same Centerfield Media parent, operating a vendor-matching and SMB services platform. It shares corporate ownership and overlapping vendor partnerships with Business News Daily.

Direct peers

• Fundera: Fundera (a NerdWallet company) operates a business loan marketplace connecting SMB borrowers with lenders. It is directly comparable to Business News Daily's BusinessLoans.com integration, monetizing via lender referral commissions.
• G2: G2 is a leading software review and comparison marketplace serving B2B buyers. It is highly comparable to Business News Daily's buyer's guide and software review content, monetizing through vendor leads and sponsored placements targeting software purchasing decisions.
• Capterra: Capterra (a Gartner company) is a software review and lead-generation platform for SMB buyers. Its content-plus-affiliate model and SMB buyer audience closely mirror Business News Daily's software buyer's guides and vendor referral flow.
• NerdWallet: NerdWallet is a direct peer operating a content-and-affiliate model targeting consumers and SMBs with product reviews, comparison tools, and financial guidance. Like Business News Daily, it monetizes primarily through vendor referral commissions and display advertising.
• Fit Small Business: Fit Small Business is a direct competitor publishing editorial content, reviews, and software/service comparisons aimed at small business owners. Its content monetization model and audience closely overlap with Business News Daily's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/BusinessNewsDaily
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/businessnews-daily

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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