{"id":3907,"date":"2014-08-22T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T02:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xbizx.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2014-08-22T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T02:00:06","slug":"square-wants-to-compete-with-small-business-lenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xbizx.com\/index.php\/3907\/square-wants-to-compete-with-small-business-lenders\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Wants to Compete With Small Business Lenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=6053e37414d946cfb74fdd0fe1ded676&#038;url=http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/articles\/2014-08-19\/square-wants-to-compete-with-small-business-lenders&#038;c=XcXmju_KO1w-Rz5fGRk18rONKoZNPLtlFpH4hsxuUsc&#038;mkt=en-us'>Square Wants to Compete With Small Business Lenders<\/a><br \/>Square is beefing up its effort to finance small business owners. 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