Tech news: Bill.com and Square offer SMBs pandemic education, and more

Bill.com and Square have partnered with the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the Black Chambers of Atlanta and the regional economic development organization Greater St. Louis to present a webinar for small and midsized businesses as they navigate the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The free webinar on May 11 will provide localized insights into how different regions are approaching business in the next year, recommendations for new customer methods, and an overview of digital tools that can assist in operational success.

Bill.com and Square will be providing special promotions for webinar registrants. For up to 1,000 attendees, Bill.com is offering free 90-day use of the platform with private consultations and introductory support. Square is offering new sellers no processing fees on their first $1,000 in card processing when they sign up to become customers through the webinar.

Interested business owners can register for the free webinar here.

Sovos has acquired the digital enablement business of Acepta, an e-invoicing and document management platform based in Chile. The buy expands Sovos’ offerings to Latin American businesses navigating digitized VAT tax compliance requirements. It adds to Sovos’ continuous transaction control compliance offerings and expands its portfolio with e-document solutions, including management workflow with signature capabilities.

Workiva has added a solution for environmental, social and governance reporting to its connected accounting, finance, risk and compliance platform. The solution is designed to allow businesses to collect data directly from source systems, build an ESG strategy with any framework, and more.