Nominations are now open for Small Business of the Year, Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year, and Small Business Owner Under 30 of the Year Active Amazon Seller or Vendor small businesses can nominate themselves on the award's website until October 6. Finalists will be announced in mid-October to be voted on by Amazon customers. The three winners will receive a bundle of perks, including meetings with Amazon senior leaders at the company's Seattle headquarters. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Amazon announced Friday morning an award program that reflects its increasing attention to its small business partners. More than one million US-based Small and Medium-sized Businesses, or SMBs, sell products through Amazon. Globally, SMBs sold half of all the stuff bought on the platform last year. Starting Friday, SMBs that sell on Amazon can nominate themselves to be considered for the title of 2019's Small Business of the Year. Two more categories – Woman-Owned and Owner Under 30 – round out the trio of awards that come with a prize package of dedicated account management, advertising and promotion assistance, and a visit to the Seattle HQ.

Beyond Meat Inc. announced Thursday afternoon that former Amazon.com Inc. and Tesla Inc. executive Sanjay Shah will be the meat-alternative company's chief…

Amazon.com Inc. announced Thursday that it has co-founded The Climate Pledge with Global Optimism, an organization dedicated to social and environmental…

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a new climate pledge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. As part of the pledge, Amazon said it will meet the sustainability goals of the United Nations Paris Agreement 10 years early, and by 2040, the company will be carbon neutral, according to The New York Times . Amazon is the first company to sign the pledge. Amazon has previously pledged to make half of its shipments carbon neutral by 2030 and to reveal its carbon footprint before 2020, according to Bloomberg . Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Jeff Bezos on Thursday committed to an ambitious pledge to combat climate change. As part of the pledge, Bezos said Amazon will meet the sustainability goals of the United Nations Paris Agreement 10 years early, according to The New York Times . That means Amazon will measure and report the company's emissions on a regular basis and work toward eliminating its carbon use altogether, according to CNBC . Bezos pledged that Amazon will be carbon neutral by 2040, according to the Times.

Amazon's (AMZN) Amazon Music HD is likely to give tough competition to Apple, Spotify, Google and Sirius, which are also making every effort to bolster their presence in music streaming space.

The growth in holiday retail sales bodes well for ecommerce providers like Amazon (AMZN), Walmart, Target, eBay and Etsy.

Walmart and Capital one just announced two new Walmart co-branded credit cards launching on September 24. Both cards will offer 5% back on Walmart.com purchases, and neither card has an annual fee. One option, the Walmart Rewards Card, is meant for applicants with lower credit and can only be used at Walmart. The rewards on these two cards are competitive and compare favorably to options from Best Buy and Target, but consider whether you'd be better off with a non-store credit card before you decide to apply. It's not everyday that the world's largest retailer performs a makeover on its credit cards, but that's what just happened. Walmart just announced two new no-annual-fee cards in partnership with Capital One: the Capital One Walmart Rewards Mastercard and the Walmart Rewards store card, both of which will be available starting on September 24. Read more: The best no-annual-fee credit cards Capital One Walmart Rewards Mastercard There are two ways to earn rewards with a Walmart card.

Amazon (AMZN) is going to produce a new TV series based on The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand.

Stocks are lower as investors turned their attention to falling oil prices and the Federal Reserve's interest rates decision later Wednesday….AMZN

Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it is launching Amazon PayCode in the U.S., which allows customers to pay for online purchases in cash at Western Union Co….

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Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) shares are trading at $98.04. The company is announcing its quarterly earnings results on Monday before the market opens. What's driving Hasbro stock price? What's HAS stock price forecast?

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) shares are trading at $16.53 prior to the earnings today. What's driving HPE's stock price? What's HPE's stock price forecast?

Best Buy (BBY) shares are trading at $82.50. The retailer is reporting its quarterly earnings on Tuesday morning, August 28, before the market opens. What should investors know about the BBY stock? What's BBY stock price forecast?

Target Corporation (TGT) shares are trading at 83.27. The company is scheduled to announce its second-quarter results on August 22 before the opening bell. What's driving TGT stock price? What's TGT stock price forecast?

Amazon.com, Inc.(AMZN) is expected to report earnings on July 26 after market close. What are AMZN earnings expectations? What news will the market be watching out for?

eBay Inc. (EBAY) is expected to report earnings on July 18 after market close. What are EBAY earnings expectations? What news will the market be watching out for?

Microsoft (MSFT) is expected to report earnings on July 19 after market close. What are MSFT earnings expectations? What news will the market be watching out for?

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is expected to report earnings on July 17 before market open. What are UNH earnings expectations? What news will the market be watching out for?

On Thursday, June 22, after the closing bell Red Hat, Inc. (RHT) is announcing its Q1'19 earnings. What can you expect from RHT earnings? What will be the biggest RHT stock news?

This past weekend we asked stocks investors on Twitter: which company among the tech giants (Alphabet, Apple, Amazon or Facebook) will outgrowth the competition? We got some pretty insightful responses from our Twitter audience and are sharing with you their growth predictions in this post.

Amazon is increasing the price for Prime, as it saw strong gains from its retail segment. Its cloud business is impressive: Amazon Web Services grew 49% to $5.4 billion. What makes investors think Amazon will become the first trillion-dollar company?

The Netflix stock (NASDAQ: NFLX) spiked around 4% today in mid-day trading.The stock witnessed a 60% year-to-date increase. What is the stock price forecast?

When Axios reported President's Trump's intentions to check Amazon's compliance with the federal anti-trust law, its shares saw a dip of around 3% earlier today. This caused a loss of around $50 billion in shareholders’ value.

The similarity of Google’s and Facebook's business models, fueled by Facebook’s data leak, resulted in a dip for Alphabet’s stock price. What is the GOOGL price forecast now?

There has been a 700% rise in Shopify’s stock (NYSE: SHOP) price since 2015. But what is the price forecast now?

A 6% rise in the stock price of Square (NYSE: SQ) caught investors' attention today. How much further can it go?

As you're entering 2018, you may be wondering which stocks that you own in your portfolio are bound for a 'correction' in 2018. Here is our take...