Yahoo Small Business Update

By: Amer Akhtar, Head of Yahoo Small Business

I am excited to share that Yahoo Small Business is the “Active Trade Business,” mentioned in our Q4 and full year 2014 earnings announcement. What this means is that Yahoo Small Business will move over to the newly formed public company, along with Yahoo’s approximately 384 million shares of Alibaba. With this new opportunity, we can invest even more in our platform and chart our own course.  

We remain 100% committed to providing the highest level of service possible to you, our loyal customers, whose businesses rely on our products and services. We’ll be investing in Yahoo Small Business infrastructure and operations, reflecting our ongoing commitment to your success.

Here are some of the details around the transition, which we’ll continue to update over the coming weeks and months:

• All of the Yahoo Small Business tools and services that you have come to rely on will remain at your disposal. In fact, we’re mapping out additional investments now for our platform and services to ensure the highest level of support for our customers and our partners.
• Our Yahoo Small Business employees will be invited to join the new company.
• We are developing a plan for key investments into Yahoo Small Business’s infrastructure and organization. We’re in the process of working out the details now; stay tuned for more.
• We expect that the completion of the transaction will occur in Q4 2015. Yahoo Small Business will move to the new company prior to the completion of the transaction.

We know that some of you may have questions about this and what it means for your business, and we’ll continue to share with you updates each step of the way.