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Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses

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Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. The new initiative will include “concentrated investments that will focus on providing Black-owned businesses and Black people access to affordable financial tools and capital,” Mastercard said in a news release. This is a time for action.

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Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs

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The aim of the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund is to support SMBs in areas “with historically limited access to capital,” the release said, to promote racial equality and environmental resilience. Access to capital is especially important amid worries of a second lockdown. Starbucks announced on Tuesday (Jan.

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Community banks most likely to approve small business loans

Abrigo

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. The 2014 Small Business Credit Survey was a joint operation conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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Saltbox Opens Co-Warehousing Space For SMBs

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To provide small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with co-warehousing and coworking space, Saltbox opened a 27,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta, according to an announcement. The company said Atlanta has a diverse and growing ecosystem, with new firms, new talent, more connectivity, and greater capital.

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Podcast: Crafting a New Bank Amid COVID-19

ABA Community Banking

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Craft Bank was just about to begin its capital raise as a de novo community bank in Atlanta. With its roadshow about to begin, CEO Ross Mynatt and his small team threw out the playbook and began pivoting.

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New Greenlight Financial Round Pushes Valuation Past $1.2B

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My wife and I trust Greenlight to give us the modern tools to teach our children how to manage money,” said Gardiner Garrard, founding partner at TTV Capital, a prior investor that co-led the latest round. “Greenlight’s rapid growth is a testament to the value they bring to millions of parents and kids every day.

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