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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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Makers Of ‘Your Child’s First Robot Friends’ Gets $20 Million In Funding

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Wonder Workshop , a San Mateo, California-based company that makes two types of toy robots intended to teach children coding skills, announced on Thursday (July 28) that it had secured $20 million in Series B funding from a round of investors. Wonder Workshop had previously raised $15.9 “Coding is the modern-day superpower. .

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Facebook Playground Looks To Connect With Israeli Startups

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The playground offers cutting-edge facilities for promising startups, including workshop spaces, meeting rooms and media production studios. Playground’s “Startup Growth Program” selected 13 startups and entrepreneurs that have already raised capital and are considered strong companies for the hub, the report said.

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IKEA To Accelerate China Expansion With $1.4B+ Investment

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The company is also creating a new, small-format store in the nation. As the report noted, thousands of shoppers came out for the opening of IKEA in Zhengzhou (the capital of the Henan province) last month, and the brand reportedly plans to bring more stores into two other provincial capitals.

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Israel Approves New Digital Bank

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The move comes as the country is working to boost competition in the banking sector, including lowering capital requirements and making the approval process easier for new banks. Israel is a startup nation, second only to Silicon Valley, with the highest density of startups in the world,” Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said at the time.

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Win new valuation engagements by asking business owners these 4 questions

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If your valuation practice is a standalone practice, consider hosting free workshops on how business owners can plan for their future with succession or exit planning. Minimizing or eliminating capital gains tax? Snider says that only about 20 percent to 30 percent of businesses that go to market end up being purchased.

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Eyes Facing Forward

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ICBA has planned an educational lineup of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions for next month’s Community Banking LIVE conference in New Orleans. Many workshops will address changes shaping our industry today as well as its future. Here’s what three of those forward-looking workshops will be covering. Digital Jujitsu.