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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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“Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I They don’t have VC funds. To date, EforAll alumni have launched more than 350 businesses and created more than 680 local jobs.

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Software Company Salesforce Offers System For COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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The company pointed to Northwell Health in Illinois, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Gavi , the Vaccine Alliance. Technology can play a critical role in ensuring it’s done efficiently, effectively, and equitably,” said Bret Taylor , president and chief operating officer of Salesforce.

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3 Key Commerce Areas the Texas Winter Storm Teaches Us About Being Unprepared

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You may have read a previous post I published about moving to Texas from Massachusetts. During this week, some folks in our community didn’t have power for over 36 hours, had pipes burst, had no heat, and being able to find food was as bad, if not worse than at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What Famed Boston Eatery Petit Robert’s Owner Sees As Restaurants’ Future

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So far, it looks like the eatery will pull through — thanks to support it’s received from the local community to make a successful transition from fine eat-in dining to carryout and delivery. The net result: Le Garrec said that if Petit Robert had to survive long term the way it’s operating now, it could. Powering The Pivot .

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Lyft Rolls Out Vehicle Partitions In Health Safety Program

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Our community is counting on us to put their health and safety first,” said Angie Westbrock, vice president of global operations and head of Lyft’s COVID-19 Response Task Force, in a prepared statement. “By By prioritizing the wellbeing of our drivers, our entire community gains extra peace of mind.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

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As many teams within businesses big and small had continued to rely on paper and manual processes, AP operations were tasked with migrating to a work-from-home environment quickly. Accounts payable (AP) teams and other financial functions of the enterprise were some of the hardest hit by the disruption caused by the global pandemic.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

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Speaking before Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the rest of the committee, witnesses from the Fed and other areas of the payments community offered their support to FedNow — but not without caveats. Accessibility Beyond Big Banks.

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