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Improve loan decisioning: 5 ways to serve small businesses better

Abrigo

Small business owners dont need shared national credit structures; they need simple, flexible loan options. A void overcomplication Many financial institutions treat small business lending like large corporate loans, adding unnecessary complexity. Theyre winning not because they offer better products, but because they move faster.

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Google Highlights Black-Owned Businesses On Shopping Tab

PYMNTS

So far, Google’s digital coaches have offered 1,000 digital skills workshops to help more than 58,000 Black and Latino small business owners. The search giant is planning to wrap up Black History Month with a national Black Small Business Meetup on Feb.

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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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FTC releases agenda for June 11 workshop examining online event ticket sales

CFPB Monitor

The FTC has released the final agenda for its June 11, 2019 workshop that will examine consumer protection issues related to the online event ticket marketplace. The day-long workshop will feature four panel discussions. The workshop will feature opening remarks by FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter.

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

PYMNTS

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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Visa ‘Hackathon’ Produces A Digital Payment Tool For Small Businesses

PYMNTS

The event capped off National Small Business Week. During the weekend event, Visa and the SBA offered educational workshops and mentoring to contest participants, but Visa did not say if it would buy or otherwise take possession of the winning technologies. with the backing of Visa and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

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Walmart India To Support SME Suppliers Amid Tax Reform

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Walmart hasn’t always had a positive relationship with its suppliers, but in India, the retail conglomerate is hoping to act as a partner to its smaller vendors as the nation readies for a tax overhaul. Analysts said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tax reform is one of the largest since the nation’s independence.

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