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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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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

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The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop

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Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. This is the kind of omnichannel partnership and offering that can redefine convenience for our customers and communities – delivering items to homes in minutes, not hours or days.”.

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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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Pricing Models – 4 Changes Banks Need to Make Now

South State Correspondent

Change 1: Cost of Capital and Capital Allocation. Back in 2020, banks’ capital cost was at a record low as it averaged a little under 6% for the industry. Now, the cost of capital has been up 44% since then. Below is our current weighted cost of capital for different-sized banks.

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‘Costco For Millennials’ Attracts Big Investors

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A popular eCommerce retailer, which has been called the “Costco for millennials,” is attracting potential investors, according to The New York Post. With warehouses in New Jersey, Dallas, Las Vegas and Atlanta, Boxed offers bulk-sized products similar to those found at big warehouse retailers like Costco Wholesale.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Because many banks are now producing below their cost of capital, growth further exacerbates their issues and drives them out of business (likely through a sale) faster. Without the windfall of profit accrued to banks in 2022 because of faster-than-expected rate increases, banks will need to be better allocators of capital.