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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. They know they can’t start a business by investing ahead of revenue. And what is that model?

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

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area, Philadelphia and Boston. The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. This expansion marks a major milestone for our firm by allowing us to serve more customers, small businesses and communities across the country,” said Thasunda Duckett, CEO of consumer banking for Chase. “To

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Self-Advocacy Tips for Promoting Your Work

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BuiltIn Boston , an online tech community, recently interviewed Hiral Shah , a lead technical consultant at Perficient, to discuss the importance for women to self-advocate and the benefits she has realized as a result. See open jobs or join our community for career tips, job openings, company updates, and more!

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POS Toast Cuts Staff In Half As More Restaurants Close

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Based in Boston, Toast provides POS technology that helps eateries maneuver from dine-in to takeout. The startup raised $400 million in February and revenue nearly doubled in 2019. We will continue to invest in our team, our platform, and — most importantly — our customer community.”. It is valued at almost $5 billion. .

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Strategies for fighting remote authentication fraud

Independent Banker

Experts say community banks can use education, biometrics and solid cybersecurity practices to fight this growing area of crime. Say a scammer calls a community bank customer and gains their trust by using information obtained from a major data breach. By Elizabeth Judd. Examples of remote authentication fraud. New account fraud.

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Top News In Payments: Bank Closings Hit Rural Areas; Kaspersky Highlights Rise Of Fake Notifications

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Bank Branch Closings Take Toll On Rural Communities. Rural communities with lower incomes or a higher percentage of minorities experienced the most closings, losing 1,553 bank branches in 794 counties, a decline of 14 percent. Urban areas, however, lost only 9 percent of offices in 802 communities.

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SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut

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On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston. It comes back to the point of community. They still had anniversaries. But you know what?