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Tech Center: Charlotte On The Edge of Tech Greatness

PYMNTS

Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? MP: I would say that the biggest challenge facing startups in Charlotte is access to early-stage capital. Since there haven’t been many liquidity events, there hasn’t been the opportunity to make capital available for others.

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Tapping Sudsy Success on Main Street

PYMNTS

And while the vision of appealing to a mature palate was clear to Marvil and Jones, when it came to actualizing their business idea, the strenuous process would take them down a long, winding road that started with mapping out the scale of their operation before finding the right real estate. “We Growing Thirst for Suds.

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Book Report: The Lords of Strategy by Walter Kiechel III

Jeff For Banks

It focuses on three strategy firms in particular: Boston Consulting Group ("BCG"), Bain & Company, and McKinsey & Company. Fortunately, I read it on a Kindle and could highlight and get definitions for the difficult words. How business is done is often, if not mostly, evolutionary.

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The Brexit Bombshell

NCR

Sure, there’s inevitably been some recovery , but to say we’re uncertain what comes next is definitely an understatement. Ahead of the actual Brexit vote, consulting firm Boston Consulting Group surveyed some 360 decision makers from banks in the UK, USA and Germany on what might happen if the British people actually did opt to leave the EU.

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Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand.

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Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand.

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Uber of X: Kango is The Uber of Ride Share For Kids

PYMNTS

There is a small handful of other app-based kids’ ridesharing services which operate in CA (HopSkipDrive, Zum) or in Boston (Zemcar). Kango fits that definition in the sense that parents can request rides or childcare on demand, with 100% reliability, using a user-friendly mobile app with 100% uptime.