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Street Cred: How One Spa Entrepreneur Is Navigating The COVID-19 Crisis

PYMNTS

It starts with an undergrad degree from Boston College and a law degree from Boston University. But a slew of Boston area residents are thankful that she hasn’t. She has capitalized on her experience by changing directions. Then I came back to Boston and I said, ‘You know, I really would like to do a small business.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

PYMNTS

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. The company said it will use the funding to focus on growth. PYMNTS breaks down the latest deals below. Cybersecurity.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. As a point of reference, the S&P US BMI Bank Total Return Index for the five years ended December 27, 2021 was 60.4%. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) Here we are again. Nasdaq: LOB) #3.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

After leading a great and vibrant organization at Andrews Federal Credit Union, Jim and his family have taken on a new adventure, and the Gonzo team is confident Jim’s ambition and transparent leadership style will be welcome in Raleigh, N.C. You tell us. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Including stores of bankrupt retailers, over 5,300 stores are projected to close by the end of 2017 in the US. Using the CB Insights Trends tool, we can see the spike in media discussion of an impending “retail apocalypse.” Toys “R” Us. ” Is this fear warranted? Date: September 2017.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

CB Insights

See how Google is using AI to transform the $3 trillion US healthcare system. Innovation centers across the globe in Boston, London, California, and Shanghai serve as regional hubs that can connect with local entrepreneurs, scientists, and technologies. Boston Children’s Hospital created an in-house innovation accelerator.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. The total number of MBAs granted in the US rose from about 4,000 a year in the 1940s to more than 170,000 a year now.