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

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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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Glossier Brings Shops To Nordstrom

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The beauty brand has launched pop-up shops in cities such as Austin, Miami, Boston and London, but its success has primarily been in online sales of its lotions, lash products and soft, pink-colored lip balms since its 2014 inception. fragrance sales.”.

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Eastern Bank Readying For IPO

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Boston-based Eastern Bank , the nation’s largest mutual, is pushing ahead with plans to go public and shed its long-time format in a move that could raise nearly $2 billion, according to a press release. The more than 200-year-old bank, originally founded 1818, has filed plans notifying the U.S.

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Stifel Launches Lending Unit For Startups And Their Investors

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has announced the launch of a venture banking and lending business to provide debt capital financing and commercial banking solutions to growth companies and their investors. Stifel offers senior secured loans up to $40 million for working capital and growth capital needs. Stifel Financial Corp.

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Freeletics Apps-In To Customizable Fitness

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Founded in 2013, the firm has recently raised its first ever capital round of $45 million after almost five years of bootstrapping. Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested.

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Walmart Wants To Add $250 Billion In US-Made Products By 2023

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Harold Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group, who presented a forum on U.S. To say ‘made in the United States’ compared to say ‘made in China,’ you’ve got a tremendous perceived difference in quality right there,” Cadden said. Particularly people that shop at Walmart are ticked off.

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

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Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) Here we are again. Silvergate had $150 million in total revenue over the past twelve months, and has a market capitalization of $4.7 Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

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