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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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Former Restaurant Execs Seek $230M For SPAC

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and Andrew Pforzheimer, former CEO of the Barcelona and Bartaco brands. His fund has invested in brands including Sweetgreen, Curry Up Now and The Hummus & Pita Co. In August, Ruby Tuesday Founder Sandy Beall and Doug Jacob, co-founder of the Washington, D.C.-based to focus on the quick-service sector.

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Amazon’s Saudi Arabia eCommerce Site Debuts

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The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bezos said leaked texts between him and a girlfriend, done by a U.S.

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Durant’s Decision: How Star Athlete Departures Impact Brands, Retailers

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From an economic standpoint , James’ departure, which he announced in a highly controversial one-hour primetime special broadcast on ESPN entitled “The Decision,” was immediately felt in Cleveland and to the value of James’ own brand. That said, minimal backlash to the KD brand. It will only help his brand.”.

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Amazon Launches Pop-Up Stores In UK

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Amazon , the Seattle, Washington eCommerce giant, is expanding in the U.K., In a press release, Amazon said it teamed up with Enterprise Nation , which supports more than 90,000 U.K. Amazon is running a year-long pilot program aimed at helping up-and-coming online brands grow their presence in the physical world.

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Uber Eats Says Customers Donated $3M To Help Unemployed Workers

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Uber Eats said it will send its matched portion to the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. As reported in early April, the National Restaurant Association created the fund to support U.S. As reported in early April, the National Restaurant Association created the fund to support U.S.

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Banks turn employees into social media envoys

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Truist, First National Bank of Omaha and Peoples Bank in Washington state are finding creative ways for loan officers, financial advisers and others to become ambassadors on platforms including Facebook and Instagram.