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JD Sports Purchases California-Based Shoe Palace

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Overall cash consideration for the purchase of the company is $325 million, which is subject to “customary cash/debt and working capital adjustments,” of which $100 million has been deferred and will be paid on different dates over the 12 months to come. California-based Shoe Palace was started in 1993 by the Mersho family.

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Employee Or Contractor? California Freight Enters The Worker Classification Debate

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It’s a debate with significant implications for lawmakers in areas like minimum wage and tax policy. Labor Department classified these gig workers not as employees, but as contractors, in a case that enabled an unnamed company hiring these gig workers to not have to pay federal minimum wage, overtime or Social Security taxes.

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SaaS sales tax compliance software Anrok hits $100M valuation. Anrok’s competitors include Avalara, DAVO Technologies, TaxCloud, Taxware, and Vertex.

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Anrok , a SaaS sales tax solution, has raised $20M in a Series A. The round drew participation from Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. California-based Anrok unifies sales tax monitoring, calculation, and payments processes across the enterprise financial stack. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post?

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Small Biz FinTech Leads Week’s B2B Funding Roundup

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With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Kobo360 operates a freight technology platform, connecting truckers with businesses that need shipping services across the region. Lendingkart.

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Small Business FinTech Takes Center Stage With VCs

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This week, however, venture capital rounds were all about the small- and medium-sized business (SMBs), and how to address their biggest financial management pain points. raised venture capital for their SMB-facing tools, including global payments, accounting and banking. Businesses across Asia, South Africa, the U.K.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

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The company recently announced $10 million in venture capital funding, led by GV and Foundation Capital, while Amicus and Pierre Lamond also participated. Participants in the round also included 42K Investimentos, Chromo Invest and Capital Labs, as well as previous backers Yellow Ventures and Osher Tech.

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Brex Propels B2B FinTech Into Investors’ Spotlights

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Funderbeam operates a blockchain-powered funding and trading platform for the private sector in an effort to address the small business venture and capital gap. Reports said the firm is currently expanding its team, though exact details on how Edgewise plans to use the capital were not revealed.

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