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Why Banks Merge: Listen to the Sellers

Jeff For Banks

." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. Read: We need to be bigger and have more capital to keep up with regulation and the industry. And what is social media? Our combination.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Launched in February 1999, Pets.com sought to capitalize on widespread internet access and a $23B pet supplies market by selling products directly to consumers. Total funding : $161M. The rise and fall of Pets.com. The rise and fall of Klout.

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