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SME Optimism Waning In Election Season, Says Capital One

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The latest findings from Capital One’s Spark Business Barometer found a significant decline in small business optimism this year compared to their sentiments this time last year, reports said on Monday (May 2). Capital One did uncover good news, however. The economy may be in recovery, but small businesses in the U.S.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. I look forward to getting back in front of our regulators, senators and representatives for face-to-face visits to rebuild personal connections and gain their support during this year’s ICBA Capital Summit.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. The Get Outta Dodge (and Focus) Award – Goes to Capital One for exiting a significant mortgage business to focus on cards and direct banking. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip. Female – Keith Urban.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team. That skyrocketing popularity is likely what made Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp think it was worth spending $580M to acquire the social network. Date: April 15, 2008. Price: $500M.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

.” This company had an online presence generating data, but lacked leadership or a vision around how that online presence should work or how that data could truly benefit its core business. Bain, whose co-founders would go on to start Bain Capital, had a particular expertise in finance from the beginning.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

CB Insights

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Magazine, and the company picked up $40M in VC capital from Index Ventures.

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The 2018 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

There is a nice mix of the executive gene pool among these two organizations to build the future leadership team, and this deal helps CenterState gain scale as it moved past the dreaded $10 billion regulatory mark. Capital One quit mortgage late in 2017. Write articles about helping people with taxes or something.”

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