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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. Verticals within the SMB realm that may be receptive to online lending, he said, include manufacturing and retail.

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech

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This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales , U.K. Moving into lending news, U.K.-based The discount retailer has also announced two partnerships this week, one with Google and one with IBM. Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands consumers.

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

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Lease-to-own services are making a comeback with eCommerce retailers. The option, provided by Progressive Leasing , allows customers to lease products for as long as a year and is available for over three million products on the retailer’s website. In an announcement , Overstock.com founder and CEO Patrick M.

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Popular Bank’s COO Manuel Chinea Talks Small Business with Amigos de Univision

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Leveraging a 127-year history of service in Puerto Rico and 60 years in the U.S., Other resources available to small businesses include the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and the Main Street Lending Program. Our communities and small businesses are facing an unprecedented time.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis

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Toys R Us : Might the beleaguered retailer, which recently filed for bankruptcy, have a lifeline that is enough to keep kids smiling with Mario (the video game character) and My Little Ponies? Fizzle of the Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis. Puerto Rico is short on cash. I don’t know how to get to the States.