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How Credit Unions Help SMBs Get Creative To Navigate Market Uncertainty

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Small businesses are turning toward their financial service providers now more than ever, not only for access to working capital and key products to run their business, but also for advisory services and guidance on how to navigate today's volatile market. Getting Creative. An Agile Business Model.

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Coupa To Buy LLamasoft For Enhanced Supply Chain Efficiency

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Known for its platform for managing business spending, Coupa Software on Monday (Nov. 2) unveiled a deal to acquire Michigan-based LLamasoft in a bid to bolster its supply chain capabilities. LLamasoft’s supply chain management technology counts among its customers a number of corporate giants, including Boeing, Danone S.A.,

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FICO Survey: Secondary Market Expects Higher Volatility in 2023

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Like in years past, we also surveyed SFVegas 2023 attendees on the overall economic climate and how they use credit scores to support securitization risk management. Secondary mortgage market participants expect a U.S. Greater volatility in the securitization market is anticipated this year. recession in 2023. In her role, Ms.

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Kia Rolls Out Connected Car Subscriptions Via Zuora Platform

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Subscription management platform provider Zuora is working with Kia Motors America to offer connected car subscriptions. Kia’s limited UVO service started in 2009, but it needed the right infrastructure to launch a mass-market version. Kia picked Zuora due to its smooth user experience and flexibility.

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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. Combined, first-time claims were one million last week. Continued jobless claims — people filing for more than two weeks in a row — were 6.8 The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1).

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United Federal Credit Union in Michigan to buy Edgewater Bank

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Joseph market, where both institutions are based. The acquisition will consolidate United's position in the St.

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Can eCommerce Overcome The Strain Of COVID-19?

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Melnyk , professor of operations and supply chain management at Michigan State University. The respondents placed their votes for the best strategies among four choices: content marketing, PPC ads, email marketing and social media marketing. Another 46.62% cited email marketing as highly effective. “As