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Facebook’s News Accelerator Nets Extra $5M For Local Newspapers

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But David Grant, the Accelerator’s program manager, said that about 99 percent of the program has nothing to do with Facebook. The Lenfest Institute’s mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for local journalism,” said the institute’s Director of Operations Ken Herts. “We

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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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“Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I You manage the misses. EforAll began operating in Holyoke in 2018 and in Roxbury in 2019. They don’t have VC funds.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. 8) Deposit Impact of Social Media: SVB’s customer base and followers were highly active on Twitter and other social media properties.

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Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle And Sales Suck The Sizzle Out Of Retail

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With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed to stay buoyant, and chipper, even, when it comes to opening the purse strings. Wells Fargo: The beleaguered bank does not have many champions, and perhaps least among its fans is Massachusetts Sen. Want tax cuts?

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

The early consultants changed that by using market research and data analysis combined with niche expertise to help companies manage their supply chains, improve their product positioning, and enter new markets to beat their competitors. From one perspective, the position of management consulting as an industry has never seemed more secure.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Payments chaos.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

CB Insights

Samsara’s applications include fleet management, collision prevention, and delivery coordination. Company Description: Operating out of Santa Monica, California, GoodRx offers a cost-saving platform for prescription drugs. Bird Rides currently operates in more than 100 locations. . SmileDirectClub. Valuation: $3.2B.