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Google Highlights Black-Owned Businesses On Shopping Tab

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This update … is another way people can shop with Black businesses across Google’s products and platforms,” Attica Jaques, Google's director of brand marketing, consumer apps, said in a blog post on Monday (Feb. The search giant is planning to wrap up Black History Month with a national Black Small Business Meetup on Feb.

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FICO and Chelsea Football Club to Raise Financial Literacy in U.S.

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FICO will be holding “Score A Better Future Fundamentals” financial education workshops designed for high school students in the cities where Chelsea will be playing during the tour, including Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois.

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Visa ‘Hackathon’ Produces A Digital Payment Tool For Small Businesses

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The event capped off National Small Business Week. That prize went to a tool called DataBridge, which “simplifies business intelligence for small businesses and allows businesses to target their marketing campaigns specific to demographic and geographic segments.”. with the backing of Visa and the U.S. government. government.

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IKEA To Accelerate China Expansion With $1.4B+ Investment

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China is part of the company’s top five markets, offering revenue of Rmb15.5bn in 2018, a 6 percent increase from the year prior. The company is also creating a new, small-format store in the nation. However, that was lower than the 19 percent growth in 2016, per information the company reportedly offered local media.

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

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Can Real-Time Data Render Credit Scores Obsolete?

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As a result, firms that are lagging behind in faster payments investments could miss out on the full opportunities available in the global business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions market. The new Faster Payments Tracker highlights the latest faster payments developments from several global markets. Around The Faster Payments Worl d.

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Win new valuation engagements by asking business owners these 4 questions

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If your valuation practice is a standalone practice, consider hosting free workshops on how business owners can plan for their future with succession or exit planning. Snider says that only about 20 percent to 30 percent of businesses that go to market end up being purchased.

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