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Key Areas Of SMB Finance Show Need For Improvement

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The statistic , released from Mercator Advisory Group in its report, “Business Credit Cards and B2B Payments: Opportunity to Improve Market Penetration,” found millennial small-business owners are less likely than their older peers to use a business credit card, and more likely to use their personal card for business spend.

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Recreating The Hotel As A Social Hive 

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“I really think the genesis of that is coming from millennials. And millennials are a very interesting group to watch. And candidly, they’re right,” Jim Abdo told The Washington Post. Abdo’s firm, Abdo Development, built Washington, D.C.’s s first microtel in 2016 — Hotel Hive.

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Returns Come Back To Haunt eCommerce Amid Pandemic

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And if a retailer charges too much (or charges at all) 57 percent of millennials will bail on future business. On average 25 percent of all eCommerce purchases are sent back; 30 percent of shoppers deliberately over-purchase and subsequently return unwanted items. Now add a pandemic.

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CUs Work Together To Stay Ahead Of The Competition

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Louis, Missouri-based Together Credit Union , which operated under three separate names — American Eagle Credit Union, Anheuser Busch Employees’ Credit Union and Purina Credit Union — until late last year. It’s a very busy space,” said Together’s chief operating officer, Tom Kraus, in an interview with PYMNTS. “St. he explained.

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID

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Smart trash receptacles are already being used to alert sanitation crews where trash collection services are needed, allowing them to adjust their routes and operate in a cost-effective manner. As the millennial population grows, the implementation of smart city technology will accelerate. Idaho, Colorado, Maryland and Washington, D.C.,

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Will Medical Services Be Pharmacies’ Secret Weapon?

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Among millennials, 45 percent report having no primary care doctor. These trends are more evident among millennials, but not unique to them. VillageMD will operate primary care clinics within five Walgreens stores. And that figure, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study , can vary depending on the age of the person.

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Meal Kit Startup Gobble Hires From Starbucks, Blue Apron

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“Both Steve and Brian are instrumental to our national expansion efforts, ensuring Gobble’s cost leadership and operational efficiency are best in class.”. Gobble currently serves seven western states: California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho and Utah. McEvoy agreed.

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