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Millennial Entrepreneurs’ Optimism Is Booming — Here’s Their Top Concern

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As millennials continue to grow their presence in the small business (SMB) community, the dynamics of SMB finance are also changing. According to some experts , millennial small business owners no longer accept mediocre or sub-par services from their financial providers.

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Nordstrom Tempts Millennials With Snapchat Presence

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The project revolved around a competition between five colleges — the University of South Carolina, the University of Oregon, the University of Arizona, Florida State University and UCLA — competing for votes from a general audience on which school could snap the most interesting picture of their college’s name.

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Trick Or Treat (Payments And Commerce Style)

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More than 31 million Americans plan to dress up their pets this year for Halloween, with millennials leading the pack, so to speak. Obviously, for the person in South Carolina who bought the winning ticket, the approximately $1.6 R.I.P. haunted house, another casualty of hipsters in Brooklyn. The Mega Millions Lottery.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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In a handful of states, including Tennessee and South Carolina, lottery tickets may only be bought with cash.” Millennials, whom the company says do not provide a lot of foot traffic to retailers that sell lotto tickets. “In Connecticut, for example, you cannot buy tickets with a credit card. The target audience?

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

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Lidl reportedly plans to open as many as 100 locations across the East Coast by mid-2018, starting with 20 stores located in North and South Carolina, as well as Virginia. Among age demographics, 66 percent of millennials interact with supermarkets on digital platforms. supermarket like Kroger.

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Turning Restaurant Payments Invisible

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He noted that for millennials, who use mostly debit cards that are tied directly to their bank accounts, turning over that card to a bartender isn’t easy. BARFROG/FACEBOOK. In the case of BarFrog, Milici said the emotional pain points spawned from personal experiences of leaving a payment card at the bar.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

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Millennial saving & investing app. HQ: Charleston, South Carolina. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $3 million Seed. Total raised: $3 million. HQ: London, England, UK. Source: Crunchbase. Financial coaching as an employee benefit. Latest round: $2.8 Total raised: $6.3 million.

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