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Interview with Suzanne Ley: Empowering SMEs with Smarter Financial Tools

Jason Malki

Suzanne is currently the CEO and CFO of Qrescendo , a next-generation investment neobank built to empower startups and middle-market companies with seamless access to capital, embedded financial tools, and a dynamic network of investors and advisors. in Q4 2025. Your advice to other founders?

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. The network, the communication, the support that comes out of that day is just quite incredible.

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How Capsule is supporting young women to build thriving businesses

Impact Hub

Impact Hub Network Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Nearly half (47%) of Romanian women hold back from launching their own businesses due to fear of failure. Its a striking reminder that beyond financial resources and business plans, confidence and support networks are essential for female entrepreneurs to thrive.

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Navigating the Gig Economy: How Startups Attract and Retain Top Freelance Talent

StartupNation

45% of human resources (HR) professionals say that integrating cultural values is key to talent attraction in 2025.) Now that you’ve got your hiring underway … Are you ready for more advice on smart ways to grow your startup? In fact, the second biggest fear of companies is hiring a person who damages company culture and morale. (

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Private Debt Financing for Small Business: Fast Capital, Real Costs

StartupNation

Startup Financing: From Traditional Loans to Innovative Solutions Why Private Debt is in the Spotlight With the Federal Reserve signaling further rate hikes to curb persistent inflation, it is expected that traditional business loans will become harder to secure and more expensive in 2025 and beyond.

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A look inside my vibe coding portfolio

The Zapier Blog

But since early 2025, I've been vibe coding my way to actual tools. A writing assistant Chrome extension (Bolt) I've shared a lot of my best advice for writing for the web in my book and LinkedIn Learning course , but I wanted to see if I could create a real tool for writers. And some fun animations, because why not.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Square buys Afterpay, paid search basics, career advice for devs

TechCrunch

Afterpay brings global revenues, global users and a more diverse merchant network to Square,” Alex notes. “It Developers may delight in solving complex technical problems, but the problem of a career path is one many don’t think much about, Juniper Networks CTO Raj Yavatkar writes in a guest column. That seems like a lot. In the U.S.