TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The round included $43 million in equity and $65 million in debt capital for the working capital loans KoinWorks provides to its customers. Demand increased as more businesses went online during the COVID-19 pandemic and the startup says its user base tripled to 1.5 The round brings KoinWorks’ total raised to $180 million.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. Indonesia emerged as the best choice. Shariah law calls for a different approach to financial services, and conventional banks are also launching products for Muslim customers. out of its 33.6

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 8, 2023

“Vietnam-Oman Investment Fund (VOI), backed by the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), aspires to expand its investment in microfinance in Vietnam to provide the underbanked and unbanked population with access to small loans for their emergency needs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 30, 2022

But what made the 3AC default so impactful is that it blew a whale shark-sized hole in many of the largest centralised crypto lending businesses. Due to losses on 3AC loans, many of these lending businesses have gated customer funds and become functionally insolvent. Do it over and over again, and the money adds up.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

She’s a former Kansas City Police Officer, who transitioned to entrepreneurship through a series of tough lessons, school of hard knocks and the joys of the freedom of business ownership. But that’s only a small part of her business. She launched the business in 2008 and in 2016 started her first franchise mode.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We’ve all seen the statistics on how many businesses fail within the first few years of operation, and the current pandemic may accelerate that struggle for some startups. These businesses are making mistakes that not only hurt them during the current crisis, but may increase the chances that they will struggle in the years ahead.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Kippa , the Nigerian startup improving the lifecycle of small businesses across the country with its financial management and payments platform, has raised $8.4 Kippa said the investment will allow it to develop financial products that help SMEs grow their businesses and grow its team in Nigeria. The company announced its $3.2

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

Small businesses in Africa need digital banking services including plenty of credit. Although these businesses drive economic growth and contribute up to one-third of the continent’s GDP, they are often financially excluded from credit and other financial services due to their size and informality. Numida business owners.

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StartupNation

APRIL 28, 2021

Running a business is hard work, and nothing is more challenging than trying to secure the funds needed to start a new business or keep things running smoothly. So, where can you turn to fundraise outside of traditional banks? So, where can you turn to fundraise outside of traditional banks?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Investors are unique players in the growth process of a business. It is imperative for budding entrepreneurs to take the time to learn about the types of investors available and how to use best practices when approaching them for funds. Banks are a classic source for business loans , Inc. 5 types of investors.

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StartupNation

MAY 17, 2021

You can take out a loan to purchase what you need, then pay it back from your profits. Taking out e-commerce financing, whether that’s a term loan or a line of credit , allows you to have the cash flow to purchase inventory, pay staff and cover other business expenses. Term loans. That’s where e-commerce funding comes in.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Cash flow is a major pain point for small businesses in Africa. Long payment cycles, which can take 30-90 days after services or products have been rendered, and little or no capital, of which research says 85% of African small and medium businesses are subject to, are the main culprits of cash flow issues.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Novo , the startup building a new kind of banking service from the ground up for small and medium businesses, has closed a significant round of funding to take the next step in growing its platform. There are a number of fintechs, some that describe themselves as challenger banks, in the market today catering to SMBs. (We’ve

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the extent and impact of COVID-19 becomes more apparent, entrepreneurs and small businesses are on the front lines of its devastating impact–and with their demise comes potentially catastrophic economic losses for local communities. In the ensuing years, entrepreneurship in America struggled to recover.

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

We reviewed small business banks and took into consideration factors like cash deposits, mobile check deposits, free ATMs, account types, fees, and more so you can decide which bank is the best choice for your business's unique needs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

A banking app built for online creators, Creative Juice announced its $50 million fund to underwrite creator businesses. YouTubers and other social media stars can apply for upfront cash to grow their businesses in exchange for a cut of their revenue over a certain period of time, usually between six months and three years.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

Insights from Carol Roth’s new book The War on Small Business , now out and available. Small Business Survival. It’s never been harder for a small business to start, thrive or survive than it is today. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses, if not more, have been confirmed closed forever.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

By Sandeep Todi, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Truly Financial. Small businesses are only too familiar with the joylessness of dealing with traditional banks. According to a survey by BlueVine, less than 10% of small businesses feel that current banks meet their needs. Do you know why?

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Business financing is often an essential component to any successful business. Whether it’s financing new ways to help reach your current business goals, or accessing extra working capital when you’re in a bind, Rapid Finance can help. Real results. For years, Marita’s Cantina had its ups and downs.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

Some people believe that launching a business is stressful. Most businesses collapse due to financial factors such as the entrepreneur running out of cash , being incapable of paying workers, or not supplying enough goods to stay afloat. Before you establish a business, you should take a few financial actions. Raise Funds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Popular saving and investing app Acorns has acquired Pillar, an AI-powered startup built to help manage student loan debt, in its second acquisition of 2021. New York-based Pillar helps consumers optimize their debt payments by focusing first on student loans. Student loan debt is the second-largest type of consumer debt in the U.S.,

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And on one side, people would come and apply to get a loan, for a fix and flip renovation loan. When we fund a loan, a wire would go out that will essentially fund that deposit over an ACH debit or a wire. So you can think of it as like 3 legs of a stool: how do I connect to the bank? And they ended up in real statements.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

For those of us in the entrepreneurial community trying to take a swing at creating and growing a successful new startup company, we know all too well how hard it is to raise the necessary early funding required to get a business off the ground. for the WJR Business Beat. WJR Business Beat Transcript. Good morning!

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It doesn’t matter what size your business is, fueling growth and maintaining a successful and thriving business often require borrowed capital. With that being said, borrowing money at the wrong time, borrowing for the wrong reasons, or borrowing the wrong amount can cripple or even ring the death knell for your business.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

Challenger banks have become, collectively, a force to be reckoned with in the world of financial services for consumers, and today one of the big players out of the Nordics — Lunar — is announcing growth funding along with two new services to continue filling out its ambition of providing a one-stop super app for its users.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By David Axler, VP, Books, Banking and Tax, Wave. It is true that business owners are facing countless challenges due to the current pandemic. But, still, many people are ditching their 9 to 5 jobs to start their own businesses, In fact, 4.35 By knowing your cash flow, you can assess the financial health of your business.

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StartupNation

MARCH 30, 2021

I have been in the franchise business for more than 15 years now, both as a franchisee and a franchisor, and I can attest that if you want to become a business owner and be your own boss with the least amount of risk, franchising could be for you. By the tenth year, only a third of those businesses are still alive.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Many new entrepreneurs start their businesses with funds from their own personal savings, or by getting friends and family to help them get off the ground. Your first inclination is probably to try to get a bank loan. But it can be very difficult for a brand new business to get a small business loan from a bank.

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Source Link

MARCH 25, 2020

For the first time, our small businesses are leading the recession. An article by Joel Mathis in The Week puts the crisis for small businesses in stark terms. Mom-and-pop businesses, the kinds of establishments that make up the backbone of a community, stand to do much worse. Loss of all catering business.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

They’re not so regular as to be predictable and they cause real economic damage, but they don’t halt business and entrepreneurship entirely. That’s because, contrary to what you might think, recessions can be a good time to start a business or a side hustle. Then, what starts as a side hustle may evolve into a fully-fledged business.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

When it comes to marketing your small business, there are many different avenues you can take. To help simplify your efforts, we’ve put together a list of the top 2021 marketing trends to help grow your small business. Being a small business owner is no small feat. Expand your reach. Customer reviews.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 11, 2022

Register Voyager Innovations , the technology company in the Philippines behind the end-to-end money platform PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, raises US$210 million in new funds, propelling Voyager’s valuation to unicorn plus status, at nearly US$1.4 Only 1 in 3 adults have loans, of which a mere 18% are availingfrom banks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Kyle, you’re the best. Nu Holdings , the Warren Buffett–backed Brazilian banking firm that offers credit cards and personal loans and that is more commonly known as Nubank, posted a nearly threefold jump in Q3 revenue on Monday. Silicon Valley Bank says yes on both counts in its State of the Markets report out this week.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 16, 2022

The book, Self-Made Boss is your roadmap to help you start, grow and eventually if you wish, sell your business. Lauren Weinberg, CMO of Square, and Jackie Reses, Luna Financial Group and former Square excec, teamed up to put together a book which is a “soup to nuts” guide for aspiring and existing small business owners.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2022

This is in an economy that derives 23% of its GDP from agriculture, with 60% of its population being involved in small-scale farming. The equity round was led by Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) and FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, with participation from Greater Impact Foundation. million ($6.4m equity and $6.5m

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

Congress passed the CARES Act on March 25th, 2020, to provide economic relief to American people and businesses in response to COVID-19. It serves as a bridge loan for the whole economy. Of the total $2 trillion stimulus package, the CARES Act sets aside $349 billion of direct financial aid for American small businesses.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2017

Buying an established business has its advantages. For example, when you buy a business, you take over an organization that’s typically already generating revenues. There’s also usually a customer base, an established business reputation and existing operational procedures. Is the Business Right for You? The next thing?

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