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Boulevard Launches New Capital Program Designed Specifically for Self-Care Businesses 

American Entrepreneurship

With Boulevard Capital, we developed a unique offering based on our deep understanding of the industry, making funding more equitable and accessible to self-care business owners from diverse backgrounds so they can invest in their continued growth.” To learn more, visit joinblvd.com.

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Small Business Check-In: Which Sectors Are Recovering Better and Why?

StartupNation

just two months later as businesses slashed headcount, reduced inventory and began reimagining nearly every in-person service through the lens of a remote delivery model. It generally requires a personal guarantee. Equipment finance: Fixed rates in the mid-single digits to mid-teens depending on credit quality.

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Vivid Money, a financial super app, raises $114M at an $886M valuation to expand in Europe

TechCrunch

Vivid Money , a challenger bank out of Berlin with 500,000 customers, has made a name for itself with a financial one-stop shop “super app” that, in addition to basic checking and money management services, also includes stock and cryptocurrency investing.

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Savana raises a fresh round of capital to digitize banks’ services

TechCrunch

Moreover, only 11% of finance executives say their organization has modernized systems to the point where they can easily incorporate new digital technologies, according to Deloitte. Deloitte reported last week that fintech investment decreased to $52.9 Many of Savana’s competitors have experts in finance among their ranks, too.

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Public Policy Quarterly Newsletter Issue 2

Angel Capital Association

Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue code allows individuals to invest in small businesses. Companies in the technology, retail, wholesale and manufacturing sectors are eligible as QSBs, but those in hospitality, personal services, the financial sector, farming and mining are not eligible. Darin LaHood (R-IL) did not vote.

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Nigerian YC-backed startup Anchor comes out of stealth with $1M+ to scale its banking-as-a-service platform

TechCrunch

These platforms have become popular with neobanks or upstarts in different segments trying to embed financial services into their offerings because large, incumbent banks have been relatively slow to bring their services up to speed with the pace of change in the world of tech and banking. The situation is no different in Africa.

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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

TechCrunch

As the marketplace is poked by yet another technocrat tentacle, this time in the heart of financial services, traditional banks that consumers and businesses once relied on find themselves at a crossroads. It’s important to bear in mind that the venture into payments and financial services is multipronged for Big Tech players.