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Silvergate: From Small Local Lender to Bank Behind the Crypto Boom

Silvergate: From Small Local Lender to Bank Behind the Crypto Boom

“The life of a crypto business can be split between pre-Silvergate and post-Silvergate,” Sam Bankman-Fried wrote in a quote posted on the San Diego bank website he used to transfer client funds. to its digital asset exchange FTX. “It’s hard to overstate how much this has revolutionized banking for blockchain businesses.” Silvergate was an unlikely …

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The Millionaire Maker: How unique marketplaces make small businesses big

The Millionaire Maker: How unique marketplaces make small businesses big

Sonja Rasula, Founder and CEO of Unique Markets, Photo Credit: Courtesy of Unique Markets Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Unique Markets Unique Markets, an IRL market event that fuses the elevated feel of a festival with the retail element of a curated market, creates massive pop-up markets that showcase the best small businesses. But it’s …

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Small businesses play an important role in supply chain resilience

Small businesses play an important role in supply chain resilience

Small and medium-sized businesses are critical to US supply chains, but they lag behind in productivity and technology adoption. If government and industry could help these smaller supply chain companies upgrade their technology, it would make supply chains much more resilient by enabling data sharing and collaboration. Troy, COO of an overhead crane service company, …

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ConnectiCare withdraws from CT's fully insured small group market

ConnectiCare withdraws from CT’s fully insured small group market

ConnectiCare, which offers health plans on and off the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, has alerted brokers that it will soon stop selling small group policies to new customers. “ConnectiCare has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the fully insured small employer market in Connecticut,” spokeswoman Kimberly Kann said in a statement. “This decision has …

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3 Ways to Transition from Big City to Small Town Could Save You Thousands of Dollars

Image source: Getty Images Should we consider a change of pace? Key points You will most likely find lower housing costs in a smaller town. If you want to start a small business, living in a small town can make it easier and cheaper. Small towns have affordable artistic and cultural offerings. Life in a …

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People shop for Christmas trinkets in Bryant Park's Winter Village

Small businesses and buyers return to holiday markets | Finance & Trade

NEW YORK — On a recent evening in early November, shoppers at New York’s Bryant Park Holiday Market were in the holiday spirit long before Black Friday. The smell of pine drifted from the stalls of candle vendors, people bought gingerbread cookies and hot apple cider, and ice skaters swirled around the ice rink in …

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Scottsdale-based Kidstop gears up for Small Business Saturday

Scottsdale-based Kidstop gears up for Small Business Saturday

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Kate Tanner can tell you all about the latest toy trends, though she’s hesitant to say which toys, exactly, are the most popular. “So it’s not that ‘hot toy’, because sometimes that ‘hot toy’ doesn’t get Head Toy Expert approval. That’s more the interesting thing about Kidstop,” Tanner said. “You can come …

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President of Shopify: America's small businesses are the backbone of the economy

President of Shopify: America’s small businesses are the backbone of the economy

Shopify President Harley Finkelstein explains the impact of the pandemic on his business. A company president has his sights set firmly on the big success of America’s small business — and his company has a lot to do with it. Harley Finkelstein, who runs Shopify, told FOX Business in an interview this week, “It’s pretty …

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