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Amsterdam’s Crisp, an online-only supermarket, raises €30M Series B led by Target Global
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Want to travel like a rock star? One celebrity RV company’s Covid pivot lets you do just that
"We had to be very nimble and cut costs immediately and figure out a path through this," Joey Hemphill of Hemphill Brothers Coach Company told CNBC….
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The smallest business owners are excited and confused by PPP rules as priority window opens
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Amsterdam’s Crisp, an online-only supermarket, raises €30M Series B led by Target Global
Crisp, an Amsterdam-based, online-only supermarket focused on fresh produce, has raised €30 million in a Series B financing led by leading Target Global and joined by…
read moreCzech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe
Food delivery — whether it’s ready-made orders from restaurants, meal kits or groceries — has been one of the most-used services in this last year of…
read moreCoupang may raise up to $3.6 billion in its IPO, at a potential valuation of $51 billion
According to an amended S-1 filing, South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang expects to price its initial public offering between $27 to $30 per share, potentially raising…
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13 Crucial Roles You Should Consider Hiring First When Building a Marketing Department
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Criminal Inquiries Loom Over al-Assad’s Use of Chemical Arms in Syria
Investigations in France and Germany could lead to prosecutions of President Bashar al-Assad and members of his upper echelon over chemical weapons attacks, one of the…
read moreNigeria’s Boarding Schools Have Become a Hunting Ground for Kidnappers
Northern Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom industry is growing, and it’s not just the well-off who are at risk. The new targets are poor villagers and ordinary schoolchildren. …
read morePhotos From Myanmar: A Street-Level View of Coup Protests
As a civil disobedience movement entered its second month, the military rulers added charges against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. …
read moreMyanmar’s Military Deploys Digital Arsenal of Repression in Crackdown
The generals who staged a coup last month use surveillance drones, iPhone cracking devices and hacking software, some of it from Western countries that bar sales…
read moreAfter El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total Control
The party of President Nayib Bukele is set to take a sweeping majority in El Salvador’s Congress, giving the populist leader broad new powers. …
read morePrince Philip Is Moved to 2nd Hospital, Raising Concerns About His Health
Buckingham Palace says the husband of Queen Elizabeth is being treated for an infection and tested for a pre-existing heart condition. …
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13 Crucial Roles You Should Consider Hiring First When Building a Marketing Department
Marketing is a crucial element of any successful business. 13 crucial roles you should consider first when building a marketing department. …
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Chinese Retailer Goes From Bubble Tea to Crypto Mining in Unlikely Pivot
Urban Tea has hired two new executives ahead of its expansion into cryptocurrency mining. …
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Diginex Connects Crypto Exchanges and Electronic Trading Firms With New Platform
The crypto services firm is connecting high-frequency traders who use electronic trading platforms to crypto exchanges. …
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Japan’s SBI Investing ‘Eight-Figure’ Sum in Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum
SBI’s digital assets subsidiary will lead a round that will have raised around $30 million for the Swiss firm over six months. …
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Most Finance Chiefs Still Balk at Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet: Survey
Bitcoin’s legendary volatility is seen as a major concern barring corporate investments, according to Gartner. …
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Want to travel like a rock star? One celebrity RV company’s Covid pivot lets you do just that
"We had to be very nimble and cut costs immediately and figure out a path through this," Joey Hemphill of Hemphill Brothers Coach Company told CNBC….
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The smallest business owners are excited and confused by PPP rules as priority window opens
The mismatched timing of a priority period for the smallest businesses to apply for PPP loans as well as new rules have led to both excitement…
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Self-employed, gig workers to get bigger loans under new PPP rules. They may want to wait to apply
The Small Business Administration will update how it calculates forgivable PPP loans for sole proprietors, but not until the first week of March. …
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Trucking companies are offering full benefits and $50,000 pay to combat driver shortage
New truckers can make $50,000 with full benefits after about seven weeks of training. Here's an inside look at the lives of people who drive for…
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How Biden’s PPP loan program changes can help Latino small business recovery
The new Biden Administration PPP loan initiatives are critical for Latino small business owners feeling the negative impact of Covid-19. …
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Op-ed: Black businesses support raising the minimum wage. Why doesn’t the rest of Corporate America?
Raising the minimum wage is long overdue and the pandemic has only exacerbated the need for a living wage, writes Ron Busby. …
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Amsterdam’s Crisp, an online-only supermarket, raises €30M Series B led by Target Global
Crisp, an Amsterdam-based, online-only supermarket focused on fresh produce, has raised €30 million in a Series B financing led by leading Target Global and joined by…
read moreCzech on-demand grocery delivery startup Rohlik bags $230M to expand across Europe
Food delivery — whether it’s ready-made orders from restaurants, meal kits or groceries — has been one of the most-used services in this last year of…
read moreCoupang may raise up to $3.6 billion in its IPO, at a potential valuation of $51 billion
According to an amended S-1 filing, South Korean e-commerce leader Coupang expects to price its initial public offering between $27 to $30 per share, potentially raising…
read moreCompass files S-1, reveals $3.7B in revenue on net loss of $270M
Compass, the real-estate brokerage startup backed by roughly $1.6 billion in venture funding, filed its S-1 Monday. The move comes just under one year after the…
read moreHyzon Motors’ hydrogen fuel ambitions include two US factories
Hyzon Motors plans to produce fuel cells, including a critical component required to power hydrogen vehicles, at two U.S. factories in a move aimed at kickstarting…
read moreSquare’s bank arm launches as fintech aims ‘to operate more nimbly’
Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval, Square said Monday afternoon that…
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Square’s bank arm launches as fintech aims ‘to operate more nimbly’
Known for its innovations in the payments sector, Square is now officially a bank. Nearly one year after receiving conditional approval, Square said Monday afternoon that…
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EC roundup: BNPL startups, growth marketing tips, solid state battery market map, more
When I needed a new sofa several months ago, I was pleased to find a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option during the checkout process. I…
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‘A quiet conservation success story, the likes of which aren’t told enough’
Although often overlooked, small-scale conservation projects are having a big impact on wildlife and communities – even in conflict zones
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Berlin’s MorphAIs hopes its AI algorithms will put its early-stage VC fund ahead of the pack
MorphAIs is a new VC out of Berlin, aiming to leverage AI algorithms to boost its investment decisions in early-stage startups. But there’s a catch: it…
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With Atlanta rising as a new hub for tech, early stage firm Tech Square Ventures gets a new partner
Atlanta is coming up in the tech world with several newly minted billion-dollar businesses hailing from the ATL and the city’s local venture capital community is…
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The ethical bank helping UK social projects bounce back from Covid
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Value investor Bill Nygren says these two stocks are still cheap after the big market comeback
Oakmark's Bill Nygren explains to CNBC why he sees upside in shares of Facebook and Citigroup. …
read moreBuffett says bonds are dead — If he’s right, here’s what it means for investors
Warren Buffett is warning investors away from bonds, and strategists say they should listen. …
read moreInvestor Michael Farr: Inflation fears are up, but there may be a happily ever after for markets
Inflation fears are keeping stock investors up at night. Here’s what could be ahead, according to Michael Farr, CEO of Farr, Miller and Washington. …
read moreNew York attorney general warns crypto industry: ‘Play by the rules or we will shut you down’
The Empire State's attorney general warned individual investors and crypto industry players of the perils of digital assets. …
read moreRocket Lab CEO says SPAC deal is ‘a supercharger’ for growth and adds ability to launch astronauts
Rocket Lab is going public in the next few months and CEO Peter Beck spoke to CNBC to break down the space company's opportunities from the…
read moreCramer says he’s ‘addicted’ to these five retail stocks, including Costco and Target
"I am addicted to these stocks because these are the ones that really got hurt last week," CNBC's Jim Cramer said. …
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Email marketing services offer easy to use software to send out emails and newsletters, and manage subscribers. See our list of the best choices. …
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13 Crucial Roles You Should Consider Hiring First When Building a Marketing Department
Marketing is a crucial element of any successful business. 13 crucial roles you should consider first when building a marketing department. …
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Advertising Statistics You Must Know
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How to Win Over your eCommerce Customers’ Loyalty?
Highly engaged customers are likely to buy 90% more often. Here is how you can win over your eCommerce customers’ loyalty. …
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The ABC’s of Google Ads Mistakes, Part 3: Automation
Google Ads can seem pretty daunting at first. For inexperienced marketers or business owners, it is often quite intimidating. …
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How You Should Be Evaluating Your Content Marketing Success
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If You’ve Tried 21/30 Of These Caribbean Foods, Then Your Taste Buds Are Well-Traveled
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read moreAs tourism picks up again, Maldives steps up efforts to diversify its faltering economy
Maldives is working to expand its fisheries and agriculture sectors, according to President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. …
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20 American Foods That Make Complete Sense To Americans But Absolutely No Sense To Anyone Else
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22 Cool Paris Facts Most People Go Their Whole Life Without Knowing
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United Airlines starts offering bus service straight to Colorado ski slopes from Denver
The service starts March 11 from Denver to Breckenridge, Colorado and will be expanded to Fort Collins, Colorado in April. …
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What’s A Delicious Dish From Your Culture That Other Home Cooks Should Try?
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Revealed: the best companies to work for (and how to get a job with them)
An annual ranking of organisations has revealed the best purpose-led companies to work for in 2021 – and many have vacancies
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The Covid facemasks that support people living in conflict zones
As well as helping to stop the spread of coronavirus, ‘peace masks’ support craftspeople living in places affected by war
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Flour power: the social enterprise that teaches disadvantaged women to bake
London’s Luminary Bakery helps women who have fallen on hard times rise up and reach their potential
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The UK will soon have a dedicated register of tradeswomen
The national database will ensure that householders who feel safer with tradeswomen are able to find them
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On the right track: the UK railway that runs on solar power
A stretch of railway in Sussex will be the first to be powered directly by solar, paving the way for even lower carbon train travel
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Five ways businesses are giving back this Christmas
Companies across the UK are finding creative ways to support charities this Christmas, as demand skyrockets due to the pandemic
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