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Here’s what self-employed and gig workers need to know about the new PPP loan rules
The Small Business Administration released a new application and loan calculation formula for Paycheck Protection loans for self-employed and gig workers. …
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Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the…
read moreReddit hires its first chief financial officer as it prepares for an I.P.O.
The addition of Drew Vollero, formerly of Mattel and Snap, is a move toward developing operations more like publicly traded social networks. …
read moreA Leading Critic of Big Tech Is Expected to Join the White House
Tim Wu’s appointment to the National Economic Council would signal a confrontational approach by the Biden administration. …
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How to successfully dance the creator-brand tango
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How Accountants Can Win New Clients
Whether you work as an accountant for yourself or in a company, you’ll probably need to win new clients at some point. How do you do…
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How to Personalize Your Marketing Without Being Creepy
Consumers are turned off by discovering you have their data when they don’t know how you got it. The big difference-maker? Consent. …
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The World Needs Syringes. He Jumped In to Make 5,900 Per Minute.
Rajiv Nath’s family-run Hindustan Syringes bets it can help meet the pandemic need for billions of barrels and needles. …
read moreIn Pictures: Pope Francis in Iraq
As the pope makes a three-day trip to Iraq, a look at images of the historic moment. …
read moreIndonesia Says Schools Can’t Make Girls Wear Head Scarves
The decree, which applies to public schools in the Muslim-majority country, came after a Christian father confronted an official at his daughter’s school. …
read moreBritish Law Highlights Parental Leave for Lawmakers
Britain approved a measure allowing senior government ministers to take maternity leave without penalty. But some countries make no provisions for lawmakers who are new parents….
read moreChina Sets Economic Growth Target of ‘Over 6 Percent’ This Year
Beijing’s goal bodes well for the global economy, suggesting that China is willing to free up money to keep its engine humming. …
read moreTsunami Warning Lifted for New Zealand After 8.1-Magnitude Earthquake
The temblor was one of three powerful earthquakes that were recorded within eight hours in the South Pacific off New Zealand, according to the U.S. Geological…
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How Accountants Can Win New Clients
Whether you work as an accountant for yourself or in a company, you’ll probably need to win new clients at some point. How do you do…
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20 Email Marketing Services and Tools
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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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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Here’s what self-employed and gig workers need to know about the new PPP loan rules
The Small Business Administration released a new application and loan calculation formula for Paycheck Protection loans for self-employed and gig workers. …
read moreAsian-owned small businesses saw an outsized pandemic impact last year
Research shows Asian-owned businesses saw the biggest decline in working business owners through the end of 2020. …
read moreThis real estate broker-turned-trucker pulls in more than $100,000 during the coronavirus pandemic
April Coolidge used to work in real estate but now she makes more money driving a truck than she ever did selling houses. …
read moreThese strategies can help the owners of the smallest businesses applying for PPP loans
There is just over a week left of priority access to the Paycheck Protection Program's forgivable loans for the owners of the smallest businesses. …
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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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Scrum Ventures launches new program to connect startups with Japanese corporations
Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the…
read moreReddit hires its first chief financial officer as it prepares for an I.P.O.
The addition of Drew Vollero, formerly of Mattel and Snap, is a move toward developing operations more like publicly traded social networks. …
read moreA Leading Critic of Big Tech Is Expected to Join the White House
Tim Wu’s appointment to the National Economic Council would signal a confrontational approach by the Biden administration. …
read moreWhen Amazon Raises Wages, Local Companies Follow Suit
New research suggests that when big companies increase wages, they drive up pay in the places where they operate — without a notable loss in jobs….
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How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets
According to Startup Genome, Beijing, London, Silicon Valley, Stockholm, Tel Aviv are some of the world’s best startup ecosystems. The data and research organisation uses factors…
read moreWhat China’s Big Tech CEOs propose at the annual parliament meeting
The annual meetings of the Chinese parliament and its advisory body are underway in Beijing this week. Top executives from some of China’s largest tech firms…
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How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets
According to Startup Genome, Beijing, London, Silicon Valley, Stockholm, Tel Aviv are some of the world’s best startup ecosystems. The data and research organisation uses factors…
read moreRevolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries
Fintech startup Revolut has its own banking license in the European Union since late 2018. It lets the company offer some additional financial services without partnering…
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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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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Why this rate-driven sell-off is hitting tech stocks the hardest
The stock market is a discounting mechanism: It is a way of trying to figure out what a future stream of cash flow (or earnings) is…
read moreMorgan Stanley slashes through the hype and picks 2 ‘green hydrogen’ stocks
Green hydrogen has grabbed investors' attention lately as analysts see it as having massive potential amid the transition toward net-zero carbon emissions. …
read moreTom Lee says the market correction is not a surprise, sell-off is buying opportunity
"As ugly as today was … if someone is an equity investor with patient hands, they should take advantage of days like this," Fundstrat's Tom Lee…
read morePowell rekindles the inflation trade with comments. Here’s what’s working in sell-off
Commodities, which are viewed as a hedge against inflation, rallied on Thursday as the broader market declined. …
read moreArt Cashin on the Fed, ‘If the market believes they lost control, that’s just as dangerous.’
Wall Street veteran Art Cashin told CNBC the bond market continues to be the primary focus for investors, in addition to the space of economic recovery….
read moreSpaceX denounces DOJ subpoena in hiring practices investigation as ‘government overreach’
SpaceX denounced the Department of Justice's subpoena for corporate hiring records, saying the inquiry "is the very definition of government overreach." …
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How to successfully dance the creator-brand tango
Without the understanding of engagement metrics, brands often end up partnering with creators at a life stage that could be incompatible with their goals. …
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How Accountants Can Win New Clients
Whether you work as an accountant for yourself or in a company, you’ll probably need to win new clients at some point. How do you do…
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How to Personalize Your Marketing Without Being Creepy
Consumers are turned off by discovering you have their data when they don’t know how you got it. The big difference-maker? Consent. …
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Should You Start With PR or Marketing First?
With five startups under my belt, this is what I’ve found works best. …
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4 Reasons TikTok Should Be Part of Your Marketing Plan
The video-sharing platform remains one of the fastest growing apps in the U.S. and the world. …
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20 Email Marketing Services and Tools
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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‘Vaccine passports’ will help you travel abroad this year. But they won’t be without their challenges
As vaccination rollouts gather pace around the world, attention is now turning to vaccines of another kind: vaccine passports. …
read moreAirlines are changing their flight destinations after the devastating shock of Covid
Airlines in Europe are looking at sunshine and beaches as their route to making money again. …
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Here’s What It’s Actually Like To Stay In A Quarantine Hotel In Australia
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read moreApollo Global confident in return of business conventions as it strikes deal with Las Vegas Sands
Apollo Global’s David Sambur told CNBC business conventions could be more popular post-Covid due to more remote work. …
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There Are 50 States In The US — Spell Just 17 To Pass This Quiz
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read moreA guide on how not to embarrass yourself while traveling in Japan
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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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