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Why Small Community Lenders Have Your Back

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One of the largest banks in the country, with branch locations in your town, advertises everywhere. But don’t fret—community lenders are helping small businesses. Meet the community lenders. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are one type of community lender. You know their jingle. in Maine.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Mobile advertising became more targeted and user friendly by adapting to the small screen — but advertisers are slow to adopt , with much upside still to come.

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Silicon Beach emerges as a tech hotbed

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Veteran investor Timothy Draper says venture-capital firms are taking notice of Silicon Beach. Our vision for the school is to support the local ecosystem and our community, so this is fabulous," he says. tech industry since 1994, when he started as an engineer at video game company Activision. Advertisement.