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Why Small Community Lenders Have Your Back

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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. They are usually nonprofit organizations committed to the mission of making capital accessible to the communities they serve.

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.

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

thebarefootvc

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. increase in GDP), and this will only accelerate as 3G and 4G networks spread to these regions and smartphone and tablet prices continue to drop, encouraging adoption.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information. Mr. Lindzon has more than 20 years experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity. Since 2003, Rumson has helped clients invest over $1.0

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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. USA TODAY Digital Services.

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Irene brings rain, flooding and end of news as we know it [#irene]

This is going to be BIG.

On June 17, 1994, the whole country was interrupted by broadcast news—us New Yorkers were watching Patrick Ewing and the Knicks in the NBA Finals. Twitter kept me informed by the right sources, in good spirits, and instilled a sense of community with others nearby—even if I couldn’t reach them by subway.

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