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3 Ways To Prevent Employee Fraud And Theft In Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

In Minnesota, for example, someone convicted of embezzlement will face up to 20 years in jail and/or a maximum fine of $100,000 for items valued over $35,000. This is especially important for employees who have access to critical components of your operations or finances. Companies lost a median of $231,000 per case.

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Turning the microphone over

Startup Lessons Learned

Beyond my own personal fear, I received a call from my friend, a young Black man who lives above that Target and works in finance at Google. Since we opened our doors, Target has operated with love and opportunity for all. I could smell the smoke from my apartment and I could hear the police sirens and helicopters circling my block.

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A Poor Investment? VC Firm Targets the “Underbanked”

ReadWriteStart

The Minnesota-based VC firm has raised $45 million in funds it plans to use to back startups that give low-income consumers somewhere to go for financial services other than the local check-cashing shop. “We We operate as a ‘double-bottom line’ fund,” explains Core Innovation managing partner Mike Harris.

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How to Start a Food Shelf in Your Community

Up and Running

PRISM, which stands for People Responding in Social Ministry, operates Marketplace Foodshelf as one of its core programs. It serves 600 families per year living in the suburbs surrounding Minneapolis, Minnesota. What are your hours of operation? Food shelf manager: Someone to manage day-to-day operations. Your support.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing? V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC?

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

www.foliomag.com

M&A and Finance. Finance/Accounting. Operations. Assn/Non-Profit. B2B: Business Media. City & Regionals. CMS Insights. Consumer Media. Design & Production. Digital Editions. eMedia & Technology. Lead Generation. Sales & Marketing. --> Bloggers. --> Resources. White Papers. Video Center. ENews Sign-Up. --> Magazine. Connecticut.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

online.wsj.com

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Finance, Banking, Loans, etc. Languishing businesses were counted as survivors.