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Meadows Bank Named NADCO’s Most Active Community Lender for the SBA 504 Loan Program
Meadows Bank announced that it was recently awarded, for the second time, the National Association of Development Companies (NADCO), Most Active Community Lender of the Year for the SBA 504 Loan Program. Meadows Bank accepted the award last month during the NADCO 2018 Annual Meeting in Ft. - November 06, 2018 - Meadows Bank
FinTech School Announces a Public Training in Partnership with Moody’s Analytics
FinTech School (located in San Francisco), a leading FinTech institute, has joined forces with Moody’s Analytics with the aim of training FinTech enthusiasts about "Fundamentals of FinTech" and "Robo-Advisors & Digital Wealth," respectively on 27th, 28th November and 29th, 30th November 2018 in New York. - November 06, 2018 - FinTech School
China’s Tiananmen Square CASME & Bloomberg Business Week Hosts Dr. Rollan Roberts in Beijing and Shanghai
Dr. Rollan Roberts accepted the speaking invitation of China’s small business association and Bloomberg China’s Business Week conference. - November 06, 2018 - Courageous!
Peter Wassileff of HomeSmart Evergreen Realty Reports That the San Fernando Valley Real Estate Market is Shifting
Peter Wassileff of HomeSmart Evergreen Realty is seeing changes in the real estate market. There are more homes coming to the market, which is a positive sign, but the market is experiencing a slowdown in price increases, homes taking longer to sell, price cuts on listed properties and less buyer demand. - November 06, 2018 - HomeSmart Realty
Houston Glazing Contractors: Business is Booming in Houston
Houston is still one of the best places to own a construction business right now according to the Houston Chronicle. Commercial projects just roll in one after another with solid consistency and no end in sight. Gary Brown with Houston Glazing Contractors said they opened for business in April... - November 02, 2018 - Houston Glazing Contractors LLC
eCommerce in Russia Will Grow by 170% by 2023 Giulio Gargiullo Responds to Morgan Stanley's Study: "Strong Growth and Opportunities for Companies"
E-commerce in the Russian Federation is speeding ahead as reported by expert in digital marketing in the Russian market, Giulio Gargiullo, according to data from Morgan Stanley. Russian e-commerce reaches a figure of 30 billion dollars in 2018, while with growth of 170%, a figure of 46 billion euros is predicted by 2023. - October 30, 2018 - Giulio Gargiullo Online Marketing Manager
Former Rothschilds Director and Current PlatinumDEX Chairman Supports "Roubini-Lite" Crypto Regulation
Veteran City of London Investment Banker, Rosamund Blomfield Smith, and Chairman of PlatinumDEX supports the idea of “proportionate” regulation in crypto in response to the US economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini's recent demand to US Congress that crypto be banned. Proportionate legislation is needed, as the industry is failing to self-regulate adequately. - October 29, 2018 - Platinumdex Limited
Marlborough Village Re-Designated as Cultural District
Marlborough Downtown Village Cultural District designation extended for five more years. - October 21, 2018 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation
Chelsea Groton Bank Partners with iGrad for Financial Wellness Education
Chelsea Groton Bank has partnered with the San Diego-based company iGrad to offer Enrich™ - iGrad’s adaptive, personalized and interactive online financial wellness platform - to its members. - October 17, 2018 - iGrad
GovCon Incubator Will Help Write Proposals and Train Small Businesses for Maryland Technology Development Corporation’s (TEDCO) New U.S. SBA Grant
Will Help Women-Owned, Disadvantaged, Rural Maryland Companies in Federal R&D Contracts Market - October 09, 2018 - Marc Brailov Global Public Relations
SprinkleCoin is Now Available at Several Cryptocurrency Exchanges Including LA-Token
SprinkleCoin, SCOI is pleased to announce to its users that it is now available in major traders and exchanges such as LA Token. LA-Token is a very prominent and well-known crypto-exchange with daily trades occurring which have a collective sum of $35 million. LA-Token will be providing conversions... - October 06, 2018 - SprinkleCoin
Platform-Neutral OmniFi v7 Accelerates Data Integration and Analytics
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has significantly increased the integration capabilities of OmniFi, to support faster and easier data transfer and analysis across multiple client systems, locations and counterparties. - October 03, 2018 - SkySparc
MEDC Announces First Ever Land Purchase, Phantom Gourmet Partnership
Downtown Marlborough and French Hill revitalization, city marketing top MEDC priorities - September 29, 2018 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation
Acclaimed Real Estate Investor to Kick Off Profits in Paradise Summit in Waikiki Beach
Jason Hartman Attracts Several Leading Global Speakers and Investors to Waikiki’s Most Iconic Hotel. - September 27, 2018 - Jason Hartman
Meadows Bank's David Boser Graduates from Pacific Coast Banking School, the Premier National Graduate School of Banking™
Meadows Bank announced that David Boser, Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer recently graduated from the prestigious Pacific Coast Banking School (PCBS). These executives completed a rigorous three-year graduate-level educational program designed for leaders in the financial services industry. - September 27, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Trinity Street Capital Partners Announces the Origination of a High Leverage, Non-Recourse, Construction Loan on an AC Marriott Hotel Located in Atlanta, GA
Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a full service real estate investment bank, announces the origination of a $28.5MM, 75% loan-to-cost, construction loan for the development of a 222 key, AC Marriott stay hotel in Atlanta, GA. - September 17, 2018 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
AFBS2018 – AMG Introduced the Philippines to International Blockchain Market
On September 8th, Metro Manila in the Philippines hosted the Asia Fintech and Blockchain Summit 2018 (AFBS2018 www.afbs.pro). The summit was hosted by AMG group (www.amg.onl), which is mainly focused on discussing the Application of Blockchain technology in future Finance. With the successful end... - September 15, 2018 - AMG Network
Spherium’s Cyclatop (SP14019), Safe and Efficacious for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis in Adults and Infants
The results of the clinical trial Cyclatop (NCT02865356) to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of SP14019 (Cyclosporine A 5% topical spray) across all group ages, for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis, were presented today at the EADV Congress in Paris. SP14019 showed excellent safety and acceptability profile, clinically relevant and statistically significant efficacy with respect to placebo and very low systemic exposure to Cyclosporine A. - September 15, 2018 - Spherium Biomed
United Capital Partners Sources $12MM Approval for High Growth Beverage Customer
High growth venture backed beverage manufacturing entity in need of non-dilutive bridge capital to fund new equipment and working capital to bridge them to a significant equity raise in Q1 2019. - September 14, 2018 - United Capital Partners
WiCON Publishes the China Pharmaceutical Guide 2018 (13th Edition) - Chinese Pharma Growth Stabilizes Amid Deepening Healthcare and Drug Regulatory Reform
WiCON International Group LLC announced that it has officially published its China Pharmaceutical Guide 2018 (13th Edition). According to the publication, the size of China’s pharmaceutical market is estimated to be around CNY 1.9 trillion at the retail price level in 2017. Growth of the market fell slightly further to 7.6% last year (vs. 8.2% in 2016), but there are signs of stabilization in 2018. - September 13, 2018 - WiCON International Group LLC
Former Moody’s Corporate Governance Expert Joins Leaders Arena to Advise Companies
Leaders Arena, a UK and US-based ESG corporate advisor, further expands in the U.S. and Canada with the appointment of Chris Plath, former Vice President and Corporate Governance Specialist at Moody’s Investors Service. In a recent study, LA valued the ESG investor market opportunity for listed companies at USD 5.1tn. - September 13, 2018 - Leaders Arena Limited
NetForce Global Announces New Corporate Board
NetForce Global®, a trusted leader in wholesale international background screening, announced today their newly appointed Corporate Board. Board Chair and company co-founder, Ed Etzel, said, “Our new board is comprised of industry experts, with the purpose of providing guidance to address... - September 12, 2018 - NetForce Global
SkySparc Appoints New CEO to Deliver Growth and Service Excellence
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has appointed a new chief executive officer, ex-TradeTech Consulting/Virtusa* CEO Joakim Wiener, who will take responsibility for driving growth and customer service excellence. - September 11, 2018 - SkySparc
RV Sales Growing Nationally and Locally in Southaven, MS
A recreational vehicle industry forecast predicts 2018 will be another record year for RV production and 2019 will be even greater. The RV Industry Association said, in a news release, that the forecast expects 505,900 units will be shipped to RV dealers this year, capping nine straight years of... - September 11, 2018 - Southaven RV & Marine
Fountainhead Commercial Capital’s Chris Hurn Named Top Small Business Influencer of 2018
Fountainhead Commercial Capital’s CEO and founder Chris Hurn was recently named one of the Top Small Business Influencers of 2018 by FitSmallBusiness.com. - September 05, 2018 - Fountainhead Commercial Capital
Online Lead Generation Accounts for Nearly 23% of Total Refinance Originations in the U.S. for Q1 2018
In its latest analysis of over 2 million Internet generated mortgage leads, iLeads.com® concluded that online consumers drove over $29 billion in loan origination dollars and accounted for nearly 23% of total refinance originations in Q1 2018*. The total potential originations for the... - August 28, 2018 - iLeads
18,920 Central Coast Small Businesses Threatened by Aging
Project Equity Data Shows Potential Losses and Opportunities with Employee Ownership - August 27, 2018 - Project Equity
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association Announces a Strategic Collobration with Venture Cafe Miami
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association is pleased to announce the panel discussion, "The Future of Crypto, Blockchain, and ICO's" in partnership with Venture Cafe Miami - August 25, 2018 - Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association
The Association of Coupon Professionals Presents Free “Retailer & Manufacturer Panel: Addressing Issues and Seeking Solutions” Webinar
Latest in ACP Academy Series, Retailer & Manufacturer Panel Webinar on Oct. 3, 2018 - August 23, 2018 - Association of Coupon Professionals
PayCardPros, Inc. Partners with FlexWage, LLC to Market and Sell the FlexWage Suite of Solutions
PayCardPros, Inc. of San Diego, California has contracted with FlexWage Solutions, LLC to market and sell the FlexWage OnDemand Pay and Pay Card Solutions. The FlexWage OnDemand Pay platform is regarded as one of the most innovative and important employer benefits available today. - August 22, 2018 - PayCardPros, Inc.
ABUKAI Now Automatically Creates Expense Reports in Hebrew
ABUKAI Expenses can now directly create reports in Hebrew for their customers in Israel. - August 21, 2018 - ABUKAI
Trade Market Between the U.S. and Brazil Promotes Company’s Disclosure and Marketing Between Both Countries, Says Onevox Creative Solutions
Traffic disclosure of businesses and businesses is permanent between the U.S and Brazil. Brazilian businessmen look at the U.S. resident community and U.S. companies at the consumer force of the Brazilian tourists. The Brazilian journalist Rodrigo Lins, who manages the communications, marketing and... - August 15, 2018 - Onevox Solutions LLC
WalkMe Launches Center of Excellence in Raleigh, Expands Offices to Support Rapid Customer Growth Worldwide
WalkMe, the leading Digital Adoption Platform and one of the fastest-growing software companies globally, today announced that it has expanded its office to a new location in Raleigh, North Carolina, following the creation of a Center of Excellence for Growth Companies. WalkMe established its... - August 07, 2018 - WalkMe
WebMD Health Services Adds Enrich Financial Wellness Solution to Well-Being Portfolio
Personalized, Education-Driven Program Helps Employees Build Skills, Take Action to Reduce the Impact of Financial Stress - August 03, 2018 - iGrad
Alex Shaffer Joins Meadows Bank as Regional President in Arizona
Meadows Bank announced that Alex Shaffer recently joined Meadows Bank as the Regional President in Arizona. Alex is an 18 year veteran of commercial banking in Phoenix, AZ; Tucson, AZ; Las Vegas, NV and Sacramento, CA markets. Alex joins Meadows Bank most recently from US Bank in Phoenix, Arizona... - August 02, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Plexus Financial Services, LLC Leaders Named as Delegates to NAPA DC Fly-In Forum
Practice Leader Allison Winge and Vice President, Client Relations Pamela Appell of Plexus Financial Services, LLC recently participated as delegates to the National Association of Plan Advisors’ (NAPA) Annual DC Fly-In Forum, an exclusive gathering of the nation’s leading retirement... - July 31, 2018 - The Plexus Groupe
Center for American Entrepreneurship Releases Analysis of America’s Startup Communities
The Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE), a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization, today released a ground-breaking analysis of the geographic distribution of first-round venture capital financing of early-stage startups. - July 31, 2018 - Center for American Entrepreneurship
Meadows Bank Ranks #1 in Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Lending
Meadows Bank announced that it was ranked #1 in Nevada by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for 504 lending as of the end of the 3rd quarter of SBA’s fiscal year and #2 in Nevada for 7(a) lending for the same time period. - July 26, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Affinity Federal Credit Union Partners with iGrad for Financial Wellness Education
Affinity Federal Credit Union (AFCU) recently launched Enrich™, iGrad’s adaptive, personalized and interactive online financial literacy platform to its 165,000+ members. - July 25, 2018 - iGrad
MITA Urges Congress to Permanently Repeal the Medical Device Tax
Device Tax Costs U.S. Jobs and Slows the Pace of Innovation, Delaying Patient Access to the Next Generation of Life-Savings Technologies and Treatments - July 23, 2018 - Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance
Steve Eckhardt Earns NAR’s Military Relocation Professional Certification
Steve Eckhardt, the broker for Cornerstone Properties International, has been awarded the nationally recognized Military Relocation Professional Certification. The National Association of Realtors® awards the MRP certification to Realtors® who help military personnel, veterans and their families find housing that lets them make the best use of their benefits and serves the unique needs of military life. Steve specializes in permanent change of station (PCS) to MacDill AFB in Tampa, FL. - July 19, 2018 - Cornerstone Properties International
flynas Carried 3 Million Passengers During the First Half of 2018
More than three million passengers traveled on flunas' domestic and international destinations during the first six months of this year. - July 11, 2018 - flynas
Neto Financial Group Opens Office in Nashville, Tennessee
Neto Financial Group Inc., an Accounting, Tax, and Wealth Advisory firm founded in Miami, Florida, has opened an office in Nashville, Tennessee. Elizabeth Morton, CPA, and Arturo Neto, CFA, CPWA, opened the office in early June to provide a full suite of financial services to small business owners... - July 10, 2018 - Neto Financial Group
Across-the-Board Demand Delivers Successful Year of Continued Growth for SkySparc
SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, achieved strong growth in core service areas across all client segments and geographies in 2017, leading to a best-ever financial performance. - June 07, 2018 - SkySparc
“Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” Puts Regulation A+ Offerings Over the Top
With the signing by President Trump of the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act,” Regulation A+ now has validity to every single company listed on a major exchange such as the NYSE, NASDAQ, and the OTC among others. - June 07, 2018 - Reg.A Funding Group
The Launch of a Canadian Accountant Referral Service and Directory - CPALocate.ca - A New Way to Connect with Potential Clients
CPALocate.ca (“CPALocate”) is proud to announce the launch of a Canadian accountant referral service and directory. Consumers and businesses are often looking for specialized accountants, i.e. Chartered Professional Accountants (“CPA”), who can help either their families or... - June 05, 2018 - Minerva Tech
AmericaTowne Announces Partnership
AmericaTowne Announces Partnership with Three Governments in the Republic of Kenya - May 31, 2018 - AmericaTowne, Inc.
Liberian Native Stephen Gobewole’s New Book Details Africa’s Descent Into Poverty, Proposes Solutions to Help It Rise to Economic Success
Using data such as the Index of Economic Freedom, the Global Innovation Index and the Corruption Perception Index, a Liberian native steeped in finance and public policy knowledge explores why Africa has developed into a continent with poor nations. He describes how that happened and proposes how it can change for the better, detailed in a new book released by Dog Ear Publishing. - May 31, 2018 - Dog Ear Publishing
In 2017, Online Mortgage Lead Generation Accounted for Nearly 20% of Total Refinance Originations in the U.S.
In the final analysis of over 7 million Internet generated mortgage leads, iLeads.com® concluded that online consumers drove over $117 billion in loan origination dollars in 2017 and accounted for nearly 20% of total refinance originations in 2017*. For the final report for 2017,... - May 30, 2018 - iLeads
GCA Honored During the Dekalb Chamber's 2018 Apex Awards as the Winner of the Business of the Year Award in Business Advocacy
The Government Contractors Association was honored during the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce's 2018 Apex Awards. - May 26, 2018 - Government Contractors Association