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14
May

BuildDirect Partners With Affirm To Offer A Simple Way To Purchase Home Improvement & Renovation Products Online

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Customers Can Now Access Flexible and Transparent Financing Options and Pay Over Time For Purchases Made on BuildDirect.com   VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BuildDirect, the first technology platform for the home improvement industry, today announced its partnership with Affirm Inc., a financial technology company that provides transparent payment alternatives to traditional […]

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26
Apr

Laser manufacturer nLight jumps nearly 70 percent in IPO – Silicon Forest’s first in 14 years

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The drought is over.   Clark County laser manufacturer nLight Corp. began trading Thursday morning on the Nasdaq exchange and shares jumped a remarkable 68 percent, $10.95 over the $16 offering price. It’s the first initial public offering for a Silicon Forest tech company in almost 14 years.   The debut was a resounding conclusion […]

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26
Apr

Vancouver’s nLight Soared in First Day of Trading

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Shares gained 68 percent in IPO If Day 1 was any indication, nLight’s future as a publicly traded company looks pretty bright.   The Vancouver laser manufacturer landed on the ticker of the Nasdaq Exchange on Thursday, selling for $16 per share. By market close at 4 p.m. Eastern, share prices had climbed to $26.95, a […]

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12
Apr

Coinstar and doxo Announce Partnership to Simplify Paying Bills with Cash

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Partnership creates win-win for billers and consumers, making it easier than ever to pay bills with cash at Coinstar kiosks  nbsp; BELLEVUE, Wash. – April 12, 2018 –  Coinstar, a leader in self-service coin counting, and doxo, an innovative web and mobile bill payment solution, today announced a partnership to provide an easy and convenient cash bill pay service to consumers via thousands of Coinstar® kiosks in high-traffic retail locations. nbsp; Through this partnership, consumers […]

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10
Apr

Ruby Ribbon Makes A Splash With New Slimming Swimwear

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Shapewear company brings swimsuit shopping into the home and offers versatile, waist trimming suits that go beyond the beach   BURLINGAME, Calif., April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ruby Ribbon, the Silicon Valley-based apparel company known for its revolutionary bra-replacement shapewear, has announced its 2018 swimwear line. RRSwim 2018 features InvisiShape™ construction that shapes, smooths and supports without the […]

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09
Apr

Ingo Powers Instant SMB Loan Payouts For Kabbage

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Maybe think of it as instant Kabbage, pun intended – you know, the green stuff, as it’s known: money.   Speed may be the zeitgeist of today, a competitive advantage for businesses of all stripes and sizes. In commerce, we’ve seen accelerating speeds of information, of product launches, of new iterations of offerings to keep pace […]

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28
Mar

Kabbage Data Shows High Growth Rate of Mobile Lending Among Small Business Owners

· | Press Release

ATLANTA (PRWEB) MARCH 28, 2018   Kabbage predicts one of every five dollars funded to small businesses will be via mobile by year end   Kabbage, Inc., a global financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses, analyzed the lending behavior of nearly 150,000 small businesses, uncovering an increasing growth of mobile lending. The total […]

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21
Feb

Kabbage’s Kathryn Petralia Talks Small Business Loans

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Taking time out of her busy schedule, I was able to ask a few questions on the phone with Kathryn Petralia, the co-founder and President of Kabbage Inc. – a leading small business online lending platform.   If you don’t know Kathryn Petralia, you should. Here’s a crash course. She’s been hailed by Forbes as one of […]

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16
Feb

This Way of Selling Online is the Future of Retail (and It’s Often Overlooked)

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The Internet has revolutionized shopping. Customers can now purchase whatever they’d like with a simple click of a button or tap of the finger. Most purchases now come from online retailers rather than brick-and-mortar stores. While buyers are happier than ever, traditional retailers are suffering – they’ve lost 25% of operating earnings as a percent of sales due to meteoric online […]

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14
Feb

doxo Surpasses 3 Million Users and 45,000 Payable Billers and 45,000 Payable Billers

· | Press Release

Bill paying service doxo continues rapid growth, now exceeding 3 million registered users and 45,000 payable billers in its network   February 6, 2018 — Seattle — Leading bill paying service doxo continues to grow as 2018 kicks off, and has now passed over 3 million registered users nationwide. At the same time, the company also has […]

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