Draper University

Management

Sensibill | December 13, 2021

Sensibill, the only customer data platform designed specifically for the financial services industry, today announced a new partnership with global cloud accounting software provider FreshBooks. Together, the companies are automating data entry to provide small business owners with better expense management using optical character recognition (OCR) technology. Sensibill’s technology will be embedded within FreshBooks’ platform, providing more complete data and analysis...

FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS

Vista | September 16, 2022

Today, VistaPrint, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, and NAACP announced the next cohort of recipients from the Power Forward Small Business Grant. The grant program, now in its third iteration, focuses on creating lasting impact for Black-owned small businesses across New England. Select applicants will receive $25,000 in grant funding and the tailored design and marketing support they need to expand their existing businesses and achieve long-term success.The latest group of grant recipie...

Finitive | September 15, 2020

Finitive, a private credit platform providing institutional investors with direct access to alternative lending investments, today announced that it has facilitated a credit facility for a specialty finance company that buys distressed small business loans and merchant cash advance (MCA) portfolios. The specialty finance company will use the credit facility to purchase distressed and non-performing portfolios from non-bank MCA lenders, and also from investors and warehouse lenders to MCA lenders...

Business Strategy

SupplierGATEWAY, Hello Alice | June 30, 2021

SupplierGATEWAY collaborates with Hello Alice to promote small business growth by leveraging SupplierGATEWAY's Enhanced Digital Certification™ (EDC)to facilitate certification of small and diverse-owned businesses, including women, U.S. veterans, people of color, entrepreneurs with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ owners. Hello Alice's community of nearly 500,000 business owners will be able to obtain a valid certificate of diverse ownership, opening new business opportuniti...