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NerdWallet | November 03, 2020

Financial guidance company NerdWallet announced at the end of last week that it has acquired Fundera. New York City-based Fundera was co-founded in 2013 by Jared Hecht, who previously co-founded GroupMe. It created a marketplace where small businesses could find loans, subsequently expanding into other areas like legal services, while also (like NerdWallet) offering free financial content. “It can be the wild wild west out there for small business owners,” Hecht said in ...

Technology

AWS | September 06, 2023

• Ben Schreiner says AWS is using machine learning expertise to improve AI tool accessibility for SMBs. • AWS is committed to making advanced technology accessible for SMBs and stresses the need for SMBs to pinpoint their business challenges when adopting AI. • SMBs don't necessarily require data scientists for AI tool use; they should focus on data quality and security. Ben Schreiner, the head of innovation for Small an...

FINANCE, BUSINESS STRATEGY

BMO US | October 13, 2022

BMO today launched BMO for Native-owned Businesses as part of its five-year, $5 billion BMO EMpower initiative aimed at supporting an inclusive economic recovery for minority businesses, communities and families through lending, investing, giving and engagement in local communities. The program, launched on National Indigenous Peoples Day, expands the bank's investment in small business lending to increase resources for women-, Black- and Latinx-owned businesses to include Native American-ow...

U.S. House of Representatives | May 21, 2020

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote again next week on giving small businesses more time to utilize their coronavirus aid. With many businesses moving toward the end of their eight-week period, there are widespread calls to extend it...