The Retail Summit

Dream Exchange | July 18, 2020

Dream Exchange and Cadiz Capital Holding LLC have partnered to create the first-ever minority-owned stock exchange in the history of America. The Dream Exchange will become a new stock exchange that will focus on small business capital formation and diversity using the power of the American investing public. This new stock exchange will allow investors to empower innovators and emerging businesses in a way that has never been done before. Cadiz Capital Holding LLC, a minority-owned private equit...

Gallup News | February 06, 2020

Small-business owners' business optimism has softened slightly but continues to be strong. The latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index is 132, down from +142 in Q4, 2019, but similar to the +136 in Q3 and +129 recorded in Q2. The index is a measure of owners' present and future optimism -- both of which saw modest declines in the Jan. 3-10 survey. The Small Business Index measures small-business owners' attitudes about a wide variety of factors affecting their busine...

Cision PR Newswire | September 03, 2020

Cowbell Cyber, the industry's first AI-powered cyber insurance provider for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced its cyber insurance program, Cowbell Prime, is now admitted in 18 states, including Texas as well as Ohio, Indiana and Michigan which were also opened in the past two weeks. The accelerated roll-out reflects Cowbell's commitment to close the insurability gap for small businesses by simplifying and expediting the process of delivering cyber insurance. Amassing ...

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Oak Valley Community Bank | January 10, 2023

On 09 January 2023, Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp, was recognized as the "Most Active SBA 504 Lending Partner" by Success Capital - Certified Development Corporation and the "Most Loan Guarantees Funded & Largest Total Dollar Aggregate Funded" by Valley Small Business Development Corporation during the most recent Success Capital and Valley Small Business fiscal years. Oak Valley’s team offered $13 million ...