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TechConnect | April 22, 2020

TechConnect West Virginia, the Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer hosted a free online boot camp Tuesday evening. The online event provided information on how to apply for grants through the federally funded, small innovation research program. Executive Director of TechConnect West Virginia, Anne Barth explained that this is a time for small businesses to learn and develop. “It’s a good time for some small businesses to be developing researc...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Bank of the West | February 25, 2022

Bank of the West launched Digital Doors™, a new small business offering collaborating with Mastercard®. Digital Doors offer resources and interactive tools to help small business owners establish, grow, and protect their online presence. Michelle Di Gangi, Executive Vice President, Head of Small & Medium Enterprise Banking at Bank of the West, stated, "Bank of the West and Mastercard launched Digital Doors to help small businesses deliver superior customer exper...

MARKETING AND NETWORKING

Tuya Smart | June 07, 2022

Tuya Smart, a prominent IoT development platform supplier, recently announced that it will attend the LightFair 2022 Trade Show and Conference. LightFair 2022 will be held in the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 19 to 23, 2022, with over 300 brands expected to attend. Tuya Smart will showcase its latest IoT lighting products and solutions under the theme "Light Up the Unlimited Future." The booth, which will be in West Hall 1915, will feature a wide range of lightin...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

KKR | September 02, 2021

KiotViet, a leading merchant platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Vietnam, and KKR, a global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will participate as the lead investor in the US$45 million Series B funding round of KiotViet (“the Company”), with participation from its existing investor, Jungle Ventures. KiotViet aims to drive the digital transformation of MSMEs, a key segment that accounts for app...