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Small Business Saturday and New Localism

Small Business Labs

  As part of their promotion, AMEX was kind enough to subsidize my purchases with a $25 credit.    According to an AMEX executive , " every $100 spent in locally-owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures."    Tags: local.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

BMT Office Administration

In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). This is known as equity financing, where investors provide capital by purchasing partial ownership of the company (via stocks and shares). Why is that?

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