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How Corl Helps Small Businesses Raise Capital Through Revenue Sharing

By: Matt Walker, 9/30/2019

In a Nutshell: Small business and tech upstarts often get overlooked for financing through traditional avenues. Corl is a modern company that provides equitable access to fast and flexible funding for these types of businesses. Corl’s AI-based technology analyzes the potential value and risks, and can approve its request for capital in two weeks instead of the three to nine months the approval process takes for traditional funding. Derek Manuge, Corl’s CEO, said the company is open... read more »

CreditStacks: A Premium Card Created for Professionals Relocating to the U.S. Without a Credit History

By: Matt Walker, 7/25/2019

In a Nutshell: For professionals moving to the U.S. from other countries, establishing and building credit can be a significant challenge. But the CreditStacks Mastercard helps these professionals by offering a premium card that does not require a U.S. credit history. The company also seeks to educate customers about how to build their credit and uses its mobile app to offer assistance in real time. The CreditStacks Mastercard is packed with appealing benefits, such as fraud protection... read more »

10 Best Business Credit Cards for Startups

By: Marcie Geffner, 5/31/2019

Of all the decisions a startup business faces, choosing a business card may not seem like the most important. But in fact, the right business card can make a significant positive contribution to your new business's cash flow and profitability. Business cards come in a variety of configurations, all with different combinations of opportunities and costs. Opportunities can include generous signup bonuses, attractive travel benefits, lucrative cash back or points-based rewards,... read more »

11 Best Business Credit Cards With (& Without) a Personal Guarantee

By: Brittney Mayer, 5/31/2019

Within the first year of business, roughly 20% of new small businesses will fail. Only about half of new businesses make it to the five-year mark -- and the rate drops down to one third for businesses that make it a decade or more. Given the odds, it makes sense for business lenders to want a little security when it comes to handing out business credit; after all, chances are high that your company will fold within a few years. Hence, the personal guarantee required by many issuers... read more »

Brex Accelerates Startup Growth with Two Credit Cards that Offer Big Rewards and No Traditional Credit Check

By: Adam West, 5/30/2019

In a Nutshell: Brex is a fintech company that offers two unique corporate credit cards to startups and e-commerce businesses. Neither card charges fees for interest, membership, or foreign transactions, and neither requires a personal guarantee or individual credit check for approval. Brex determines credit limits by reviewing a startup’s business bank account balance and an e-commerce company’s sales records to regularly modify credit limits in real time. Both cards offer top-tier... read more »

KnowEm Helps Individuals and Brands Claim and Protect Digital Real Estate on Hundreds of Social Media Platforms

By: Adam West, 5/28/2019

In a Nutshell: Social media has become one of the most important ways for businesses to reach potential and existing customers. But to engage those customers, you must secure your brand’s name on each platform before someone else does. For one flat fee, KnowEm secures and registers an individual’s or a brand’s name on its index of more than 500 social media websites and other popular URLs. An optional subscription service continues to register your brand name on up-and-coming... read more »

DOVU’s Blockchain-Based Token Rewards Consumers for Sharing Commuting Data and Modifying Travel in Eco-Friendly Ways

By: Adam West, 5/24/2019

In a Nutshell: Our personal data has more value than we think — though we give it away for free every day through smartphone and internet usage. DOVU plans to change the way consumers drive, walk, cycle, ride, or scoot by rewarding them with DOV cryptocurrency tokens for sharing their commuting information via the company’s Wallet application. DOVU provides its API to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and all types of businesses in the transport sector, including governments,... read more »

OpenCorporates Offers Universal Access to Data on More Than 168 Million Corporate Legal Entities, Increasing Transparency and Trust

By: Adam West, 4/29/2019

In a Nutshell: As global corporate organizations grow ever more complex and automation increasingly influences how business relationships evolve, the need for universally accessible non-proprietary data on corporate legal entities becomes more acute. Filling that need since 2010 is U.K.-based OpenCorporates, a web service that collects company information from public sources in more than 130 jurisdictions and makes it available for anyone in the world to search. Now housing data on... read more »

GreenWave: How Supporting Restorative Ocean Farm Ecosystems Can Protect the Environment and Deliver Sustainable Menu Items to Consumers

By: Matt Walker, 4/23/2019

In a Nutshell: GreenWave’s Co-Founder Bren Smith went from being a commercial fisherman to a restorative ocean farmer whose underwater 3D model has made a splash across multiple industries. The model produces seaweed and shellfish without the need for fertilizer or feed, and it is sustainable and restorative. GreenWave’s 3D ocean farms can also be easily reproduced and scaled to work on virtually any coast. Smith and GreenWave’s innovative practices have received numerous... read more »

Certify Streamlines Expense Reporting, Travel, and Purchasing for SMBs and Global Enterprises in More Than 100 Countries

By: Adam West, 4/16/2019

In a Nutshell: Since 2008, Certify has grown from a single-use receipt-capture app built for iPhone 3G into the largest independent travel and expense management company in the world. Companies in over 100 countries use tailored Certify solutions to streamline business processes, deepen insight, and manage spend more intentionally. For on-the-road employees as well as managers and admins back in the office, the old-school way of doing expense reporting is a huge chore. Among a hundred... read more »

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