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Small business payments and marketing startup Fivestars raises $52.5M

TechCrunch

It’s a difficult time for small businesses — to put it mildly. Ho argued that those platforms (whether they offer delivery services, user reviews or marketing tools) all have the same underlying model: “They seek to take over a small business’ customer base and then charge them a tax to start reaching those customers.”

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Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants

TechCrunch

Xipeng Shen is a professor at North Carolina State University and ACM Distinguished Member, focusing on system software and machine learning research. who aim to power next-generation technology without the need for expensive hardware that takes billions of dollars to develop and years to deploy. We’re a group of Ph.D.s

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How to Protect Your Small Business from a Hacker Attack

The Crazy Programmer

Data breaches and compromised websites frequently used to spread malware can be risky for your business; including small businesses. In fact, small or medium-sized businesses are likely to suffer more consequences of cyber-attacks than large enterprises. Why are Small Businesses a Target?

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Your Guide to Performance Review Templates

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Utilizing an effective performance review template greatly assists in organizing and facilitating effective performance appraisals. In this guide, you will also learn the benefits of using performance review templates and how to create performance review templates that will be effective in enhancing the efficiency of your employees.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

Crunchbase News

tied) Crusoe Energy Systems , $500M, energy: This is not the first time Crusoe has made this list. That business plan was enough for Crusoe to reportedly lock up a $500 million round led by Founders Fund at a $3 billion valuation. billion valuation in the process. Founded in 2018, the company has raised $1.2 billion, per Crunchbase.

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BadVR is using government grants to build a business that’s independent of venture capital

TechCrunch

million has come from the government in the form of two National Science Foundation cooperative agreements through the Small Business Innovation Research financing mechanisms. The startup’s tech is already being used by big telecom companies to accelerate the planning and deployment of 5G networks. Image Credits: BadVR.

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Anchor gets $15 million seed funding to expand its B2B autonomous billing solution

TechCrunch

Launched this year, the startup is keen on solving the problems in billing, collection and payment by automating invoicing and remittance tasks — saving businesses the much precious time spent prompting clients to settle payments. In the US, small businesses account for 44% of economic activity.

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