Micro-enterprise

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AMERICA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) announced today $2 million in new grants, and $615K in continuing projects. The funding supports MEAF's new Access to Careers in Technology and the Trades Inclusion Initiative, which is designed to empower youth with disabilities to lead productive lives through increased employment.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) announced today $2 million in new grants, and $615K in continuing projects.
  • Aspiritech Remote Employment Academy: To provide training and internships leading to careers in Accessibility, IT and Quality Assurance testing for neurodiverse individuals at Aspiritech .
  • FedCap's Teaching the Autism Community Trades (TACT) trains and places students as heat pump installers, electricians, welders, carpenters, and mechanics.
  • Access to careers in technology and the trades starts from a strong foundation of quality experiential education and awareness.

TD Bank Launches "Tap to Pay on iPhone" for Small and Micro Businesses

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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"By equipping small businesses with modern conveniences and more technology through solutions like Tap to Pay on TD Bank Mobile App, we're helping small businesses have a seamless payment experience that's better aligned to customer expectations."

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  • "By equipping small businesses with modern conveniences and more technology through solutions like Tap to Pay on TD Bank Mobile App, we're helping small businesses have a seamless payment experience that's better aligned to customer expectations."
  • "TD is on the front lines of our Main Street economies," said Amy Dinkar-Patel, Head of Small Business & Commercial Distribution at TD Bank.
  • With TD Online Accounting, TD customers can send digital invoices, accept debit and credit card payments, and streamline the cash flow and accounting of their TD Small Business Checking account.
  • For more information on TD Tap to Pay on TD Bank Mobile App, please visit: https://www.td.com/us/en/small-business/online-accounting/tap-to-pay-iphone

Introducing Tap to Pay for Venmo and PayPal Zettle Businesses in the U.S.

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Tap to Pay is rolling out to select Venmo business profile users and will be available for all Venmo business profile users in the U.S. soon.

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  • Tap to Pay is rolling out to select Venmo business profile users and will be available for all Venmo business profile users in the U.S. soon.
  • Tap to Pay is also available to PayPal Zettle users.
  • "We're unlocking access to this capability for the millions of businesses using Venmo and PayPal Zettle, helping them drive sales with frictionless payment options."
  • In addition, Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available to select Venmo business profile and PayPal Zettle users, with plans to make it available to all Venmo business profile and PayPal Zettle users in the U.S. soon.

Cannacore Group Offers Licensing Consulting Services for Applicants in Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, & the US Virgin Islands

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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MIAMI, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Current & Upcoming Licensing Opportunities Across the United States

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  • Missouri: Currently, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is accepting applications for Transportation and Seed-to-Sale licenses.
  • The 48 initial licenses to be awarded will be limited to 6 in each of the 8 congressional districts – 4 wholesale facilities and 2 dispensaries.
  • To apply for a Microbusiness license, applicants will be required to pay a $1,500 application fee, as well as a $1,500 annual fee.
  • US Virgin Islands: In January 2023, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. signed the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act streamlining a regulatory scheme for both medicinal and adult-use of cannabis.

GrowGeneration Announces 60th Location, Mount Holly, New Jersey Store Opening

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG) (GrowGen or the Company), the largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers in the United States, today announced the opening of the Companys newest store in Mount Holly, New Jersey on November 21, 2022.

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  • GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG) (GrowGen or the Company), the largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers in the United States, today announced the opening of the Companys newest store in Mount Holly, New Jersey on November 21, 2022.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221122005185/en/
    The Mount Holly location represents the Companys 60th store and officially expands operations into 16 states.
  • Darren Lampert, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GrowGen said, We are excited to open our first store in New Jersey and increase our reach and operations into a fast-growing and strategically important market.
  • To date, we have 30 holders of micro licenses who are active in the program within the New York and New Jersey markets.

With Broadband Access Expanding Nationally, Milken Institute Best Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity Report Looks at the Keys to Support Local Business Growth

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Essentially, the report looks at the impact microbusinesses may have on the economies and how that activity may be captured in BPC, ultimately better understanding what is happening in these local economies.

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  • Essentially, the report looks at the impact microbusinesses may have on the economies and how that activity may be captured in BPC, ultimately better understanding what is happening in these local economies.
  • Cities within this quartile shared high rankings in four key categories: one-year and five-year jobs growth, one-year wage growth, and broadband access.
  • However, these cities shared relatively moderate rankings in high-tech concentration, LQ count (number of high-tech industries), and housing affordability.
  • The Milken Institutes Best Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity report is authored by Charlotte Kesteven, Abraham Song, PhD.

GoDaddy's Launches Microbusiness Data Hub, Showcasing Data from More Than 20 Million Microbusinesses Across the United States and Great Britain

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that is helping entrepreneurs thrive, announced today that its Venture Forward research initiative has launched the Microbusiness Data Hub. Leveraging GoDaddy's position as the world's largest service platform for entrepreneurs everywhere, the Microbusiness Data Hub offers unprecedented access to free, downloadable data on more than 20 million microbusinesses and the entrepreneurs who own them.  

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  • Leveraging GoDaddy's position as the world's largest service platform for entrepreneurs everywhere, the Microbusiness Data Hub offers unprecedented access to free, downloadable data on more than 20 million microbusinesses and the entrepreneurs who own them.
  • Venture Forward created the Microbusiness Data Hub to assist the efforts of all those working to build stronger, more inclusive economies.
  • The Microbusiness Data Hub will be updated quarterly with additional data, including refreshed measurements of microbusiness density, our proprietary Microbusiness Activity Index, and new survey responses from select markets across the United States.
  • "What makes our data so unique is that most microbusinesses don't show up in economic data because they're too small or too new.

VEON’s Mobilink Microfinance Bank Promotes Financial Inclusion and Supports Farmers with Programmes to Drive Economic Prosperity in Pakistan

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. (MMBL) is VEONs financial services arm in Pakistan and the countrys largest digital bank.

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  • Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. (MMBL) is VEONs financial services arm in Pakistan and the countrys largest digital bank.
  • Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL) is introducing low-cost 4G handsets for its customers to drive participation in the digital economy among marginalized groups within the population.
  • For over 10 years, Mobilink Microfinance Bank has been playing a game-changing role in empowering marginalized and underserved communities in Pakistan, explains Ghazanfar Azzam, President & CEO of Mobilink Microfinance Bank.
  • About Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd.
    Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. is Pakistans largest digital bank with over 40 million registered users including 16+ million monthly active mobile users.

GoDaddy and UCLA Anderson Report That Activity Index for Microbusinesses in the U.S. Increased in Fourth Quarter 2021

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index Series update for fourth quarter 2021, UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Leila Bengali and William Yu report that the Microbusiness Activity Index for the U.S. increased from 100.3 in September to 102.1 in December.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In the GoDaddy/UCLA Anderson Forecast Microbusiness Activity Index Series update for fourth quarter 2021, UCLA Anderson Forecast economists Leila Bengali and William Yu report that the Microbusiness Activity Index for the U.S. increased from 100.3 in September to 102.1 in December.
  • This increase shows how small business activity growth accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2021.
  • Small business activity growth accelerated in Q4 of 2021, a new UCLA Anderson Forecast/GoDaddy report shows.
  • "Two possible reasons could explain this increase in the composite online microbusiness index," Bengali and Yu write in the report.

VTB Group announces IFRS results for 3Q 2021

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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Net interest margin was 3.8% in 9M 2021 and 3.9% in 3Q 2021, compared with 3.8% in the same periods last year.

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  • Net interest margin was 3.8% in 9M 2021 and 3.9% in 3Q 2021, compared with 3.8% in the same periods last year.
  • Provision charge amounted to RUB 78.4 billion in 9M 2021 and RUB 24.1 billion in 3Q 2021, decreasing by 57.8% and 66.5% year-on-year, respectively.
  • Staff costs and administrative expenses amounted to RUB 205.9 billion in 9M 2021 and RUB 70.3 billion in 3Q 2021, increases of 7.2% and 11.6% year-on-year, respectively.
  • In early September 2021, VTB launched a car subscription service for payroll customers and VTB Group employees.