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Seven Stages of SME Growth – One Common Problem: The Challenge of Financing Small Businesses Across Their Life Cycle
There’s an endless variety of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the world, but these businesses often experience similar problems that arise at similar stages in their growth. Barbara Peitsch, an international economic development consultant at the William Davidson Institute, discusses these stages and their associated challenges, and explores how SMEs can access financing that's appropriate for their level of development.
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- Finance
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Goldman Sachs, Others Invest $55 Million in London-Based Fintech Startup Jumo
The funding round introduced new investors to join existing investors such as Goldman Sachs, Odey Asset Management and Leapfrog Investments.
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- Finance
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- fintech, startups, venture capital
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Grab Raises up to $856m to Boost Payments Business as Rumors Swirl of a Merger With Rival Gojek
Grab said that it has raised $856 million more in funding in two tranches from strategic Japanese investors.
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- Asia Pacific
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Facebook Backs Indian Education Startup Unacademy
Unacademy, one of India’s fastest growing education startups, has just received the backing of a major technology giant: Facebook.
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- Education, Technology
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- South Asia
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- startups, venture capital
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Agritech Startup Clover Raises $5.5 MN From Omnivore, Accel
Clover is an agritech platform that works with farmers across India and markets greenhouse-grown produce through business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) channels.
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- Agriculture
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- South Asia
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- agtech, startups, venture capital
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Peru’s Startup Scene Is Ready for More
While it may not be one of the largest countries in Latin America, Peru continues to have one of the best-performing economies and fastest-growing startup scenes.
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- Uncategorized
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- Latin America
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- edtech, fintech, startups, venture capital
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Finding Free Money for Your Social Impact Startup
Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community.
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- Uncategorized
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- startups, venture capital
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Credit startup Migo expands to Brazil on $20M raise and Africa growth
After growing its lending business in West Africa, emerging markets credit startup Migo is expanding to Brazil on a $20 million Series B funding round led by Valor Capital Group.
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- Finance
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- fintech, venture capital