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There was a lot to love about the Valentine’s Day week. We saw startups raise big VC rounds, add new C-Suite talent, and land new big corporate partnerships. To start off the week, we are rounding up the big headlines from last week across the Southeast. Here is what
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One of Atlanta’s most recognizable SaaS startups has a new name. LeaseQuery, the lease accounting platform, announced earlier this month that it has rebranded to FinQuery. The startup got off the ground in 2011 when accountant-turned-entrepreneur George Azih saw a fundamental flaw in how most companies organized their lease
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“What’s love got to do with it?” - Tina Turner Well it turns out that in business, it can impact a lot. If you are one of the millions of people who started a business last year, how you set up your taxes can have huge implications for your
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Economists don’t have crystal balls to predict the future, but they do have numbers. Monthly jobs reports. Unemployment data. New business registrations. Consumer goods pricing. Regional home sales. Gross GDP. Whatever the Federal Reserve hints at about their interest rate plans. They also have plenty of data to parse
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Chocolate shops and florists typically get all the love on Valentine's Day. But there are many tech-enabled businesses and tech startups that are helping us find love and show our love on February 14th. Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s, Palentine’s, or Galentine’s Day this year,
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Stephen Walsh has seen the European banking industry and fintech world transform over the course of his professional career. He worked at some of the biggest companies in the space, like Kindle Banking Systems (acquired by Misys) and Perot Systems Corporation. He was also the Director with Dell Services’ outsourcing
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After analyzing 5.6 billion messages on its platform, Bark Technologies knows the how unsafe social media was for kids last year. In its most recent annual report, the Atlanta-based software company dove into the problematic content and people online that kids are exposed to across social, video, and messaging
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What better way to start off a new week than to take a quick look back at the big headlines from last week? Our Monday “Fund” Day series can get you all caught up on the major startup headlines from last week…and get you prepped for all the important
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Successful entrepreneurs don’t just focus on mastering the business essentials. They learn how to turn their unique strengths into a competitive advantage. That was something Jamine Moton learned from an early age. The Jersey girl was always a gifted athlete, excelling as a Division I athlete in both Track
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Atlanta, Georgia, is known for its vibrant culture, bustling city life, and thriving African American small business scene. The city has become a hub for black entrepreneurship, with a robust ecosystem that supports and empowers minority-owned businesses. African American small business owners in Atlanta have significantly contributed to the local
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Long before Sasan Goodarzi was the CEO of Intuit, the California-based executive spent a good portion of his early professional career in the tech sector traveling around the State of Georgia. Atlanta, in particular, left a positive impression on him over the years. Then Intuit eyed Mailchimp, Atlanta’s bootstrapped
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Super Bowl LVIII is finally here. Baseball spring training is just around the corner. And before you know it, it’ll be time to fill out those March Madness brackets. It’s a great time for major sports fans and bandwagon supporters alike. But all year round, there are some