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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

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As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. “ We’re helping creators make money and build a business on top of video. ”

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Honey Acquired By PayPal For $4 Billion

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PayPal said the acquisition will help it in its efforts in digital commerce, and add an "extensive" set of consumer commerce capabilities to the company. PayPal said that Honey was profitable on a net income basis in 2018, and that it expects the acquisition to be acrretive to its non-GAAP earnings per share in 2021.

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7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024

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Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) 🔎 Want to browse the web privately? It’s designed to span nine years and helps eligible businesses access new business paths from government contracting. 🌎 Or appear as if you're in another country? Learn more about WOSB, and how to apply here.

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How And Where To Connect To The Entrepreneur Universe

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There are other social networks in the list of 300 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Viadeo, Ryze, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Remember it helps to give a little to get something back.

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5 Easy Steps to Your Own E-Commerce Startup for $100

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In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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E-Commerce Startup Entry Cost is at All-Time Low

Startup Professionals Musings

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including FrontPage in the Microsoft Office Suite, and DreamWeaver by Adobe. The cost of entry has never been lower.

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GrubMarket raises $60M as food delivery stays center stage

TechCrunch LA

GrubMarket has built itself as a profitable but quiet giant that underpins the fuel that helps companies in all of these categories by becoming one of the critical companies building bridges between food producers and those that interact with customers. Its opportunity comes in the form of disruption and a gap in the market.