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Sharing Success On Small Business Week

Happy Small Business Week! This is a week for celebrating the entrepreneurship and hard work that has paid off for small business owners across the U.S. Equally, however, it’s an opportunity for new or struggling SMBs to learn from their successful counterparts. Here’s what five SMBs say every business owner should know.

VC Investments

Former NSA Chief Lands Top B2B VC Funds For Cybersecurity Startup

This week's B2B venture capital roundup includes a strong showing from one uncommon market: Brazil. The nation secured significant funding for startups operating in the logistics and cybersecurity space — the two B2B markets that landed the most investment this week. But it was one U.S. cybersecurity company launched by former NSA chief Keith Alexander that raised the largest round at $78 million.

Syncing-Up The Fragmented Market Of Corporate-Initiated Payments

Payments are moving toward greater speed, efficiency and choice, and in P2P payments, that's led to the rise of financial technology giants. Corporate-initiated payments are also landing the attention of innovators, but a fragmented market of niche players has emerged as a result, according to Juli Spottiswood, CEO of new holding company Syncapay, established to acquire, guide and consolidate the business payments space. Spottiswood explores some of the company's key targets as it moves toward that industry synchronization. 

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