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  • Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Women-Owned Firms

    The Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Kansas City just released a joint report on credit access and financial performance trends for women-owned small businesses across the United States. One Big Takeaway, There’s still a huge gap between genders when it comes to small business ownership:

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  • The Pig & The Penny

    Did you grow up with a piggy bank? You know, the pink kind that smiles end to end as you proudly plop each copper penny into its thin slat? Plunk. Plink, plink. Yep, me too. But, what I’ve come to realize is the psychology behind that little pig is much broader than I thought. To

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  • Are you an over-saver?

    Nearly 1/3 of Americans are over-saving, amounting to over $300B in “extra” savings sitting in banks earning nothing. So why do we do it? CNote interviewed 100+ over-savers to find out. Here’s what we learned. I know, it sounds like a funny term. Over-saver? But if you are one of the millions of Americans that

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  • The Good Guys of Finance. (Yes, they exist)

    The Good Guys of Finance. (Yes, they exist)

    Having worked in both venture capital and financial services, I have seen some of the best and worst faces of finance. But there is one financial segment that is largely ignored and vastly under-celebrated. I call them “the good guys of finance” for many reasons, but also because it’s easier than their name: CDFI.CDFIs, or

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