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Increased Diversity Present Among SMB Investment Teams
Investments // November 17, 2016

A recent research study revealed that the investment teams of small business investment companies (SBICs) show greater gender diversity compared to the broader private equity investment community. The study was conducted by Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management associate dean John K. Paglia,...

Who Raided Tesco — and How — Still Unclear
Safety and Security // November 08, 2016

Across the U.K., the questions surrounding Tesco’s cybersecurity breach remain: Whodunit — and how? At the moment of this writing, there are precious few answers. As has been widely reported, the thefts from the bank — stretching across roughly 20,000 accounts — remain shrouded in...

Microsoft, Lawmakers Boost Marijuana SMEs’ FinServ Fight
B2B Payments // June 20, 2016

While some marijuana businesses may be operating legally under state law, the federal law that still considers them illegal means banks often refuse to provide financial services to these companies. SMEs in the industry, reports have shown, are forced to operate as a cash-only business,...

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Increased Diversity Present Among SMB Investment Teams

November 17, 2016
A recent research study revealed that the investment teams of small business investment companies (SBICs) show greater gender diversity compared to the broader private equity investment community. The study was conducted by Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management associate dean John K. Paglia, PhD, MBA, in concert with David T. Robinson, professor of […]

Who Raided Tesco — and How — Still Unclear

November 08, 2016
Across the U.K., the questions surrounding Tesco’s cybersecurity breach remain: Whodunit — and how? At the moment of this writing, there are precious few answers. As has been widely reported,...