Danone shares climb after takeover rumors, activist investor interest

by synergycap1 | Aug 14, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Danone’s U.S.-listed shares rose nearly 7 percent percent on a report that Corvex Management now owns a stake of about $400 million and rumors surfaced of a possible takeover. Bloomberg reported that Keith Meister’s activist hedge fund has grown its stake...

Facebook lets brands promote publishers’, influencers’ posts as ads

by synergycap1 | Aug 14, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

After officially opening itself up last year as a free distribution outlet for branded content, Facebook is ready to cash in. On Monday, Facebook rolled out a new way for brands to take the posts that they pay publishers and influencers to create — and that the...

Jon Snow from ‘Game of Thrones’ Just Taught Us 1 Thing: How to Pitch Ideas Successfully

by synergycap1 | Aug 14, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Startup, Working Capital

Game of Thrones. CREDIT: Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO Do you have a revolutionary idea you want to pitch to investors? What if you are so visionary and ahead of time, only you can see it? Think about pitching accessing the internet with your phone in 1990, or flying a...

How Your Apple Wireless Earbuds Could Double as Hearing Aids

by synergycap1 | Aug 14, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital

The Fennex app uses Apple’s AirPods to work as a personalized wireless amplifier. Recommended for You What if a hearing aid could be replaced with a pair of wireless earbuds and a smartphone app? A Swiss startup is trying to make this reality with an app called...

Marketing Day: Aetna’s CMO, Openprise’s Data Marketplace & LinkedIn analytics

by synergycap1 | Aug 14, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: New research shows Hispanic millennial shoppers are ‘a driving force’ of US economyAug 14, 2017 by Amy...

5 Simple Things You Can Do to Effortlessly Grow Your First Business

by synergycap1 | Aug 14, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Grow, Working Capital

The key to scaling your first business is this: balance. You’re looking to balance speed with attention to detail, rapid-fire decision making with thorough due diligence. And because business never goes as planned, scaling becomes the ultimate test of...