This Week’s Greatest Moments In Our Black Business History Celebration

by synergycap1 | Jul 21, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

The BE 100s—Black Enterprise‘s rankings of the nation’s largest businesses—turned 45 this year. As our CEO Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. wrote in his “Executive Memo” column on the mission behind the development of our...

Marketing Day: Chatbots, content production models & Microsoft’s earnings report

by synergycap1 | Jul 21, 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: Building an Amazon Alexa Skill is so easy, Grandma can do itJul 21, 2017 by Paul ShapiroHow can you tap into the...

AMA tells Senate to fix, not repeal Obamacare

by synergycap1 | Jul 21, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital

The nation’s largest doctors’ group urged senators on Friday to stop trying to repeal or replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and instead begin a bipartisan effort to stabilize the insurance marketplace.The Chicago-based American Medical...

Peak season forecast puts Port of Oakland in positive position

by synergycap1 | Jul 21, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital

Anticipated record peak-season import volumes should flow smoothly through the Port of Oakland, Maritime Director John Driscoll said today.  In his forecast before an expected holiday cargo rush, the port executive said Oakland is braced for more...

Building an Amazon Alexa Skill is so easy, Grandma can do it

by synergycap1 | Jul 21, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Amazon devices with the Alexa agent Last holiday season, the Amazon Echo was at the top of everyone’s wish list. Amazon sold a lot more than they had expected, and they had difficulty keeping the product in stock. Estimates place the number of devices sold at...

Hospitals see improved outcomes, lower costs as blood transfusions drop

by synergycap1 | Jul 21, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Working Capital

Hospitals across the country have been cutting back on their use of blood, saving them money and improving patient outcomes, according to a new study.Premier, the nation’s largest group purchasing organization, found that since its last analysis in 2012 blood...