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No more clumpy lip gloss: How TikTok’s ‘deinfluencing’ trend became a marketing tactic

Just a few weeks ago, Lauren Rutherglen’s 10,000 TikTok followers would have expected advice on what beauty products to buy.

But as she rummaged through the creamy Glossier eyeshadows, Ilia serums and Charlotte Tilbury liquid bronzers in her drawer, the Calgary-based content creator was reminded of the expensive but disappointing products that the Internet had convinced her she needed.

So she made a “deinfluencing” video — a TikTok-coined term that describes the rejection of viral, cult-favorite beauty or lifestyle products (typically associated with cultural influencers) in favor of more affordable choices.

“I just wanted to share my opinion on things

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How to Retire Early With Real Estate Investing: Financial Freedom

  • Dave Allred officially retired at age 36, just 13 years after buying his first property.
  • He was able to achieve this feat by “reverse engineering” his financial freedom.
  • All red is a big believer in ensuring your investments are aligned with the exact lifestyle you want.

When Dave Allred was growing up, being a millionaire was never in the cards.

Allred was born into a “dysfunctional” and “very low-income, blue-collar” family in Utah, where his parents never taught him about financial literacy or investing. He ran away from home when he was 17, moving into a small house with cockroaches

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County looking for more support for Small Business Enterprise Centre

By Bob Montgomery
February 24, 2023 9:23am

Huron County’s Director of Economic Development says they’re looking for an increase in provincial funding for their Small Business Enterprise Centre.

Vicki Lass says the center is funded partially by the county and partially by the province, and over the last few years there has not been an increase in funding from the province. So Small Business Enterprise Centers Ontario is petitioning the province for more funding for all of the centers in Ontario.

“We’re seeing a real rise in that kind of small business on the side. We’re seeing a real rise

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Business Plan Competition and information series on the BCE calendar

UPDATED The BCE website now includes information on the 2023 business plan competition HERE.

The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) has announced the return of the Small Business Information Series and Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition for 2023. These events are designed to provide support and resources for local entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Bluffton community and surrounding areas .

The Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition is open to any entrepreneur with a business idea or a business that has been in operation for less than 3 years. Participants will have the opportunity to compete for over $5,000

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Federal small business dollars will build on existing Wisconsin efforts

In Minnesota, about $97 million will be targeted to investments in early-stage companies as well as loans and loan guarantees, all for small businesses.

Michigan will spread $237 million over direct equity-based capital investing as well as loans and loan guarantees, especially in the manufacturing and technology industry sectors with the potential to create high-wage jobs.

Iowa will use its $96 million in four programs, including two venture capital funds, to invest in seeds and early-stage startups and to provide low-interest loans to similar young companies.

Those are just three examples of how the State Small Business Credit Initiative, a

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Russian banks say debit cards may stop working due to Western sanctions

Russian banks are warning debit card holders that new sanctions from the US and UK could mean their cards stop working abroad.

Emails from multiple Russian banks urging their customers to withdraw money from accounts linked to UnionPay-branded cards as soon as possible came one day after the US and UK implemented sweeping new sanctions authorizing the rejection of transactions from a list of Russian financial institutions.

UnionPay is a Chinese payment system that some Russian banks were using before the war, and more turned to it after MasterCard and Visa were pulled out of the country following the invasion

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Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN – Get Rating) will be announcing its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, February 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.37 per share for the quarter. Investors interested in listening to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Horizon Technology Finance Stock Down 1.4 %

NASDAQ:HRZN opened at $12.61 on Friday. Horizon Technology Finance has a 52 week low of $9.67 and a 52 week high of $15.85. The company has a market capitalization of $332.90 million, a P/E ratio of 15.57 and a beta of 1.18. The

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