Business Marketing

Elaborate duct tape dress wins Los Angeles teen a national scholarship contest

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 07: Karla (cq) Torres (cq), 18, of Los Angeles, is a finalist in the Stuck At Prom, a duct tape scholarship contest, on Friday, July 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA.  The contest awards scholarships to high schoolers who make the best prom attire out of Duck Brand Duct tape.  Torres will be attending California State University Fullerton pursuing a degree in business marketing starting Aug.  2023. Karla spent 120 hours making the dress.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Eighteen-year-old Karla Torres of Los Angeles is the winner of Stuck At Prom, a duct tape scholarship contest. The contest awards scholarships to high schoolers who make the best prom attire out of Duck brand duct tape. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

A Los Angeles teen who designed and made a Marie Antoinette-style prom dress completely out of duct tape was named Wednesday as the winner of a national scholarship contest.

Karla Torres, who graduated this spring from Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Boyle Heights, won a $10,000 scholarship after amassing the most votes for her dress in the

Business News

Hunter Biden’s former business partner was willing to go before a grand jury. He never got the chance.

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A former business partner of Hunter and James Bidenwho worked directly with them on a 2017 China energy deal, was never asked to testify to a Delaware grand jury investigating Hunter Biden, two sources familiar with the discussions tell CBS News.

Tony Bobulinski, the former business partner, was open to testifying, and his attorney reached out to the office of Delaware US Attorney David Weiss. Weiss did not return their calls, the sources said. Weiss’ decision not to bring Bobulinski is the latest indication that prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden may have avoided investigating allegations about his father, President Joe

Small Business

RVOvernights.com Expands Services for Small Business Owners

ANNADALE, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / July 21, 2023 / , a startup travel company connecting small businesses with RVers, has released a new initiative for their hosts. Because the company has a strong focus on being an advocate for small businesses and seeks to utilize this to differentiate themselves from competitors, RV Overnights has launched an expanded program designed to serve as a mutually beneficial experience for both the RVers (members) and the small businesses (hosts).

RVOvernights.com, Friday, July 21, 2023, Press release picture

“We built our program from the viewpoint of a small business owner,” says co-founder Rob Case. “The member and host experiences both benefits from

Business News

Can You Protect Your Child’s Inheritance From Their Spouse?

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Many of our clients want to plan for their children’s future, when drafting their estate plans. However, some of our clients are concerned about their child’s spouse accessing the inheritance.

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While each client has different concerns and requires tailored estate planning, one question we often hear relates to protecting the inheritance of the spouse of their child.

So can inheritance be protected from a spouse of your child?

Yes, there

Small Business

Leading Small Business Banks Expand Digital Customer Support and Mobile Banking for Business Customers

Keynova Group Releases Annual Small Business Banker Scorecard

WILMINGTON, Del. (PRWEB) July 20, 2023

Keynova Group, the principal competitive intelligence source for digital financial services firms, today announced the results of the 2023 Small Business Banker Scorecard. Bank of America once again secures first place for Overall Score in the annual benchmark that evaluates the digital user experience for small business customers of 10 national and regional banks.

The Scorecard revealed that mobile banking for small businesses is evolving beyond the basic consumer experience with some banks offering business cash flow dashboards and cash projections. The key findings also indicate

Business News

Can You Prevent Telehealth Fraud?

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Telemedicine has continued to thrive in a post-pandemic world, but with the expansion of services comes the expansion of fraud.

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The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has warned healthcare entities to use ‘heightened scrutiny’ when entering telemedicine arrangements that have suspect characteristics of a fraud scheme.

The OIG has stated that a common characteristic of fraudulent schemes is the use of kickbacks to recruit and award healthcare practitioners.

The OIG …

Small Business

No, startups are not facing a ‘mass extinction event’ | US small business

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“Tthe Mass Extinction Event for startups is under way,” a partner for a well-known venture capital firm warned in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Capital from venture investors and bank loans is “scarce and expensive” and “venture-backed startups are running out of money and facing hard choices”.

The numbers support this: venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2023 was only at 40% of the level seen in the fourth quarter of 2021. But mass extinction?

Maybe for people starting up tech businesses based on a shaky premise and dubious cash flow projections that venture

Business Marketing

The Key to Marketing a Mom and Pop Business

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Marketing opportunities are endless, but marketing budgets are finite. Is it better for a mom-and-pop business to put money into online and social media marketing, or to invest in real-life sponsorships and events?

As with many things in business, you can only find out through trial and error, says Rus Graham, cofounder of New England-based Rushton Gregory Communications.

“The difficulty with marketing programs is that everyone is unique,” Graham says. “There isn’t a cookie-cutter approach.”

Related: This is What You Need in Your 5-Year Marketing Plan

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Graham urges clients to think about the difference between qualitative