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Mastercard’s cannabis ban makes industry less safe, say entrepreneurs
Dispensary owners say Mastercard's ban on cannabis debit transactions will lead to a greater reliance on cash.
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invests in entrepreneurial women with Wells Fargo’s help
Rachel Martinez is a researcher turned entrepreneur who initially found a career in libraries. She enjoys researching different topics and helping people from different backgrounds learn. The pandemic in 2020 rocked the field of higher education where she and her co-worker, Julie Allen, worked.
That led to them creating Watch Me Learning Services in 2022. The instructional design agency provides online learning, training and professional development experiences for small- to medium-sized businesses.…
Helping small businesses accelerate growth is Maestro Entrepreneur Center’s goal
At a young age, Chris Valot earned money building ranch fences in South Texas. It was the beginning of a long career in real estate, where he remodeled homes and managed cleaning and construction crews at commercial properties.
In 2020, he chose to be his own boss and launched Valot General Contractors to manage the shifting needs of complex building projects. To get the business off the ground, Valot’s wife Susie became vice president in charge of building administrative functions while he developed…
South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corp. brings affordable housing to South Dallas with help from Wells Fargo
Antoine Johnson is a Dallas native who moved frequently among apartment complexes until a decade ago after learning about an organization that helps people become first-time homeowners instead of tenants.
South Dallas Fair Park Innercity Community Development Corp. (ICDC) offers, through its collaboration with various banks, the FDIC Money Smart financial education curriculum as part of its homeownership services. The six- to eight-week program helps people develop financial skills and create positive…
Top court sides against Robinhood, upholds Mass. fiduciary duty rule
The state Supreme Judiciary Court ruled against online brokerage Robinhood in its fight to block a Massachusetts fiduciary rule that says that broker-dealers have a fiduciary obligation to provide investment advice without regard to the interests of anyone but their customers.
Local dentist practitioner and WaveOn CEO to open MedSpa franchise in North Towne Plaza
The CEO of WaveOn is teaming up with his wife, a local dentist practitioner, to open MedSpa clinic in North Towne Plaza.
American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast
The clinic offers a variety of care options and has six exam rooms.
Alamo City Ticker: Study marks 20 SA buildings as ripe for conversion
The 20 buildings feature roughly 1.9 million square feet of space.
St. Louis wealth management firm adds Dallas business
The St. Louis-based wealth manager, with $2 billion in assets under management, absorbing a Dallas-based business with $34.8 million in assets under management.
Opinion: How to restore California’s home insurance market
What follows is a condensed version of a letter that Rick Harrison, vice president of InterWest Insurance Services LLC in Woodland, wrote to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.