Google to Finance Affordable Housing in Mountain View
Better known for its investments in green energy or for buying tech startups at a dizzying pace, Google (GOOG) has discovered a new investment opportunity — affordable housing. Google has recently become a significant investor in large, new affordable housing construction projects in Boston, Des Moines, Iowa, and other cities. The Internet giant is now helping to [...]
Read MoreMobile Startup Paga Provides Banking Services for Nigerians
It is evident that Nigeria has numerous mobile users. The country currently has over 90 million cellular phone users and is not just Africa’s largest mobile phone market but one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world. But banking is where Nigeria’s numbers are not as high with only 20 million having bank [...]
Read MoreKeeping It Rich with Sakina Coming to BET.com
The original Web show “Keeping it Rich with Sakina” will soon première on BET.com. It’s described as a loosely based “financial reality” talk show and features award-winning personal finance journalist and entrepreneur Sakina Spruell Cole. Cole will “talk candidly with her personal financial advisors, colleagues and friends offering advice, information and tips on living the [...]
Read MoreSoho OS – Your Small Business Ecosystem
Small business management just might get a little easier with the help of the Soho OS. The site is specifically designed with the little guy in mind, and that is what Soho wants its claim to fame to be – Your one stop shop for all your small business management needs. Read on…
Read MoreMint Might Have Just Added Your Bank
Mint will now be able to leverage Intuit’s connections in the financial realm to connect you to more banks. They were acquired by Intuit, the company behind Quicken and TurboxTax, last year. This will probably bring them many more customers and make the service a lot more useful. Many potential customers were turned away for [...]
Read More$10 Million Won’t Make Honey Any Sweeter For Investors
I’m having a hard time figuring out what makes the new online version of Honey magazine worth a $10 million dollar investment. Sure, the re-emergence of Honey in an online only format will no doubt be popular among fans of the old print edition and those new to the Honey brand. Sahara Media has the [...]
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