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Why P2P Lending Makes Complete Sense for Startups

Strategy Driven

billion in 2019 and is expected to cross the $500 billion figure in 2027 at a CAGR of 29.7 Here’s why P2P lending is an ideal business financing option for startups and SMEs. Lenders needn’t support 100 percent of the financing; rather, it is pooled by many lenders. The P2P lending market was valued at $67.93

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Which MBAs Make More: Consultants or Small-Business Owners?

Harvard Business Review

Owners of small businesses can set their own hours, make their own management decisions, and take pride in the ownership of their work. The value of that carried interest, of course, depends on the performance of the business, its size, amount of debt used to finance the acquisition and the eventual pricing of a subsequent sale.