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Black Entrepreneurship In The United States

The Horizons Tracker

“By using an algorithm, the process is more objective and resistant to biases, which ensures compliance,” the authors say. ” That way, if an entrepreneur is denied a loan, they would at least have the insight provided by the explanation as to why they have been denied, and can then work on boosting their credit rating. .”

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Using Digital Exhaust to Improve Sales

Harvard Business Review

For example, Lattice Engines’ analytics software pulls data from third-party vendors and independent websites including information about firms’ regulatory and compliance activities, changes in credit rating, financial performance, job posting trends and firm-related social media traffic.

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How Blockchain Could Help Emerging Markets Leap Ahead

Harvard Business Review

Just getting the costs of regulation and compliance down would open world markets and create wealth, but that doesn’t have to mean changing local regulations. Anybody who has ever paid too much for a college transcript or tried to clear a shadow on their credit score can see how systems like this would be helpful in our daily lives.