Finance
We All Need to Step Up to Stem the Economic Carnage of the Coronavirus Crisis
Its time to have a national conversation about the path forward for our way of life
At Gravity Payments, we process $10 billion a year in credit card transactions, and we just finished going through the data on how COVID-19 (the coronavirus) has affected businesses. In Washington state (mostly the Seattle area) the epicenter of the outbreak total revenue for all businesses is down 10% just in the last 3 weeks….
U.S. Bank’s Kristy Dickson Says Raising the Comfort Level Helps to Advance Leadership Goals
The lender's Seattle market leader recalls a great mentor telling her that with every interaction as a leader, you are building your brand
Kristy Dickson, U.S. Banks Seattle market leader for consumer and business banking, oversees 75 branches and some 500 retail and business bankers across the metro area. Her rise to the senior executive level at a major bank began with humble beginnings, however. She worked as a bank teller while attending Shoreline Community College on a…
Seattle Football Helmet-Maker Backed by NFL Stars Is Facing a Cash Crunch
Vicis has furloughed employees and is working to raise more capital, according to media reports
Vicis, a Seattle company that makes cutting-edge protective football headgear, is a darling of the gridiron world where head injuries are a prime concern, but it now appears to be running out of cash, according to a recent report in the New York Times. Vicis inaugural product was the Zero1 football helmet, unveiled in 2017…
Bellevue Enterprise Software Firm Zenoti Hauls in $50M in New Funding
Company plans to double employment in the Seattle area and expand its global market reach
Bellevue-based Zenoti, a fast-growing provider of cloud-based enterprise software services to the beauty and wellness industry, has announced it has closed a $50 million funding round that will be used to propel the companys expansion in Seattle and globally. With the recent funding round, led by Tiger Global Management with participation from Norwest Venture Partners…
Virgin on Business: Too Big to Derail?
Banking has certainly changed, but it has managed to avoid the disruption that upended other industries.
Lets do a quick review of the list of service businesses that have been disrupted by the internet. Retailing? Thoroughly. Communications? No doubt. Media? We could tell you stories. Travel and tourism? They could tell you stories as well about how customers get information and book their own travel arrangements these days. Banking? Hmm, theres…