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Barbara Corcoran Seal of Approval Winners’ Dreams Becoming Reality
Our Barbara Corcoran Seal of Approval contest winners achieved a lot since meeting with Barbara and receiving $10,000 each from OnDeck to grow their businesses. The December 2015 consultation with Barbara sparked a steady amount of opportunities for our three winners. Read on to see what they accomplished since our last check in. The Gents…
Barbara Corcoran Seal of Approval Winners On Track to Meet Their Goals
It’s been over two months since our Barbara Corcoran Seal of Approval contest winners received $10,000 each from OnDeck to grow their businesses and their private consultation Barbara Corcoran. It was fun to meet them at OnDeck HQ in New York City. Our winners gave us an update of their progress in early February, and…
See Where Our Barbara Corcoran Seal of Approval Winners Are Now…
It’s been over a month since our Barbara Corcoran Seal of Approval contest winners received the opportunity of a lifetime – $10,000 to grow their businesses from OnDeck, and a private consultation session with business mogul Barbara Corcoran at OnDeck HQ in New York City. We checked in with our winners to see how they put…
The Presidential Election: Business Owners Weigh In
In a recent online survey, small business owners identified the top three priorities for candidates running in this year’s Presidential election. Of the business owners surveyed, 94.1% voted in the last election—which means Washington, and the candidates, better be paying attention.
The OnDeck Score: Making Targeted Small Business Lending Decisions in Real Time
Since 2007, OnDeck has been transforming the way small businesses access capital, using our proprietary technology and small business credit scoring system, the OnDeck Score®, to efficiently evaluate a business’ creditworthiness and make targeted lending decisions in real time. So how do we actually do this? Keep reading to learn more about our OnDeck Score…
Young Wizards Academy Launches ‘Cauldron Creations’ Party
To celebrate our recent expansion into Canada, we held contests in Toronto and Vancouver to give small businesses the opportunity to win $5,000 (CAD) by answering one simple question: Why Do You Love Being a Small Business Owner? We’re checking in with Young Wizards Academy (YWA), our Vancouver-area small business winner 60 days after the…
5 Questions with The Juice Cellar’s Chris Roberts
Our blog series “5 Questions With…” takes a behind-the-scenes look into the daily lives of our small business customers. Read through this ‘delicious’ next entry below! Name: Chris Roberts Company: The Juice Cellar Location: Belfast/Bangor, Maine Products/Services: Raw juices, smoothies, and plant-based food Years in Business: 3 Years Facebook: TheJuiceCellar Instagram: @TheJuiceCellar 1. Tell us about a day in the life…
Meet Young Wizards Academy, Our Vancouver $5K Prize Winner
To celebrate our recent Canadian expansion, we held contests in Toronto and Vancouver to give small businesses the opportunity to win $5,000 (CAD) by answering one simple question, Why Do You Love Being a Small Business Owner? We received hundreds of submissions from very worthy small businesses of all kinds, and it was hard to…
Meet Our Toronto $5K Prize Winner, Underdog’s Brewhouse
To celebrate our recent Canadian expansion, we held contests in Toronto and Vancouver to give small businesses the opportunity to win $5,000 (CAD) by answering one simple question, Why Do You Love Being a Small Business Owner? We received hundreds of submissions from very worthy small businesses of all kinds, and it was hard to…
Small Business Owners are Living the American Dream
We released our latest Main Street Pulse Report today and are pleased to report the American Dream is alive and well. What does that mean? 81 percent of survey respondents traded the security of a corporate “9 to 5” job to build their own businesses, have more flexibility, and follow their true passion. While owning…
Dynamic Duos in Business – 7 of the Most Successful Father/Child Teams
These seven titans of industry are household names, but they’ve worked hard to bring along the next generation of leaders – their children. In each company, father CEOs have worked closely with sons or daughters, and in turn, the children have often eclipsed their fathers’ success. 1. Edward “Ned” Johnson III/Abigail Johnson: Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments was…
Crain’s 40 Under 40: OnDeck CEO Noah Breslow
The 40 Under 40 is Crain’s annual list celebrating the accomplishments of 40 people who have achieved great success in business before their 40th birthday. This year, OnDeck’s first employee and now our CEO, Noah Breslow, was chosen by a panel of editors at Crain’s as part of this year’s list of high achievers. Noah…
What Color Is This Windfall? A Dress Thrusts a Family Business Into Fame
How does a smart business handle a massive, worldwide rush of attention and increase in sales, especially when it comes out of nowhere? If you’ve been anywhere near the Internet in the last few days, you’ve certainly heard about “the dress.” A random post became an international sensation, with Buzzfeed measuring over 38 million hits…
Customer Success Story: Online Amiga
About Online Amiga After a successful career working with computer interfaces for the Marine Corps and building online experiences with large ecommerce companies, Irasema Jeffers decided to take that experience in another direction. Her new focus, OnlineAmiga, helps companies create a compelling online presence by offering website management, social media strategy, product management and testing,…
Customer Success Story: The Mystic Florist
About The Mystic Florist Shop Richard Carrillo has been a professional florist for more than 30 years. His Mystic, Connecticut floral shop, The Mystic Florist, specializes in beautiful floral arrangements—with styles that include New York City Contemporary, Hawaiian Tropical, and New England Wild and Country for weddings, anniversaries, bridal, and other special events. Like Many…