Small–business lenders look at social media as 'extra tool' in approval decision

John McKerry • September 22, 2015 • 0 Comments

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Image from the 7th annual New York Expo for Small Business Show presented by Event Management. Details of show NYXpo Show. For additional photos from the event see: Flickr NYXpo photostream May 2012

Picture by Grant Wickes principal of Wickpoint Management Services and VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies.

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In picture: Ramon Ray (@ramonray), Maureen Link, Grant Wickes (@gwickes), Laurie McCabe (@lauriemccabe) – great panels at NYXpo regarding tech tools to improve productivity for small business
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