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1 month ago | 
fastcompany.com | Nelson Chu
Small businesses are already being hit hard, but here’s what these tariffs could mean for the global economy in the long run.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
devicedaily.com | Nelson Chu
Higher costs, labor shortages, and strained profit margins: A look at what small businesses could face under Trump
The gap between the president-elect’s claims and market expectations may offer temporary reprieve, but small businesses should prepare for turbulence.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Nelson Chu
The gap between the president-elect’s claims and market expectations may offer temporary reprieve, but small businesses should prepare for turbulence. A stark reality check looms for America’s 33 million small businesses: while campaign promises suggest dramatic economic shifts, market indicators tell a different story.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
fastcompany.com | Nelson Chu
A stark reality check looms for America’s 33 million small businesses: while campaign promises suggest dramatic economic shifts, market indicators tell a different story. This disconnect—between political rhetoric and market expectations—creates both uncertainty and opportunity for SMBs, which represent 43.5% of US GDP and employ nearly half of private sector workers. While Trump touts lower interest rates, aggressive tariffs, and mass deportations, the reality may look different.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Nelson Chu
Nelson Chu is an experienced serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Percent, a modern credit marketplace. In 2018, I'm tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt, frantically trying to get Percent off the ground. Fast-forward to 2022, and we're staring at a bank account with barely anything left and a $350,000 payroll looming in just days. Yet by 2023, we closed an oversubscribed series B round, found our product-market fit and saw our marketplace take flight.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
pwmnet.com | Bethan Waters |Ali Al-Enazi |Victoria McGurran |Nelson Chu
Luxury assets can be both treasured possessions and valuable financial tools, but it is crucial to consider the potential risks and costs involved. Luxury or “passion” assets, namely collectible tangible goods with additional personal or emotional value, are often cited as outperforming other asset classes over long periods.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
pwmnet.com | Victoria McGurran |Nelson Chu |Elliot Smither
There is a growing view that by embracing a deal-by-deal approach to alternative investing – retaining greater flexibility and more control – family offices are well placed to realise the benefits of investing in alternative assets. Family offices are in the business of generational wealth. As custodians to huge pools of capital belonging to some of the world’s wealthiest people, they are well known for their prudence and careful stewardship.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
pwmnet.com | Nelson Chu |Elisa Trovato |Shannon Saccocia |Marc Syz
Why Jamie Dimon is misguided and how to solve the talent shortage in the alternative investments sphere. Private credit has rapidly expanded beyond its Wall Street niche, drawing in everyone from seasoned titans to wide-eyed Main Street investors. However, the sector’s meteoric rise hasn’t gone unnoticed by the establishment.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Nelson Chu
Nelson Chu is an experienced serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Percent, a modern credit marketplace. We often compare founding a company to raising a child. There's pride, a refusal to admit we don’t know everything from the start and a whole lot of growth—not just for the company but for us as founders. The founder journey is fraught with challenges, primarily because a founder’s role evolves out of necessity as the company matures.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
alternativeswatch.com | Nelson Chu
Anchored by high yields, shorter-term investments, and being newly open to all accredited investors, the rise of private credit is still climbing. as an asset class over the past 5 years, private credit assets are Booms like this almost always pose questions: Is this sustainable growth? Or a bubble destined to pop?
