Mile High City: Our New West Coast Home

The On Deck Team at La Pasta Bistro Grill

Continuing in the tradition of Dirty Bird To-Go, the On Deck Team took a trip to one of our local customers La Pasta Bistro Grill in the West Village last week. After dining on the authentic Italian food, we sat down with owner Nazmul Chowdhury to learn more about his experience as a restaurant owner. 

What You Should Know About Google Ventures’ Investment in On Deck

After we closed our Series D back in February, we had some additional interest from other equity investors. With On Deck growing at a rapid rate of 100% in the past year, several investors stood apart as being really valuable partners to work with as we scale. 

New York City: Let’s Grow Together

Continuing in the tradition of Colorado: Let's Grow Together – a contest that celebrated our new Denver regional office by awarding $10,000 to a local business, r+d Wine Shop – we’re excited to introduce our next installment, New York City: Let's Grow Together. Launched on the heels of our Bloomberg visit, we asked New York City-based business owners to tell us on Facebook how an extra $10,000 would help them grow.

5 Questions With….Nikhil Phadnis & Alissa Deak, Data Scientists

1. Explain what you do in your role with On Deck. NP: I develop and implement various lending policies and credit models that help On Deck provide small businesses with access to capital in an efficient and intelligent manner. AD: I develop innovative ways to improve our credit policy so we...

So am I for or against the proposed Vitter Brown bill?

On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to appear on Fox Business’ Money with Melissa Francis to discuss the potential for increasing banking regulations. As CEO of a Deck, I wake up every morning thinking about how to connect Main Street to capital. To be honest, before this I hadn’t given much thought to the public policy discourse around ‘too big to fail’ banking regulation until this recent leak about a proposed bill from Senators Vitter and Brown resulted in my appearance on MONEY.

 

How To Stay Awake At Work

Staying awake at work during a long shift can be difficult. Odds are, you are reading this because you have at least dozed off one or two times when you were supposed to be awake. Shhh… I won’t tell your boss.

Working After Retirement: Should Grandpa Buy A Franchise?

It’s a fair question.  It’s one that he’s asking himself. So let’s find out why. It’s a Different World Grandpa (and/or grandma) may not be having the retirement experience that they thought they’d be having, especially if grandpa was the victim of a corporate downsizing a couple of ye...

Still Waiting for Obama's SBA Chief Nominee

The White House has yet to select a replacement for Karen Mills, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration. ...

Small Business Public Relations Tips to Boost Sales Now

Is your PR program helping your small business succeed?

If you just launched a new business and want to build buzz fast, or you are a struggling small business owner who needs to increase sales right away, try these…

NFIB Celebrating 70 Years Advocating for Small Businesses

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) is celebrating a milestone this year, marking 70 years of advocating for small business owners.

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