3 small-business owners share the unconventional ways they funded their companies, from credit cards to tax credits

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Elizabeth Gore, president and cofounder of Hello Alice.

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  • Traditional forms of funding, such as venture capital, can be hard to access. 
  • Insider spoke with small-business leaders about the less-conventional ways to fund a new business.
  • One founder told Insider she used credit cards to support her business growth.
  • This article is part of "Starting Up Your Small Business," a series

FTC files a massive antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

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The Federal Trade Commission and more than a dozen state attorneys general have filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that the e-commerce giant has unlawfully leveraged its market dominance to stamp out would-be competitors.

“Our complaint lays out how Amazon has used a set of punitive and coercive tactics to

The Lamborghini-inspired Dry Studio Black Diamond 75 gaming keyboard is more cool than cringe

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It may be a 75 percent layout, but this hefty keyboard is anything but compact.

Angry Miao usually specializes in bespoke mechanical keyboards with zany or nonsensical designs that cost small fortunes. But today, its new Japan-based sub-brand, Dry Studio, is announcing a Lamborghini-inspired gaming keyboard that looks like a futuristic race car on your desk, yet it clocks

Mark Meadows said if he kept Trump out of jail he'd have 'done a good job' as Chief of Staff: Cassidy Hutchinson book

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Cassidy Hutchinson.

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  • Cassidy Hutchinson in her new book wrote that Meadows spoke of his desire to keep Trump out of jail.
  • Hutchinson served as an aide to Meadows in what were the last months of the Trump administration.
  • Meadows in August was charged with two felony counts in the Georgia election interference case.

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson in

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Shrek's swamp is coming to Airbnb

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Shrek fans, rejoice! The iconic Swamp has been recreated and available for rent through Airbnb.

TikTok has a matchmaking forum for employees to set up colleagues on dates, and some are leaving disparaging comments about women's weight, report says

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TikTok has a matchmaking forum called "Meet Cute" for its employees.

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  • TikTok has a matchmaking forum called "Meet Cute" for employees to set colleagues up on dates. 
  • Employees post pictures of friends and family as potential romantic partners in the forum. 
  • Some male staffers have taken this as an opportunity to openly comment on women's appearances.

TikTok has an

Biden will join striking auto workers on the picket line in Detroit — the first time a sitting US president has done so

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President Joe Biden will join United Auto Workers, the first time a president has ever joined a union in picketing.

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  • Biden will join the striking United Auto Workers on the picket line — a first for any president.
  • Trump, like Biden, will also head to Detroit and hold an event to garner support for his 2024 run.
  • Many unions have endorsed Biden but blue-collar workers are
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