9 Nigerian startups receive Cascador’s $3m debt support

Nine Nigerian startups have benefitted from over $3 million debt funding facilities from the premier accelerator for mid-stage Nigerian entrepreneurs, Cascador. The funds are to support the receivers in operations and reposition them for global competitiveness. The awardees, who received the fund after presentation of their pitches and being judged industry leaders include Crop2Cash, Oriki,…

Medical debts erased for 310,000 Orange County residents

Thousands of Orange County residents saddled with medical debts have been granted a “no-strings-attached gift,” according to a national nonprofit that partnered with the county to forgive bills totaling about $472.5 million. Over 310,000 people received notice in the past two weeks that a medical debt of theirs had been cancelled, officials said. “For our…

Local business helps eliminate millions of dollars in debt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Broughton Partners offers legal marketing services, but they’ve also been helping people in a vulnerable time in their lives. Over the years, their campaigns have helped get eliminate 45 million dollars in medical debt. Broughton Partners Chief Revenue Officer Scott Crawford joined Morning Break to talk about the program. He says…