Lisa Jacobs’ arrival at small business lending platform Funding Circle was, in a sense, a full circle life-moment. As a child, she helped out at her family's manufacturing and distribution business, but she soon soared, taking on holiday retail jobs before being poached by multinational Boston Consulting Group.
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