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AI-powered business management platform launched to formalise, scale small businesses
Engineering News
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Custom software development company Tati Software founder Bertha Kgokong has launched Skhokho 2.0 – a business management platform designed for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The platform aims to serve as a socioeconomic catalyst to formalise...
Grow Philly: 9 small businesses to know in West Philadelphia
Technical.ly
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August 22, 2025
West Philly is home to many of the large universities and institutions that fuel the city’s economic growth, but there’s another set of companies crucial to the local ecosystem. Small businesses and independent entrepreneurs may not employ as many...
Moldovan Farmers and Small Enterprises Can Access Up to €150,000 in Funding
MoldovaLive
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August 22, 2025
Farmers and small agro-enterprises can now secure loans of up to €150,000 to support processing, packaging, and storage of agricultural products. The loans cover up to 90% of project costs, require a minimum 10% contribution from beneficiaries,...
Additional support for small businesses hit by Western Queensland flood disaster
The National Tribune
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August 22, 2025
Minister for Customer Services and Open Data and Minister for Small and Family Business The Honourable Steve Minnikin Eligible small businesses impacted by the 2025 Western Queensland floods can now access additional financial assistance. The...
What the economic roundtable results mean for small business
SmartCompany
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August 22, 2025
The three-day economic reform roundtable produced few instant solutions for struggling small businesses, but revealed government support for longer-term tax reform and policies to boost business investment. Treasurer Jim Chalmers during an...
BnB & UBA-Liberia launched zero-fee rapid financial transfer services
The New Dawn Liberia
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August 22, 2025
Best Neo Bank, an international financial remittance company, and United Bank for Africa Liberia branch (UBA), one of Africa’s leading financial institutions, have officially launched a rapid financial transfer with zero fees or tariffs...
Germany plans to cap grid fees for all customers with subsidies worth billions by 2026 – media
Clean Energy Wire
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August 22, 2025
Germany's government plans to lower costs for all electricity customers with subsidies worth 6.5 billion euros, news agency dpa reported in an article published on news site ntv. According to dpa, the economy ministry presented a draft to the...
Aug. 22 - OPINION: Certainty in uncertain times: A small-business perspective
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly - Indiana
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Economic headlines can feel like a rollercoaster — one day, growth is up; the next, jobs are down. Inflation cools in some areas, rises in others. For small- business owners, that uncertainty can make decision-making feel like a gamble. The most...
Listing candidate Shawbrook in talks to buy SME lender ThinCats for £180m
Sky News
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August 22, 2025
The British-based bank Shawbrook is in talks to buy ThinCats, a lender to medium-sized businesses, in a deal worth about £180m. Sky News has learnt that the two companies are in exclusive discussions about a deal following an auction of ThinCats...
Shawbrook in talks to buy SME lender ThinCats in £180m deal - report
ShareCast
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According to Sky News, the two companies are in exclusive discussions about a deal following an auction of ThinCats conducted by bankers at Fenchurch Advisory Partners. Sources told Sky the exclusivity period was due to end shortly. A deal to buy...
Young people innovatively rebrand local community's ethnic uniqueness in Xinjiang
Global Times
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Editor's Note: The youth are the vanguards of our time, showcasing boundless energy and vibrant personalities. Gen Zers not only represent the makers of the future but also serve as agents of change in the present. With an open mindset and an...
From Service to Startup: Veterans find entrepreneurial success through UAB
WBRC 6 News - Alabama
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August 22, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Alabama veterans who once served on the front lines are now stepping into the world of business. The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Academy hosted its first showcase Thursday night at...
How to get stocked by major retailers as an SME
SME Today
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August 22, 2025
Birmingham-based nutrition firm, Nourished, only started five years ago, but it has already made a big impression on some of the UK and Europe’s retail giants. This month, AUGUST 2025, its high-impact nutrient gummies appeared on the shelves of...
Pearl Nutrition in Fountain Hills launches ‘Blendopoly’ to boost small businesses
The Fountain Hills Times - Arizona
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Pearl Nutrition & Energy has rolled out “Blendopoly,” a community board game designed to drive traffic to local businesses while giving shoppers a chance to win big. Participating companies, including Chill Boutique, Jazzercise, Snap Fitness, Skin...
Santa Barbara’s Small Businesses Unlock AI’s Potential
Noozhawk - California
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August 21, 2025
By Jodi Duva AI is anything but exclusive to large organizations. Today, many solutions are designed to be budget-friendly, easy to integrate, and tailored to small business users. This technology has become a practical and valuable tool for small...
Folks in Business: FLEXTC owner prioritizes needs of community, haste
Times-Georgian
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John Keller says small business owners can be successful if they’re quick on their feet. “Running a small business means you often have to respond quickly to meet the needs of the community,” said Keller, owner of FLEXTC in Villa Rica, who spoke...
Tasa.app Announces Multilanguage Task Management for Small Businesses
The AI Journal
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August 22, 2025
Tasa.app introduces a picture-based task management tool to help small businesses manage tasks and break language barriers with AI-powered translation. Global, August 22, 2025 — Simplifying Task Management for Small Businesses Tasa.app offers a...
Lankan launches world’s first “Chetty-Based” ROI marketing formula for small businesses
Daily FT
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Angelo Peterson Pullenayegam In a bold move set to disrupt the way small businesses approach marketing, Sri Lankan digital strategist Angelo Peterson Pullenayegam has launched The Chetty 7, the world’s first ROI-marketing system inspired by the...
Shawbrook Selects Thought Machine’s Vault Core to Scale Commercial SME Lending
The Fintech Times
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August 21, 2025
Shawbrook, the UK specialist bank, has teamed up with Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, to go live with Thought Machine’s core banking platform, Vault Core, in a move to accelerate product innovation in commercial SME...
Census reveals 7.2 million economic units employing 25.34 million workers, with services sector leading
Profit by Pakistan Today
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August 22, 2025
Pakistan’s first-ever Economic Census 2023, officially launched by Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, has provided crucial data on the country’s economic landscape, revealing a total of 7.2 million economic establishments that employ 25.34 million...