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Small Business Success: What separates survivors from the rest?
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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August 18, 2025
By Noam Pollack (Noam Pollack has been looking into the reasons for business success and business failure and is a resident of Scarsdale.) In 2024, two small businesses that my family and I visited often in my hometown of Scarsdale, Current Home...
Local businesses meet to discuss new affordable, employer-based housing in Manatee County
ABC 7 WWSB - Florida
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August 18, 2025
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - On Monday morning, local businesses met with One Stop Housing and the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation to discuss the new Forest Cove development. The workshop happened at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar in...
Payoneer and Stripe Team to Bolster Small Business Cross-Border Trade
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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August 18, 2025
Small business-focused FinTech Payoneer is expanding its online checkout offering in partnership with Stripe. The collaboration is aimed at cross-border small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) wishing to sell direct-to-consumer, according to a...
Arlington EDC Announces Free Programming to Support Small Business Growth
Fort Worth Business Press - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Expert-led cohorts offer industry-specific content tailored to scaling, strategy refinement The Arlington Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is now offering a series of industry-specific small business cohorts. This free opportunity will...
CFCC Small Business Center ranked #1 in North Carolina for third consecutive year
WWAY 3 - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
CFCC's downtown campus (Photo: WWAY)WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Community College proudly announces that its Small Business Center has been ranked #1 in North Carolina for overall performance for the third year in a row, according to the...
“Let’s Talk” Warren County – Small Business Event Coming to Buck Spring Park
Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer - North Carolina
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Warren County, North Carolina – Warren County residents are invited to join County Staff and leaders for the “Let’s Talk” Warren County – Small Business event on Tuesday, September 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Buck Spring Park, 217 Nathanial...
Festival in Lehighton aims to connect community and local businesses
WNEP - Pennsylvania
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Colonel Jacob Weiss Park in Lehighton hosted a community festival to showcase local businesses and artisans on Sunday. LEHIGHTON, Pa. — An inaugural community festival in Carbon County. Colonel Jacob Weiss Park hosted the fest along North Street...
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries takes another big step, enters new business in..., plan is to...
India.com
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August 18, 2025
Home Business Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries takes another big step, enters new business in…, plan is to… Taking a big step in the beverage market, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL) has acquired majority stake in a...
Trump’s Tariff Shock: How “Liberation Day” Punishes Houston Small Businesses and Weakens American Democracy
KVIA - Texas
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August 18, 2025
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 18, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Trump’s sweeping tariffs promised strength; instead they raise prices, rattle jobs, and sideline democracy. Houston entrepreneurs, economists, and...
Westminster Diary: We must do more for new business
Solihull Observer
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There’s something broken in Britain’s economy and unless we fix it, we’re going to fall further behind. Right now, our brightest ideas are too often turned into successful businesses somewhere else. Too many of our most talented entrepreneurs are...
SBA Disaster Relief Still Available to Indiana Residents, Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, homeowners and renters in Indiana of the Sept. 16 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to...
"I'm waiting for you guys": Business coach shares small business funding plug that goes viral
Briefly
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August 18, 2025
A business coach shared details about the SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme that's open for applications until 8th September The coach @thandisamaheofficial told her followers to apply quickly for the funding that helps women, youth and...
Lifelines for Growth: How SBA Loans Are Powering Idaho’s Small Businesses
Idaho Business Review
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August 18, 2025
SBA loans provide affordable financing for Idaho small businesses Nearly 90% of SBA loans are issued through banks Zions Bank streamlines SBA loan applications under $150K Local companies expand operations with SBA-backed funding It’s well known...
U.S. Chamber’s guide helps small businesses navigate new tax law
America's Small Business Network
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August 18, 2025
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a new Small Business Guide to the New Tax Law to help entrepreneurs navigate provisions in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation, a signature achievement of President Donald...
Entrepreneurs take bold steps through incubator program
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Small Business Development Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to officially open its Innovation Incubator office at Beach Road Plaza. According to CNMI SBDC Director Nadine Deleon Guerrero, the Innovation Incubator is a one-year...
Governor Abbott announces Small Business Summit set for August in Big Lake
Austin News - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the next Governor’s Small Business Summit will take place in Big Lake on August 21, 2025. The event is part of a series held throughout the year in various regions across Texas, aiming to provide small...
SME sector called to help shape SA's future
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - Small Business Development Minister, Stella Ndabeni, encourages co-operatives and small businesses to play an active role in the National Dialogue. She says the dialogue provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to use their...
MASBDA announces Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture
The Salem News Online - Missouri
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The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is now accepting applications for funding through the Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture (SEGA) Innovation Grant Program. Missouri entities seeking to add...
Martensen IP Delivers Critical Guidance To Help Innovative Businesses Avoid Hidden IP Pitfalls In Government Contracting
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Navigating the Overlooked IP Risks in Government Contracts Colorado Springs, CO, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For innovative companies chasing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II or III awards,...
Ignite Positive Changes Founder Explains How Fractional Operations Could Help Strengthen Budding Startups and Nonprofits
International Business Times
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August 18, 2025
Across the country, promising startups and mission-driven nonprofits are shutting their doors far earlier than their founders ever imagined. It's rarely because their vision was flawed or their cause unworthy; more often, it's because they hit a...