Small Businesses take bold, practical action to cut emissions

29/09/2025 Novuna Business Finance Small businesses across the UK are taking the lead on sustainability, demonstrating that practical action can make a real impact. In the latest series of the Novuna Sustainable Business Podcast – and accompanying...

Howard County Small Business Expo celebrates veteran entrepreneurs building family legacies

Veterans were celebrated at the Small Business Expo, where dozens of businesses run by those who served our country were highlighted — everything from food vendors to service providers. Among them was Victor Terry, an Army veteran who served at...

Elizabeth Michael Leads SoMa 501 to Boost Local Businesses

Ellen Knapp, left, and others in front of Loblolly Creamery in the SoMa district. (Steve Lewis) The SoMa 501 nonprofit featured in this week’s business history feature has its first executive director since the pandemic, and she’s no stranger to...

Reflexive AI: When Gen AI Becomes a New Business Default

To use AI reflexively is to reach for it automatically, without hesitation. It becomes the instinctive first step rather than a conscious decision. It is when workers stop asking “should I use AI here?” and instead treat it as naturally as email...

WTX Small Business Workshop helping entrepreneurs connect with local resources, Wednesday, Oct. 1

LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - The final session of the 2025 WTX Small Business Workshop Series will highlight the “Overview of the South Plains Small Business Resource Hub,” an initiative designed to streamline small business support services...

Entrepreneur (21) who gave barbershop business an online boost urges help for businesses to go digital in Budget 2026

Student barber points out SMEs make up 95pc of all companies here Fionn O’Callaghan from Callas Cuts. Photo: Patrick Browne Today at 06:30 A young entrepreneur has urged the Government to support the next generation of small-business owners in...

10 Effective Cost Reduction Techniques for Small Businesses

As a small business owner, reducing costs is vital for improving your financial health. Implementing effective cost reduction techniques can lead to substantial savings and a more sustainable operation. From renegotiating vendor contracts to...

Small Business Confidence Stays High, But Rising Costs Challenge Growth

Washington, D.C. — Small business confidence continued to climb in the third quarter, according to the latest MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Q2 2025 Small Business Index. The Q3 2025 Index score of 72.0, up from 65.2 last quarter, was driven...

Malaysia: Cashless Innovation Drives Digital Economy in Sarawak

Sarawak’s drive toward a cashless digital economy is gaining momentum, with initiatives aimed at empowering local communities and strengthening small businesses across the state. By modernising financial transactions, the initiatives are helping...

The 17% mindset: What separates entrepreneurs who go global

The past year has created turbulence for the vast majority of founders. We’ve seen shifting tariffs and trade rules, volatile freight costs and a jittery global economy, and Australia Post even paused small parcel deliveries to the US. Expanding...

Concern over 'lack of community or arts space' in Morecambe co-op site regeneration ideas

Concerns about potential new regeneration and housing ideas for a landmark former co-op department store in Morecambe have been raised, including the apparent lack of any plans for community or arts space there in future. Centenary House, on...

Saudi Arabia and South Korea deepen cooperation in innovation and SMEs

RIYADH: Saudi-Korean bilateral cooperation in innovation and enterprises is set to flourish after the two nations discussed expansion opportunities in high-potential sectors. A meeting between Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister, Khalid Al-Falih,...

How Embitel is redefining GCCs with a dual-focus innovation model

As global mobility shifts toward electrification and software-defined vehicles, India’s engineering landscape is also undergoing a transformation. Embitel Technologies, a Bengaluru-headquartered digital transformation partner, is pioneering a GCC...

Work in progress to improve SME loan access

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Bank of Papua New Guinea, Credit Guarantee Corporations Limited (CGC) and commercial banks in the country are working together to improve access for Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs, MSMEs)...

PNGTPA PARTNERS WITH SME

Papua New Guinea Tourism and Promotion Authority in partnership with SME Corporations conducted “Start your business standard” (SYB) Training for Small Medium Entrepreneurs in Imbonggu District on behalf of the Southern Highlands Provincial...

Devastating oil spill leads residents to create incredible new business: 'I never thought it would get this big'

After a bulk carrier ship ran aground and spilled over 1,100 tons of oil into the waters off southeast Mauritius, it devastated marine life and local fishing economies. But local Sandy Monrose and other women banded together to turn the tragedy...

Nominations For Michigan Celebrates Small Business Awards Close Oct. 8

LANSNG – Time is running out! Nominations for the 2026 Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB) Awards close on October 8. This is your chance to help spotlight the small businesses that are creating jobs, driving innovation, and making a...

SheVentures Expands Interest-free Loan to N1bn for Women Entrepreneurs

SheVentures, the women-banking initiative of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), hassaid that it has expanded its pool of interest-free loans for women-owned and women-led Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (WSMEs) to N1 billion, up from N200...

Small Business: How Swole Foods grew from gym floors to supermarket shelves

My background is that I’ve been a nutritionist and a personal trainer for over 20 years. I went through massive personal hurdles in my own life in 2013 when, unfortunately, both my parents passed away within three months of each other. I was in a...

Newport News launches contractor's academy to boost small businesses

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — NEWPORT NEWS, Va— The City of Newport News is equipping small businesses with the resources to compete for government contracts through its new Fall 2025 Contractors Academy. The five-session workshop series started September...