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Deputy Assistant Secretary of War James Mismash headlined the 2026 American Small Business Contracting Summit in Reston, Virginia, where he said the department and his office have directed more than $140 billion to small businesses nationwide.

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House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams welcomed attendees to the 2026 American Small Business Contracting Summit in Reston, Virginia, as Pentagon and other federal officials met with industry leaders and contractors.

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Robinson “Rob” Aquino’s new book, available June 30, 2026, lays out a practical framework for small-business owners who want to move from survival mode to sustainable growth.

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Charter Capital says AI-powered cyber theft is driving faster, harder-to-detect attacks on small and mid-sized businesses nationwide.

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AI strategist Nicole McCain is urging small business owners to treat artificial intelligence as a business design problem, not a software purchase, in a recent Close Up Radio feature.

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Stampmore says rubber stamp demand is rising in classrooms, craft spaces and small business operations as users look for faster, lower-cost alternatives to repetitive digital or handwritten tasks.

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Allied Market Research says the global small business loans market was worth $2.5 trillion in 2023 and is projected to hit $7.2 trillion by 2032, driven by startup growth, digital lending, and government-backed financing.

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Banks and financial institutions from 11 countries have been recognised in the 2026 MENA Banking Excellence Awards for retail, digital and SME performance.

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Knowlix launched June 25, 2026, with software designed to help small businesses automate back-office work without consultants or complex setup.

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TradeMark Express is warning small business owners about a rise in fraudulent texts and emails posing as trademark attorneys and pressuring recipients to pay urgent fees.

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ClikitySplit said June 25, 2026, that it is expanding its patented real-time dynamic marketing platform to help small businesses reach customers without heavy ad spending or complex SEO. The company is pitching the tool as a way for local…

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Influential Women spotlighted South Carolina AI strategist Constance Jones, founder of The 620, for her work helping service-based businesses reduce owner dependency and build scalable systems.

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Leverage Local reviewed six months of client data across more than 120 small businesses and found that a few local SEO basics were tied to sharply higher phone calls, website clicks and customer interactions.

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DirectLend.AI says more than 1,200 users have requested over $100 million in small business loans in the platform’s first six months.

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Project 100 LLC is keeping its Bay Area agency intentionally small while using local client work to train student interns and emerging professionals.

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Small and medium-sized businesses in Adelaide are increasing website redevelopment efforts as mobile browsing, search standards and customer expectations reshape how customers find and evaluate companies online.

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Xima Software says its new Xima Insights module is now generally available inside the company’s CCaaS platform, giving small and midsize contact centers real-time AI analysis without third-party integrations.

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Stratagon Inc. has been named Small Business of the Year by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions for its work supporting the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.

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More than 100 students from 35 states competed in Atlanta this month in the 2026 SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition, hosted by SME and Stratasys.

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Silver Lining launched silv=rAI™, a new set of AI features inside its silv=r™ Platform, on June 18, 2026, aiming to help small business owners grow faster without losing the human support behind the service.