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Cradle launches initiative to boost Malaysia's SME innovation
The Malaysian Star
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July 18, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd has launched Cradle Innovation Advisory, a strategic partnership initiative to accelerate technological transformation among corporates and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The initiative...
Red tape, funding shortfalls and lack of data still constrain small business growth
IOL
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Red tape, limited funding access, and inadequate data systems remain key challenges facing South Africa’s small business sector. Addressing the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, Small Business...
Ontario supports for auto industry leave small businesses in the lurch, says new report
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 16, 2025
Ontario should rejig its programs meant to support auto businesses through the impact of tariffs and associated economic uncertainty, as the way they're currently structured is leaving small businesses in the lurch, an advocacy group says in a new...
Ranking member Markey Following Supreme Court Order on federal employee layoffs, Ranking Member Markey introduces legislation to prevent workforce cuts at the Small Business Administration
The Sussex Surry Dispatch - Virginia
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 10, 2025 Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Save Our Staff (SOS) Act, legislation that would prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from conducting Reductions in Force (RIFs) in most...
CIE to Host Third Annual Ocean Innovation Conference in September
University of North Carolina Wilmington
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The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will host its annual Ocean Innovation Conference Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burney Center on the UNCW campus. For registration and more information, please visit CIE’s website....
Conference aims to boost entrepreneurship in Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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The fourth annual Nebraska Small Business Conference is coming to Grand Island, Lincoln and Omaha in August. Focused on entrepreneurship education, the conference will be held in English and Spanish and caters to new entrepreneurs through seasoned...
Go-kart fundraiser, 2 new businesses coming to Sewickley and more
Sewickley Herald - Pennsylvania
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July 16, 2025
Premier Youth & Community Center fundraiser Three Rivers Karting in Leetsdale will host a fundraiser for Premier Youth & Community Center from 6-8 p.m. July 24. The go-kart entertainment facility will donate 10% of all sales to the center’s...
Malik Tayyab: 21-Year-Old Self-Taught Digital Marketing Prodigy Transforms Small Business Growth
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 16, 2025
Malik Tayyab (born 5 September 2003, in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan) is a young and dynamic Pakistani entrepreneur, artist, singer, and actor. Known for his exceptional skills in digital marketing and SEO, he began his journey in the tech world at a...
Kashmir's Small Businesses Brace For Global Expansion: The Role Of Legal Transparency And LEI Registration
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Introduction In the heart of the Himalayas – where snow-capped peaks kiss the sky, a quieter revolution is underway. The small businesses in Kashmir are long known for their artistry and tradition are now emerging as a...
The Soapbox: NH Small businesses can’t afford to have Scott Brown in the Senate
Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire
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July 16, 2025
O P I N I O N Stand up. Speak up. It’s Your Turn. I’m the proud owner of Fortin Gage Flowers & Gifts, an award-winning floral design shop and small business in Nashua that has been operating for almost 100 years. From its founding, Fortin Gage has...
Ideas & Opinions — Hits & Misses: Hit to Humpty Dumpty Kitchen serving dinner
The Union - California
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Each week we’ll run through the sublime, the trivial and profound issues, decisions and goings on that strike us as Hits or Misses. You can join in, too, by emailing your Hits & Misses to editboard@theunion.com. Miss (From Eddie Cartwright): To...
Sync Space boosts local businesses with $1.2M in state and recovery grants
WCYB - Virginia
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Tennessee funded business in our region securing more than $1.2 million of grants to help revitalize businesses in our region. News Five's Natalea Hillen explains how this will positively impact local businesses here....
Walz and DEED announce $33M for small business assistance
Northern News Now - Minnesota
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July 16, 2025
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (GRAY) – On the 5th floor of the University of Minnesota’s alumni center, Governor Tim Walz and MN Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Matt Varilek met with several local business owners to discuss a...
Small businesses can make a difference in suicide prevention under new program in El Paso County
The Tribune of the Tri-Lakes Region - Colorado
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July 14, 2025
White men who own guns and work in the fields of construction, hospitality, mining, and oil and gas are more likely to take their lives by suicide in El Paso County than any other demographic, according to statistics from the coroner’s office....
I made First Class in Law School to prove that excellence is possible even within rigid system —Ekundayo
Tribune Online
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July 19, 2025
Oluwaferanmi Ekundayo is a lawyer, entrepreneur, cybersecurity professional and a First Class graduate of the Nigerian Law School. In this interview with IFEDAYO OGUNYEMI, he spoke on how his path has been defined by academic excellence and a...
What local businesses are doing to celebrate the Erie Moon Mammoths
Go Erie - Pennsylvania
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John Oliver will be at the Erie SeaWolves game on July 19 to introduce the rebranded Erie Moon Mammoths. The July 19 game is sold out, and local businesses are embracing the Moon Mammoth theme with promotions. Several Erie businesses have created...
Rising gas prices undermine the work of small business advocates
Capitol Weekly - California
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July 15, 2025
Opinion by DIANA ORDAZ CHERRINGTON posted 07.15.2025 OPINION – As President of the Multicultural Business Alliance, I spend much of my time on the road, traveling across California to meet with the small business owners we support. These are...
Lucky Shrewsbury primary school pupils see ice cream dreams created for real by local business
Shropshire Star
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July 16, 2025
Earlier this year Coleham Primary School teamed up with nearby ice cream business Gelatistry to run a competition for pupils. It came after the school partnered with the popular ice cream shop for careers week, in which members of its staff...
40 Years of helping small businesses
WSIU - Illinois
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July 14, 2025
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at SIU is celebrating 40 years since it's launch in 1985. They're celebrating the businesses they've helped at the center by hosting a free celebration with presentations, speakers, and refreshments....
Senator Markey criticizes Trump’s Small Business Administration for curtailing immigrant access to business loans
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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US Senator Ed Markey this week sent a letter to the US Small Business Administration’s top executive, accusing the agency of playing politics and hampering immigrant access to its loans. Markey, the ranking member of the Senate committee on small...