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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...
India’s TechJockey enters U.S. market to target small businesses
Digital Commerce 360
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July 15, 2025
TechJockey is entering the U.S. market as part of its global expansion strategy. The company plans to invest $2 million over the next 12 months to support the effort, with a goal of reaching more than 40,000 U.S.-based small and mid-sized business...
Corporation designs start-up kits to boost small businesses
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 16, 2025
THE Small and Medium Enterprises Corporation (SMEC) has designed a business creation concept to boost business start-ups for micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME). Among key reforms and initiatives SMEC is undertaking, the Invest and Grow...
FirstBank hits milestone ₦1trn in instant loans disbursement
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 19, 2025
FirstBank, a leading financial institution and provider of financial inclusion services in West Africa, announces the achievement of ₦1 trillion in cumulative instant digital loan disbursements. This accomplishment further consolidates the Bank’s...
Governor Walz Announces $33 Million For Small Businesses
Ingstad Media - Minnesota
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July 15, 2025
[St. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today announced $33 million for 225 new and developing small businesses. The Governor was joined by small business owners representing manufacturing, health care, hospitality, and clean technology who have been...
Oklahoma Supreme Court reviews challenge to new business courts
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 15, 2025
KYLIE. SENATE BILL 632 CREATED BUSINESS COURTS. THE IDEA WAS THAT THESE SPECIALIZED JUDGES WOULD HANDLE HIGH DOLLAR, COMPLICATED BUSINESS DISPUTES. BUT SOME ATTORNEYS ARE CHALLENGING THIS NEW LAW, SAYING IT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE VOTERS WOULD...
Save big on this PC Transfer Kit — now just $34.99
PC World
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Transferring to a new PC can be a total time-suck — unless you’ve got this bundle in your digital toolbox. For just $34.99, you’ll get lifetime licenses to PCmover Professional, DiskImage, and SafeErase, three powerful tools that take the hassle...
These 20 Car-Related Passive Income Ideas of 2025 Will Help You Quit the 9 to 5
The Enterprise World - Ohio
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July 17, 2025
Your car spends more time napping in the garage than you do on Sundays. What if you could earn it while relaxing, just like you have always dreamed? Your ride is a cash gusher in 2025. From covering it in ads to featuring it in movies, these...
Defence sector can learn from Formula 1, says UK SME
Army Technology
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July 16, 2025
The UK defence sector should harness the rapid innovation capabilities found in the country’s Formula 1 motorsport industry to deliver on programmes with tight timeframes, according to a newcomer to the military marketplace. UK-based MGI...
Gov. Tim Walz announces $33M in federal funds for Minnesota small businesses
Brainerd Dispatch - Minnesota
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July 15, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz announced $33 million for small businesses across Minnesota during a roundtable at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday, July 15. Roughly 200 small businesses across the state are set to receive a share of $33 million...
Face-to-face funding help for small businesses at SBA Lender Match event
KATC 3 ABC - Louisiana
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July 14, 2025
LAFAYETTE PARISH — Small business owners looking to grow or secure funding have a valuable opportunity this week in Lafayette. The SBA Lender Match Event is happening Wednesday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the LITE Center Theatre, located...
Frustrated By The Obstacles in Selling Second-Hand Furniture, This Entrepreneur Launched Her Own Platform, AptDeco. It Has Attracted More Than $20 Million In Funding.
Forbes
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When Reham Fagiri tried to sell her furniture on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist during a move from Philadelphia to New York, she didn't realize she was stumbling onto the idea for a fast-growing business. Although many shoppers responded to...
Intuit Assist Explained: QuickBooks’ New AI for Small Businesses
Fit Small Business
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July 15, 2025
Launched in September 2023, Intuit Assist marked Intuit’s entry into AI. With AI agents having been rolled out on July 1, 2025, the company is doubling down by creating virtual teams for businesses, streamlining workflows from financial analysis...
From founder to future
CAI - Massachusetts
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John Abrams is founder of South Mountain Company, a design, build and renewable energy company on Martha’s Vineyard. He led the company through the transition to employee ownership. His new book describes the benefits of the employee ownership...
JSE a Powerful Engine of Entrepreneurial Growth – PM
Jamaica Information Service
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July 17, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) as a powerful engine of entrepreneurial growth. He noted that, through initiatives such as the junior market and the proposed micro market, the JSE is...
Memphis declares itself ‘Entrepreneurship City’ — what that means for small businesses
Tri-State Defender - Tennessee
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July 13, 2025
Recent headlines about June’s Small Business Expo focused on $25,000 forgivable loans for small businesses — and rightly so. Sponsored by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County (EDGE), the event praised and showcased...
Most believe AI helps small businesses compete with larger firms
New York Post
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July 15, 2025
A new survey has found that one in five are secretly using AI at work, even when there’s no official policy for it. And for many, it’s paying off. According to the poll of 1,000 American business owners, marketers, and salespeople, 77% believe the...
New corporate structure for artists and creators proposed at Economic Forum, by Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
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July 17, 2025
MILWAUKEE — Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler announced plans to create a new corporate structure designed specifically for artists and creative professionals, marking what could be a significant shift in how creative work is organized and...
Post community pours into young entrepreneurs during Lemonade Day
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 17, 2025
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — After designing and building their stands, strategizing their concepts and even learning how to make lemonade from scratch from the experts at Chick-fil-A, it all came down to sales for the young entrepreneurs who...