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Birmingham nonprofit awarded JPMorgan Chase small business grants totaling $2 million
AL.com - Alabama
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August 14, 2025
Urban Impact, a longtime Birmingham nonprofit, is among the group of agencies tapped by a major bank to expand access to small businesses in underserved communities across Alabama. The $200,000 grant from JPMorganChase is part of $2 million in...
Self-Made Success Adds Up: Small Businesses Exceed $1 Billion in Managed Deposits in Relay
Financial IT
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August 14, 2025
Relay—the small business banking and money management platform enabling peak profitability—announced that American small businesses have entrusted them with more than $1 billion in managed customer deposits through Thread Bank, Member FDIC. This...
Rep. Steve Womack highlights veterans center reopening and local business visits
Fort Smith Times - Arkansas
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August 13, 2025
Rep. Steve Womack, U.S. Congressman representing Arkansas’s 3rd District since 2011, shared updates on local projects and business visits through a series of posts on August 13, 2025.In his first post at 20:17 UTC, Womack described participating...
MORNING DIGEST: Tariffs hurting some local small businesses
ABC 5 Cleveland - Ohio
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August 14, 2025
Good Morning Cleveland, it's Thursday, August 14, and here is the latest on your news, weather and traffic. Today on GMC Tariffs hurting plant store in Cleveland Lori Switaj has operated Recreational Pots and Plants, a storefront on Lorain Avenue...
America must secure Social Security now
New York Daily News
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August 14, 2025
Today, Aug. 14, across the nation and right here in New York, we celebrate 90 years since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935. What started as a bold promise to America’s workers in the depths of the...
Michigan small business optimism improves in July amid ongoing hiring challenges
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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August 13, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased by 1.7 points in July, reaching 100.3 and surpassing its long-term average. The rise was mainly due to improved perceptions of business conditions and...
The One Big Beautiful Bill is a Major Victory for Small Business
The Pointe Coupee Banner - Louisiana
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August 14, 2025
T he One Big Beautiful Bill is more than legislation, it’s a promise to put American workers, American families, and American small businesses first. It delivers real tax relief, reins in Washington’s overreach, rewards hard work and brings small...
Small business optimism rises in Delaware despite persistent hiring challenges
First State Times - Delaware
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August 13, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased by 1.7 points in July, reaching 100.3, which is slightly above its 52-year average of 98. The improvement was mainly due to more small business owners...
Small business owner credits permanent deduction for growth opportunities
Sooner State News - Oklahoma
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August 13, 2025
Chris Vance, owner of Vance Truck Accessories in Oklahoma City and a member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), discussed the impact of the permanent Small Business Deduction in an op-ed for The Oklahoman. He explained that...
Ndabeni urges small businesses to participate in National Dialogue
SABC News
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August 14, 2025
Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni is encouraging cooperatives and small businesses to take part in the upcoming National Dialogue. On Friday, organisations from across the country will gather at the National Convention in Pretoria...
Small business optimism index rises while labor quality remains key concern
Equality State News - Wyoming
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August 12, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its Small Business Optimism Index increased by 1.7 points in July, reaching 100.3. This figure is slightly above the index’s 52-year average of 98. The main contributors to this...
Small firms turn to virtual employees to combat National Insurance
Daily Mail
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August 14, 2025
By ANGHARAD CARRICK Updated: 03:15 EDT, 14 August 2025 Advertisement Business owners are turning to virtual staff and contractors following the increase in employer National Insurance contributions. Small businesses struggling with the burden of...
Mozambique’s trade with Africa grew 66% in five years
Portugal Pulse
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August 14, 2025
The 2024 data reveals that Mozambique’s total exports to Africa amounted to approximately 1.592 billion US dollars, with trade remaining concentrated in Southern Africa. Mozambique benefits from preferential access through the Southern African...
From the UK to Africa: How Private Capital Unlocks Smart Growth
European Business Magazine
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August 14, 2025
By: Tim Carson, CFO at Platcorp Group Imagine a continent where 50% of GDP is generated by SMEs that struggle to access essential funding. This is the reality for countless Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Sub-Saharan Africa. While...
TRAFFIC SALES AND PROFIT ADVANCES BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY VISION AS PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR 125TH NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) This year's conference represents a defining moment in the trajectory of Black business in America. Amid a widespread retreat by both the public and private sectors from unfulfilled diversity commitments, 61 years after the...
Trump thinks he's the only victim in America | ELAINE HARRIS SPEARMAN
The Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama
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“Attack, attack, attack. Never admit defeat, no matter what. Always claim victory, and the truth is what I say it is.” This self-serving credo is what the American taxpayers are dealing with on a daily basis. We cannot forget it. Jonathan Ernst in...
Poland Suspends Distribution of EU Funds
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Poland has put a halt to the allocation of European Union funds intended for post-Covid recovery in the hospitality, tourism, and culture sectors due to allegations of improper use of the money. Reports revealed that some of the funds...
FEC Approves Four Power Sector Proposals On Reforms, National Grid
Channels TV
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August 14, 2025
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved four new power sector reforms in a renewed drive to reform and strengthen the country’s national electricity grid. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, told newsmen after the FEC’s meeting at...
Nikkei slumps and JPY firmer on Bessent; sentiment indecisive into US PPI and Jobless Claims - Newsquawk Europe Market Open
Zero Hedge
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US President Trump said interest rates should be three or four points lower, while he thinks he will name a new Fed chairman "a little bit early" and noted that he is down to three or four names. Fed's Goolsbee (2025 voter) said that Fed meetings...
A Complete Guide to Premium Disposable Wooden Cutlery and Global Product Sourcing
The Good Men Project - California
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August 14, 2025
— As the worldwide interest in sustainable and ethical consumption grows, businesses across the globe are moving towards more environmentally friendly products. This shift has been particularly evident in the foodservice and hospitality sectors,...