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BBB: How small businesses can cut costs without sacrificing growth
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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The first thing that comes to mind for the average person when they hear a business is cutting costs is that workers will be laid off. In reality, however, there are many ways that small businesses can continue expanding while still reducing their...
For CT small business, Trump’s tariffs call for another ‘pivot’
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 6, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Editor’s note: We are now offering an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. At the Dutch Epicure Shop in...
Stats SA gives the nod to database for small business
BusinessLIVE
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Meeting brokered by Presidency minister points to positive outcome for informal market Stats SA has opened up to the idea of developing a register for small-scale and informal businesses after the statistician-general met the outgoing CEO of...
Hong Kong ramps up small business inquiry
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 6, 2025
HONG KONG -- It's been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting restaurants, bookstores and other small businesses....
American Business in Ukraine Is Being Destroyed by Russia
Kyiv Post
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July 6, 2025
[From the editors: The following is a statement made in Kyiv on July 4 by the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, Andy Hunder.] As Americans celebrate Independence Day, here in Ukraine, we endured a night of terror – 500...
Stateline: Medicaid cuts could be devastating for the Delta and the rest of rural America
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was a thriving agricultural center of the Delta. Now, the town is a shell of its former self....
Hospitality jobs slump as Reeves’ National Insurance hike bites
City A.M.
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July 6, 2025
Sunday 06 July 2025 10:04 am | Updated: Sunday 06 July 2025 10:13 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Rachel Reeves has staked her political reputation...
Costa Rica Leads AI Adoption in Small Businesses Across Latin America
Tico Times
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July 5, 2025
Costa Rica is standing out as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). About 50% of Costa Rican SMEs now use AI tools in their daily operations, according to Trycore,...
South Asian Kiwi influencers unite at historic meet in Auckland
Indian Newslink
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July 6, 2025
A Delayed Story Founders of South Asian Kiwi Influencers (SAKI), Swaran Katal and Garima Luthra Katal (Photo Supplied) Stutie (Junoo) Sharma Auckland, July 6, 2025 In a first-of-its-kind initiative, over 10+ social media influencers gathered at Mt...
Smarten Power Systems IPO: Check GMP, price, other key details of the SME IPO
Mint
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July 6, 2025
Smarten Power Systems IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of Smarten Power Systems, a Gurugram-based power backup and solar products company, is set to open for public subscription on Monday, July 7. The ₹50 crore SME IPO combines a fresh issue...
Denmark to push major EU tax and customs reforms by December 2025
Euro Weekly News
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July 6, 2025
Danish buildings. Credit: Pixabay, Pexels Denmark aims to finalise key EU tax and customs agreements during its six-month EU Council Presidency from July to December 2025, including reforms on customs rules, energy taxation, and carbon border...
Albania tops region in SME-driven jobs, OECD finds
Gazeta Tema
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July 5, 2025
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 82% of Albania’s employment, the highest rate in the Western Balkans and well above the EU average of 64.5%, according to the OECD’s 2025 Economic Convergence Scoreboard. Albania’s Economy...
Breaking barriers, building markets: A new trade vision for West Africa
Business Day
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July 6, 2025
Long before borders, policies, or trade agreements, West Africans traded with trust, from Sahelian livestock to forest-grown kola nuts. But in today’s fragmented regional economy, that natural flow has been replaced with red tape, delays, and...
Small Businesses Celebrate Permanent Tax Relief with New Legislation
Small Business Trends
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July 5, 2025
Small businesses across America are breathing a sigh of relief following the recent signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which makes key tax provisions permanent. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed profound...
Prada Walks Over Tradition? Kolhapuri Chappals Spark Global Controversy
Free Press Journal
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July 6, 2025
The cultural appropriation discussion has returned with the Prada controversy. The major fashion brand's latest footwear offering at a fashion show got accused of copying Kolhapuri Chappals, the GI-tagged footwear from Maharashtra. In all this, we...
Small Business Administration in Alabama: Hurricane season is here – let’s get ready together
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 5, 2025
Southeast small business owners, homeowners, and renters: hurricane season is in full swing, and will run through the end of November. At the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), we don’t ask if a storm’s coming; we ask when. The National...
Op Med Max: India-led global crackdown unravels transnational drug network
Sunday Guardian Live
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July 5, 2025
The Indian agency Narcotics Control Bureau, which functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), played a pivotal role in a global anti-drug operation, “Operation Med Max” that was launched in May 2025 and which is being termed as one of the...
Export Delaware gears up to award grant money to small businesses for overseas expansion
Delaware Public Media - Delaware
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July 5, 2025
Delaware small businesses looking to expand their operations overseas can apply for state assistance starting on July 1. The state’s Compass Grant program is designed to help small business owners move into global markets with financial support...
WAES2025: West Africa Must Trade Its Way To Prosperity
Daily Independent
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July 6, 2025
1 For all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member states still lags just below 10%. That figure is a quiet indictment in an era where...
Kelowna chamber handing out American-friendly decals to businesses
Castanet
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Photo: Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is giving out decals to local businesses. Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is going the extra mile to make sure Americans feel welcome in the Okanagan this summer. The chamber has designed...