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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...
Small Business Center aids displaced retailers
The Daily Courier - North Carolina
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MILL SPRING – In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Tryon International Equestrian Center made space available for 20 retail businesses from the decimated village of Chimney Rock, so those businesses could survive. In June, the equestrian center had to...
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...
Somalia’s defence minister accuses local businesses of financing Al-Shabaab
Shabelle Media Network
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July 5, 2025
Mogadishu – Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, on Friday accused some Somali businesspeople of actively funding the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab, warning that legal action will be taken against those found complicit....
New GoDaddy data reveals the impact of social media on Saudi entrepreneurs
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Perspective International) Jeddah– 07 July 2025 – According to the GoDaddy 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Survey, half of small businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia now primarily operate online, using websites, marketplaces, or social...
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...
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...
Feel Good Friday: Marine veteran thrives with small business
My UP Now - Michigan
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This Fourth of July, we met up with a military veteran who owns one of the most quintessentially American small businesses you can find. My UP's Faith Argall stopped into Razor Axe Throwing in Marquette for some friendly competition. COPYRIGHT...
AllScale Raises $1.5 Million to Develop Stablecoin Solutions for Small Businesses
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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July 4, 2025
AllScale raised $1.5 million in a funding round to accelerate its development of solutions aiming to make it easier for small businesses to begin using stablecoins. The company is building stablecoin invoicing, social commerce and payroll...
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...
The Silent Revenue Killer: How a Google Business Suspension Can Cost Small Businesses Thousands
Business Matters
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July 3, 2025
That’s the harsh reality for small business owners when their Google Business Profile (GBP) is suspended—and it happens more often than you might think. According to industry estimates and insights from leading Google Business Profile...
joni ernst discusses small business optimism and patriotism in recent tweets
Sioux City Times - Iowa
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July 4, 2025
Sen. Joni Ernst, US Senator for Iowa | Joni Ernst Official WebsteSen. Joni Ernst, US Senator for Iowa | Joni Ernst Official Webste Senator Joni Ernst has recently shared her thoughts and sentiments through a series of tweets, reflecting on topics...
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...
young kim addresses tax policy impacts on middle class and small businesses
North OC Times - California
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Representative Young Kim, District 40 | Official WebsiteU.S. Representative Young Kim, District 40 | Official Website Young Kim, a member of the U.S. Congress representing California's 40th district since 2021, shared her views on recent...
SBA opens Business Recovery Centers to assist small businesses, nonprofits affected by severe weather
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 4, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced they have opened Business Recovery Centers in Tennessee. These centers were opened in Davidson and McNairy Counties to assist small businesses, private nonprofits and...
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...
Some local business changes at beaches may impact future July 4th celebrations
104.5 WOKV - Florida
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July 4, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It wouldn’t be the 4th of July at Neptune Beach without the annual Independence Day block party on 1st Street. Since early Friday morning, the street has been blocked off for any through traffic from Cherry Street to Hopkins...
Warning To Small Businesses Over New Food Waste Regulations
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Pressat) Firms face fines for not separating food waste, lawyer warns Employers could face fines if they fail to separate their food waste from other recyclables and rubbish, an environmental lawyer has warned. New legislation that...
Small businesses struggle to stay afloat as damages from two wars deepen
The Times of Israel
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On October 7, 2023, Dudu Argaman, 79, was walking between trees, picking lemons and working on his family farm land in Moshav Almagor in the north of the country, like most days over the past 53 years. On that day, as war broke out with Hamas...
Some local business changes at the beaches may impact future July 4th celebrations
WJAX - Florida
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July 4, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It wouldn’t be the 4th of July at Neptune Beach without the annual Independence Day block party on 1st Street. Since early Friday morning, the street has been blocked off for any through traffic from Cherry Street to Hopkins...