Gov. Whitmer announces funding for 63 Main Street small businesses across Michigan

LANSING, Mich. -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) support for 63 small local businesses across Michigan through the MEDC's Match on Main program. $1.49 million has been awarded in grants to these businesses....

Tech Tool Offers Improved Assurances for Small Business Contracts

NC State Researchers have demonstrated a new tool to improve the security of small-scale business transactions with the goal of helping ensure that businesses are paid and customers get what they pay for. The tool, which relies on...

TZ's ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks backlash

Violators risk fines, six months in jail and loss of visas and work permits./FILE Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya. The new...

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter gave them a viral moment. Here’s how small businesses turned it into profit

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter gave them a viral moment. Here’s how small businesses turned it into profit In July, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour played its final notes, closing out a cultural moment and economic phenomenon that has helped to reshape...

Tim Scott discusses legislative efforts on tax relief, small business lending, and housing reform

Governor Abbott's 2025 Small Business Summit heads to Pharr

Governor Greg Abbott announced Pharr will host the 2025 Governor's Small Business Summit on Aug. 7 to support Texas entrepreneurs. PHARR, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott announced the next 2025 Governor's Small Business Summit will be held in Pharr...

FCT small business owners decry rising costs, low patronage

Some business owners in the Federal capital Territory have expressed concern over the high cost of doing business presently. According to them, they are also experiencing low patronage as many residents can no longer pay for goods and services...

Tanzania's ban on foreigners operating small businesses sparks Kenyan backlash

Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya. The new directive prohibits them from 15 sectors including mobile money transfers, tour...

Eastwood high street update plans ‘too late’ for small businesses

An Eastwood business owner thinks the council’s plans to boost town centre businesses could be ‘too late’ for small businesses. Joanne Berry, the owner of Two Sweet Sisters, an independent sweet shop on Eastwood’s Nottingham Road, fears Broxtowe...

Tanzania bans foreigners from running small businesses to preserve citizens' livelihoods

Tanzania has enacted sweeping new restrictions barring foreigners from operating a broad range of small businesses, in a move aimed at protecting grassroots economic activity and preserving opportunities for local citizens. The new regulation,...

Bear Pak N’ Ship: your friendly hub for shipping and small business needs

Bear Pak N’ Ship Manager Susan Carlin (left) stands with owner Dena Woods outside the Valley’s only full-service shipping store. – Tribune photo by Jordan Hedberg Local residents and small business owners in Westcliffe are quickly discovering...

Ohio’s sales tax holiday is opportunity to shop at local small businesses

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Ohio’s leading small business advocacy organization, encourages shoppers to shop small during this year’s sales tax holiday. The sales tax holiday begins at midnight on Aug. 1 and ends at...

Governor’s Small Business Summit in Pharr, August 7th

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2025 Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held in Pharr on Thursday, August 7. Image for illustration purposesTexas Border Business AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2025...

Why Black small businesses in Los Angeles can’t afford to ignore AI anymore: The Bottom Line

For Black business owners trying to survive rising costs, thinning margins and tough competition, there’s one resource sitting in plain sight that too many still aren’t using: artificial intelligence. In retail corridors from Leimert Park to...

VSaaS insurtech can solve SME coverage gaps

Takeaways: VSaaS can identify underinsured risks VSaaS can save time for small businesses, both on quotes and claims The VSaaS approach offers greater flexibility Insurers should look at vertical software as a service (VSaaS) offerings as a way to...

Family Bank secures Sh2.6b facility for SME lending

Nancy Njau, CEO of Family Bank, speaks during the lender’s Q1 2025 financial results at Radisson Blu, Nairobi, on May 21, 2025. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] Family Bank has secured a $20 million (Sh2.6 billion) facility from British International...

4 SMB Growth Strategies for Long-Term Success

Minimizing investments in peripheral infrastructure lets IT focus more on core innovation and growth and less on housekeeping. Cybersecurity is often the most obvious candidate for SMBs to outsource. Managed security services providers tend to...

GTIA Research Signals Strong SMB Tech Demand

While hosting thousands of channel leaders in Nashville at ChannelCon, GTIA released its latest findings on how SMB executives are approaching tech spend this year. The annual end-user research provides MSPs and other channel partners with...

Tbilisi City Hall launches support program for micro and small businesses

Tbilisi City Hall has announced the launch of a new support initiative aimed at empowering micro and small enterprises. During a municipal government meeting, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze emphasised that the program will offer financing to...

Three in four small businesses plan to grow despite rising trade and cost concerns

Three out of four Canadian small business leaders plan to introduce new strategies to spur growth in the coming year, according to a new CIBC poll that highlights both resilience and risk awareness in today’s economic climate. Of those looking to...