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Business : Capsphere, CGC Digital Forge Strategic Partnership To Expand SME Financing In Malaysia
Bernama
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August 1, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- Capsphere, Malaysia’s first asset-based peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform, has entered into a strategic collaboration with CGC Digital, the fintech subsidiary of Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd (CGC),...
63 small businesses in Michigan supported with $1.49 M in grants
WNEM - Michigan
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July 29, 2025
MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that 63 small businesses across Michigan will receive support from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) with $1.49 million in grants through the MEDC’s Match on Main program. The grant will strengthen...
Megafest Holdings launches targeted initiative to support female SMEs
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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FROM THE LEFT: Megafest advisory board member Ivan “Mdhumeni Mukuru” Craig, award recipient Constance Nyoni Shumbayawonda from Zimra for the Diamond Winner Outstanding Woman in Public Service of the Year and Megafest Holdings chief executive...
Nigeria’s 2025 Tax Laws: A New Fiscal Dawn Or Another Paper Reform?
Daily Independent
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August 1, 2025
1 For decades, Nigeria’s tax system has symbolised everything wrong with the country’s broader fiscal culture—narrow tax bases, overburdened workers, under-taxed elites, a thriving informal sector, and rampant corruption. With a tax-to-GDP ratio...
State lines up support for sectors facing USA tariffs
Sowetan
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August 1, 2025
“It is difficult to put in place a mechanism and respond to that uncertainty. Once we know what we are dealing with, it is a lot easier for us to respond adequately.” The trade deal that SA has offered includes importing liquefied natural gas for...
Match on Main funds will help six small businesses open, expand in the U.P.
My UP Now - Michigan
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UPPER PENINSULA, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Six small businesses in the Upper Peninsula have received $25,000 each to launch and/or grow their presence in their communities. For the past five years, local governments or downtown develop organizations...
Cambridge small business owner ticketed for parking behind her own store
CityNews Kitchener
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July 29, 2025
A small business owner in Cambridge has gone public with her struggles dealing with the city’s parking regulations. Toni Stupica is the owner of Ritual and Rose Inc., a new-age shop at the corner of Main and Ainslie streets. She was a guest on The...
Lagos mosque supports community, families with Zakat, Sadaqah disbursement
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 1, 2025
The Lagos Secretariat Community Central Mosque (LSCCM) successfully hosted its 3rd annual Zakat and Sadaqah disbursement ceremony, providing vital financial assistance and support to numerous beneficiaries within the community. The event, held at...
East Tennessee owners share feedback with federally appointed leaders for the Small Business Administration
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 29, 2025
More than 35 East Tennessee small business owners met in Knoxville to discuss federal regulation challenges with SBA leaders. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Some east Tennessee small businesses made their voices heard about federal regulations. Small Business...
WCI assisting small businesses in west central Minnesota
New York Mills Dispatch - Minnesota
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July 29, 2025
News | Published on July 29, 2025 at 3:58pm GMT+0000 | Author: Tucker Henderson comment2 0 By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent West Central Initiative (WCI) representatives told county commissioners on July 22 that 25 small business...
Waupaca County Economic Development receives a $250,000 small business grant
WAOW - Wisconsin
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WAUPACA COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) - The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is awarding $1.5 million in Small Business Development Grants across the state. Waupaca County is one of 10 communities that will receive a hefty check. "We need all of...
Uprise Teams Up with HoneyBook to Bring Tax Planning to Small Business Owners
Finovate
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July 29, 2025
Embedded financial advisory platform Uprise has teamed up with business management platform HoneyBook. The partnership will enable HoneyBook to offer financial and tax planning advisory to its users, which include independent creatives as well as...
SBA Offers Disaster Relief to Kentucky Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Flooding
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Kentucky who sustained economic losses caused by flooding...
Commercial Real Estate Shows Signs of Life Following Loan Regulation Shift
The Korea Bizwire
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August 1, 2025
The photo shows a building in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, which was sold for over 10 billion won in 2021 after attracting 120 bidders. At the time, demand for investment was exceptionally high due to a severe shortage of small building listings in...
SBA offers tips for starting up small businesses and securing loans from lenders
WDAM - Mississippi
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July 29, 2025
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - More than 100 established and aspiring entrepreneurs filled the Jackie Dole Sherrill Center in Hattiesburg Tuesday. The topic of discussion: money. “We have a number of lending institutions here,” said Janita Stewart...
Small businesses could get limited exemptions to non-compete ban
SmartCompany
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July 29, 2025
Beyond non-compete clauses that prevent an employee from leaving to form their own business in a similar sector, the paper also considers non-solicitation clauses. Source: Adobe Stock. As the federal government moves ahead with its non-compete...
Strong support for Tanzania’s ban on foreigners in small businesses
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s business community has expressed strong support for a newly gazetted government directive that bars non-citizens from engaging in various small-scale business activities, calling it a timely move to safeguard economic...
Morgan Hill program helps small businesses reach ADA compliance
Morgan Hill Times - California
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July 29, 2025
The City of Morgan Hill recently launched a new initiative designed to help small businesses make their facilities more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Disability Access Improvement Reimbursement Program...
Cascade Heights small business owners say road construction severely impacting sales
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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July 30, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Several small, Black-owned businesses in Atlanta’s Cascade Heights neighborhood say over the last two years, they’ve seen a major decline in customers. “I am averaging about a 72% decrease every day,” Trinket...
Franklin General Store bolsters farm businesses, advocating for federal grants
KSHB - Missouri
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August 1, 2025
SHAWNEE, Kan. — Two months ago, Brooke Franklin took her vision for greater access to fresh, local foods and started a new venture. Franklin General Store — a farmer's market, every day. Franklin General Store bolsters farm businesses, advocating...