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PayPal launches all-in-one commerce platform to power small business growth
America's Small Business Network
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July 25, 2025
PayPal has recently launched PayPal Open, a new commerce platform designed to help businesses of all sizes manage operations, reach global markets, and accelerate growth through a unified suite of tools. The platform was introduced with a...
New Chinatown site at 5 mile commences month-long SME market
NBC PNG
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SMEs setup smalls to do sales. (NBC News: Solomon Sumb) The newly developed Chinatown site at Five-Mile in Port Moresby officially welcomes its first business operations today. This also kicks off a month-long SME market initiative, delivered in...
SME concern over cost of living eases but remains top risk
Continuity, Insurance & Risk Magazine
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Fewer UK small and medium-sized enterprises now view the cost of living as their greatest risk, although it remains the top concern in 2025, according to new research from Allianz UK. The insurer’s latest SME Risk Index shows that 54% of firms...
Application Deadline Nears for Backing Small Businesses Grants
Business Journal - Ohio
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July 25, 2025
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The application deadline is nearing for the broader round of the 2025 Backing Small Businesses grant program, supported by American Express. The nationwide initiative will award 400 grants of $10,000 to help small businesses...
Why the budget law is tailored to help Ohio families
The Times Leader - Ohio
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“Where I land on policy always depends on how it affects people in Ohio.” That’s what I wrote earlier this year, and that’s why I supported the bill that extended the 2017 tax cuts and made urgent investments in our national defense and border...
FRCS graduates 150 small business operators
The Fiji Times
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July 25, 2025
ONE hundred and fifty operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) graduated from this year’s Business Community Program (BCP) to mark the national MSME Day at the Fiji Revenue and Customs Services (FRCS) head office in Suva...
Virginia Small Business Financing Explained
Tidewater Latest News - Virginia
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July 25, 2025
Virginia offers a variety of financing options for small businesses. These include traditional loans, SBA loans, and grants specifically tailored for local entrepreneurs. Various state and local programs provide additional resources and...
TriStar Health thanks Clarksville for support in gaining Certificate of Need
Clarksville Now - Tennessee
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July 25, 2025
HCA Healthcare and TriStar Health thank Clarksville and Montgomery County for support for the new TriStar Clarksville Hospital. On behalf of HCA Healthcare and TriStar Health, we want to personally thank the Clarksville and Montgomery County...
SBA Relief Available to New Mexico Small Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In response to a Presidential disaster declaration issued July 22, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to New Mexico small businesses, private nonprofit...
SMB IT Leaders Tackle Data Fragmentation Across Hybrid Clouds
BizTech - Illinois
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Automate Data Mapping for Compliance For small financial service organizations, implementing automated data mapping can help track sensitive data across hybrid clouds. By integrating data governance tools, the IT team ensures regulatory compliance...
Startups And Drones: A Tale Of Two State Grants
The Ticker - Michigan
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July 26, 2025
A pair of major state grants is headed to northern Michigan, one to foster further entrepreneurial growth, the other to bolster the area’s investment and implementation in drone technologies. The Ticker touched base with 20Fathoms and Traverse...
Sheetify CRM Announces Launch of No-Subscription, Lifetime Access Business Toolkit for Small Businesses
The AI Journal
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July 25, 2025
Stewart Gauld, founder of Sheetify, unveils a new CRM solution that helps small businesses ditch expensive subscriptions with a one-time payment for lifetime access. New Zealand, July 25, 2025 — Introduction to Sheetify CRM: A Revolutionary...
Alternatives to getting a small business loan at a bank
Yahoo Finance
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You can look into speedy alternatives to bank business loans in the form of loans from an online lender, invoice financing or merchant cash advances The SBA offers community-based loan programs that are lenient with approvals Bootstrapping, grants...
Right to disconnect laws to apply to small businesses from August 2025
The Sector
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July 24, 2025
From 26 August 2025, Australia’s right to disconnect laws will be extended to include small business employers and their employees, defined as businesses with fewer than 15 staff. The new provisions mean employees will have the legal right to...
NSW Greens to push Labor on small business support after Business Connect axing
SmartCompany
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July 25, 2025
The Greens have confirmed they will question the NSW Treasurer in state Parliament over the Minns government’s decision to defund the Business Connect program. Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong. Source: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi The NSW...
Small Business Britain launches live event to boost microbusinesses
Wales Online
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July 24, 2025
15:31, 24 Jul 2025 In a major new move to support the UK’s smallest businesses to scale, Small Business Britain is launching an intensive, all-day small business training event this autumn, as part of the return of its popular Small and Mighty...
KCCI seeks boost for MSME, handicrafts sectors in Kashmir through govt support
Kashmir Reader
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July 26, 2025
Delegation meets GoI official, discusses enhancing exports, establishing sector-specific clusters, improving credit access, promoting sustainable infrastructure SRINAGAR: A delegation of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) led by...
Tariffs and SBA Rule Changes Slow Small Business Sales in Q2
Small Business Trends
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July 24, 2025
Small business owners looking to buy or sell in 2025 are navigating a shifting landscape marked by increased uncertainty, tighter lending rules, and changing buyer behavior. According to the latest Q2 2025 Insight Report from BizBuySell,...
Some small-business owners sweating impact new tax law will have on their bottom line
Denver Post - Colorado
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July 24, 2025
The big tax bill signed into law by President Donald Trump has won big kudos from national organizations as a win for workers and businesses. But physical therapist Chris Edmundson said the new law will just aggravate the stress from rising costs...
‘A Community Space.’ Calder Way Pop-Up Helping Small Businesses Learn and Grow in State College
State College - Pennsylvania
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July 25, 2025
The Calder Way Pop-Up at 236 E. Calder Way hosts a rotating lineup of small businesses to give local entrepreneurs an opportunity to develop their ideas. Photo by Evan Halfen | StateCollege.com The Downtown State College Improvement District, in...