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South Australian budget: Eight things small businesses and startups need to know
SmartCompany
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June 6, 2025
The 2025-26 South Australian budget delivers $20 million in small business energy grants, a $50 million VC fund to support startups and more. South Australian Treasurer Stephen Mullighan and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas before handing down the...
India News | Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Presents Development Projects Worth over Rs 557 Crore to Rajkot
Latestly
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June 7, 2025
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 7 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated 13 development projects worth Rs 343.39 crore and laid the foundation stones for 28 new projects worth Rs 213.79 crore, bringing development...
FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Commissioners Approve Contracts & Review Financial Updates
The Village Reporter - Ohio
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June 6, 2025
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners handled a mix of old and new business during its regular session held Thursday morning, June 5, at the Commissioners’ Session Room in Wauseon. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, an opening...
Absa Bank deepens SME commitment
Business and Financial Times
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June 5, 2025
Absa Bank Ghana has once again partnered with Citi FM as the headline sponsor of the 2025 Citi Business Festival, strengthening its support for Ghanaian businesses through shared insights, practical engagement, and tailored financial solutions....
L.A. council eyes city-owned bank to fund affordable housing, small business and local services
Wave Newspapers - California
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June 5, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Three Los Angeles City Council members have introduced a motion to fund a feasibility study for a proposed public bank, which supporters say could generate new revenue for the city without placing new taxes or fees on residents....
Spectrum invests $1.5 million in small businesses in rural N.C. and areas hit by Helene
Spectrum News - North Carolina
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June 5, 2025
North Carolina small businesses took center stage on Thursday as dozens of small businesses and community leaders gathered for a celebration and awards ceremony at Raleigh Union Station. What You Need To Know Spectrum and Carolina Small Business...
The Richland Farmers Market back open for the summer
Apple Valley News Now (KAPP) - Washington State
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• The Richland Farmers Market operates every Friday through October from 9 a.m. to noon along the Parkway in Richland • The market features diverse offerings, including fresh produce, local meats, baked goods, wine and spirits from small...
Azerbaijan Rolls Out New Small Businesses In Its Liberated Territories (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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June 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. The Azerbaijani State Employment Agency under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population continues active efforts to employ residents resettled in the liberated territories...
On the Street business news, June 6
Echo Press - Minnesota
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June 6, 2025
Glenwood State Bank promotes Jackie Holte Glenwood State Bank recently promoted Jackie Holte to market president of its Alexandria location, effective the beginning of May 2025. Holte has been a valued member of the Glenwood State Bank team for...
Paychex: Small business employment holds steady as wage inflation cools
Rochester Business Journal - New York
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June 5, 2025
Job growth in U.S. small businesses remained largely unchanged from last month, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch. The Small Business Jobs Index, which is a primary component of Paychex’s monthly employment report for...
Aitutaki launches night markets, boosting local economy and culture
Cook Island News
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June 6, 2025
Manuia’s Kitchen on their first night selling at the Orongo Night Markets on May 1. JENNIE CADAINGGAN/25060406 Aitutaki’s evenings just got a whole lot brighter for its tourists and residents with the launch of the new Orongo Night Markets, held...
SMBs Go Global: 3 Ways Bank Partnerships Can Transform The Small Business Payments Experience
Forbes
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By Jeff Koyen America’s small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) employ almost half (46%) of the U.S. workforce, about 59 million people,[1] and account for 43.5% of the country’s GDP.[2] They’re also firmly on the rebound as quarterly small...
AP News: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of his plan to dismantle the agency. The Justice...
Deeper bank relationships can elevate small businesses
Spotlight News - New York
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June 5, 2025
By Casey Christopher, Senior Vice President, Capital Region Business Banking Sales Leader, KeyBank Most small business owners are chief everything officers. Even when outsourcing or hiring to fill needs, their hands run deep in operations,...
How small businesses are handling tariff uncertainty, pressures
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Brad Smith over half of both manufacturers and service firms say that they raised prices within a month of experiencing tariff related cost increases. Many even did it within a week or a day. Joining me now on set to help us understand the...
North Carolina creates group to study unregulated cannabis market in state
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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June 6, 2025
Gov. Josh Stein has announced the formation of the State Advisory Council on Cannabis to address the unregulated cannabis market in North Carolina. “Today, all across North Carolina, there are unregulated intoxicating THC products available for...
Wizehire Launches AI Assistant to Streamline Small Business Hiring
Small Business Trends
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June 5, 2025
Wizehire has launched a new AI-powered recruiting assistant, Wizehire Scout, aimed at helping small business owners and hiring managers speed up and simplify their recruitment process. The Houston-based hiring platform announced Tuesday that...
Mastercard collaborates with ShopUp to support Bangladeshi women-led small businesses
Apparel Resources
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June 5, 2025
Image Courtesy: www.thedailystar.net ShopUp, a Bangladeshi e-commerce platform, has teamed up with Mastercard’s Centre for Inclusive Growth to introduce the Porshi initiative. The program’s goal is to give women-owned small companies in Bangladesh...
An introduction to debt finance for small business operators
SmallBusiness.co.uk
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June 5, 2025
Debt finance is one of the most popular funding options available to small firms in the UK. Unlike equity finance, which entails giving away a share of your business in return for investment, debt finance involves borrowing money to either start...
Amazon-Gujarat Govt Mou To Help Msmes Tap Global Markets Via Digital Trade
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- KNN India) Gandhinagar, Jun 6 (KNN) The Gujarat government's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) commissionerate has entered into a strategic partnership with Amazon India through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on...