SME News
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2022-10-06
Business Travel Continues Bouncing Back with a Strong Outlook for 2023, According to New GBTA Industry Poll
Alexandria, VA – The last quarter of a calendar year can typically be busy and productive for global business travel and travelers. But in a time when so much isn’t back to being typical, where does the recovery of global business tr...
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2022-10-05
Japan IPOs drop 40% despite stock market’s ambitious revamp
TOKYO: Japan’s main stock market hosted just 37 initial public offerings in the six months through September, a roughly 40% decline on the year, amid turmoil fuelled by global monetary tightening and the war in Ukraine. The downturn, the ste...
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2022-10-05
SMEs struggle to maintain business due to the rise in living costs – as many are forced to shop with big brands
Eight in 10 Brits claim the rising cost of living is forcing them to shop with big brands and national firms to get the cheapest possible price – but for many, they’d prefer to shop local. A study of 2,000 adults found 21 per cent like...
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2022-10-05
Bank of America Finds 66% of Small Business Owners Expect Revenue Increases Over the Next Year; 52% Plan to Expand Their Businesses
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite headwinds from supply chains, inflation and labor shortages, small business owners are forecasting a strong year ahead, according to the 2022 Women & Minority Business Owner Spo...
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2022-10-04
From Singapore to Thailand, Asia’s talent hunt heats up
BANGKOK: During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore tightly closed its borders. While many countries did the same, it was a sharp shock to the system for a city-state that had thrived as a hub for travel and as a magnet for foreign workers. ...