SME News
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2021-09-20
Brac Bank, SME Foundation join hands to help small businesses
Brac Bank has teamed up with SME Foundation (SMEF) for providing loans to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) under the government's second phase of stimulus package to help small businesses recover from the impact of the pa...
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2021-09-20
Survey: Majority of small business owners oppose vaccine mandate amid staffing shortages
A majority of Michigan small businesses oppose President Biden’s recently announced vaccine mandate as staffing shortages and rising costs remain the biggest obstacles for business owners, according to a new survey by the Small Business As...
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2021-09-20
Mid-Michigan small businesses trying to find right balance as pandemic persists
Jim Wheeler, president of Greater Gratiot Development Inc., said the biggest challenge for small businesses right now is a lack of employees. Statewide, hiring, retaining workers, and increasing product costs are the biggest challenges small busin...
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2021-09-20
Without long-term access to capital, America's small business boom will be a bust
As we wrap up this year’s National Small Business Week, the U.S. has some good news to report: Americans are starting new small businesses at a record pace. In fact, according to the US Business Formation Statistics (BFS), nearly 3 million...
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2021-09-20
Navigating uncertainty: Cambodian tourism businesses and the pandemic
Streets crowded with tuk-tuks carrying visitors to Angkor Wat; bustling restaurants and bars; hotels and guesthouses pre-booked for the Water Festival – these scenes vanished when the COVID-19 pandemic stopped international and domestic tourist...