SME News
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2021-08-31
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz funds free online educational platform for small businesses
Former Starbucks CEO (SBUX) Howard Schultz is funding a free online learning platform to help small businesses accelerate their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. "America's future rests on our entrepreneurial fire. But in recent years,...
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2021-08-31
As gamedays return, Evanston’s small businesses see signs of hope and revitalization
For as long as anyone can remember, Mustard’s Last Stand — the quaint, red and yellow hot dog shack that sits just a block away from Ryan Field — has been a staple of North Evanston eateries and Northwestern football gamedays. No...
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2021-08-26
Pandemic hangover could last a year for struggling small businesses
Just a quarter (26%) of small businesses believe that revenue will increase over the next 12 months, down from 31% when WorkLife last undertook the study in March 2021. Meanwhile almost half (49%) of small businesses expect income will reduce, compar...
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2021-08-26
SMEs, borrowers brace for impact of rate hike
Businesses and individual borrowers in South Korea voiced criticism on Thursday over the central bank’s decision to raise its key interest rate for the first time in 15 months, due to a possible increase in their debt burdens. In an effort t...
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2021-08-26
The challenges of SMEs in Bangladesh
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are critical to our economy, accounting for 25% of the total GDP and employing 30% of the working population. However, what we often fail to understand is that the significance of SMEs extends far beyond their...