SME News
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2021-08-10
Small business optimism shrinks as labor shortage, price hikes continue
There’s a lot of good stuff happening in the economy now. Strong job creation and a record number of openings, as we’ve seen in recent employment reports. The stock market’s roaring and soaring, and consumers continue to spend as th...
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2021-08-10
NIH small business funding boosts Alzheimer’s science advances
Small business program funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, helps advance research on care interventions, diagnostic tools, and therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. A...
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2021-08-10
City of Shreveport announces new loan program for small business owners
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The City of Shreveport, TruFund, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration has partnered together to announce a new loan program for small businesses. The new Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) is available for re...
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2021-08-05
Business travel may never return to pre-pandemic levels
PARIS: Business travel is expected to approach a new normal by the end of 2022. In light of the pandemic, US companies have realised the potential for cost savings and have adopted technological alternatives to replace non-essential travel. The...
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2021-08-05
China’s MissFresh to bring smart retail to SME grocers with Tencent
Smart retail player MissFresh has partnered with Tencent to bolster its Retail Cloud services and ensure that its retail partners will be able to jumpstart their online business and operate more efficiently to cater to a more demanding customer ...