SME News
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2021-07-16
Christmas in July campaign aims to boost small businesses in Macomb County
Macomb County is making a concerted effort to support its small businesses with the relaunch of its Shop Local Macomb Christmas in July initiative. Today through July 25, people who shop or dine locally will be entered into a drawing to win one of...
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2021-07-15
Singaporean businesses adapt to new technologies faster than ASEAN peers
Digital transformation through the use of new technologies continues to accelerate in Southeast Asia (SEA) despite the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. While some industries have struggled for business continuity, many are still able...
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2021-07-15
Southfield’s SME Foundation Receives $6M to Accelerate STEM Careers
The SME Education Foundation in Southfield will receive $6 million from the state of Michigan, part of the School Aid Fund Budget, to double the number of schools participating in the manufacturer/educator partnership-driven SME PRIME initiative. ...
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2021-07-15
Reading between pandemic’s economic shockwaves: Among worst hit are our teachers and small business owners
How has the pandemic’s economic shock hurt Indians across professions? We use Consumer Pyramids Household Survey (CPHS) released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), to investigate what has happened to two classes, the salaried a...
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2021-07-14
COVID has wreaked havoc on Aussie manufacturing. Here’s why supporting the SME sector will help
Australian manufacturing today is at its lowest point ever. During its 1960s heyday, local manufacturing accounted for over 30% of GDP. Currently, that figure is just 5.6% of GDP. And that is despite a quadrupling of output since the 1950s. But ...