SME News
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2021-06-29
We-Fi scales up capacity-building for women-owned SMEs
Aimed for greater inclusiveness in corporate supply chain in Bangladesh The Bangladesh chapter of World Bank’s Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched a capacity-building program on Sunday to enhance women entrepreneurs&rsquo...
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2021-06-29
Shopify president says small business will lead the pandemic recovery in cities
Small business is emerging as a key driver in the U.S. economic rebound, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein told CNBC Tuesday. “What we are seeing is that entrepreneurship is now part of the global recovery story,” he said ...
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2021-06-28
Small businesses urgently call for more Covid support
Small firms need more help to bridge an 18-day gap as Covid limits continue but financial support packages wind down, the Federation of Small Business says. Restrictions were set to be lifted in England on 21 June but this was delayed for four wee...
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2021-06-28
No respite to the shipping crisis and that’s bad news for Indian SMEs
With two-thirds of the world being covered in water and the rapid growth of globalization, the shipping industry has become a pivotal support system to commerce and trade all around the globe. According to the United Nations Conference Trade and Deve...
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2021-06-28
Quarter of SME staff work for free, says CBK
More than a quarter of employees in the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are working without pay amid the recovery of business from the Covid-19 economic fallout. Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows that 27 percent of employees in the SME se...