SME News
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2021-04-01
Small businesses in Kingsport encouraged to apply for new grant program
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) - The city of Kingsport and the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) are partnering together to assist small buisnesses. The city has allocated $110,000 to support Kingsport busin...
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2021-04-01
SMEs facing 'big productivity and sustainability challenge' in 2021, report finds
Small-and-medium-sized companies in the UK, including firms in the West of England, are facing a “big productivity and sustainability challenge”, according to a new report by NatWest. The findings were published in the 2021 Small Busin...
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2021-03-31
Shopee to help SMEs upskill via SkillsFuture Queen Bee programme
E-Commerce platform Shopee announced on Tuesday that it has partnered SkillsFuture Singapore(SSG) to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upskill their operations and expand into the e-commerce sector. As part of the SkillsFuture Qu...
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2021-03-31
New IKEA store in Indonesia dedicates a section to local SME products
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA opens its 3rd store in Indonesia near Bandung and dedicates a section to local SME products, Coconuts Jakarta reports. IKEA’s new store is located in Kota Baru Parahyangan, on the outskirts of the W...
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2021-03-31
Extending The PPP Deadline Is Not Enough To Help Small Business Owners
President Joe Biden has signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021, thereby extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months until May 31, 2021. The act then provides an additional 30-day period for the SBA to pro...