SME News
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2021-03-29
SME confidence rising despite end of JobKeeper, says study
A new study has revealed that confidence is rising among SMEs, despite the impending end of JobKeeper. March 2021 ScotPac SME Growth Index report has pointed towards green shoots of recovery in the SME sector, with more owners reporting that they ...
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2021-03-28
Coronavirus: Majority of small businesses used personal money to stay afloat last year
Almost six in 10 (59%) small business owners reported using their own cash to keep their businesses afloat last year, as they grappled with widespread closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to research exclusively given to Yahoo Finan...
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2021-03-26
Covid-19 Small Business Loans Are About To Get Much Bigger
Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) just got a boost. Starting the week of April 6, the Small Business Administration (SBA), which oversees the loan program, is improving the terms for the Covid-19 EIDL program from covering six months of economic ...
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2021-03-25
New US jobless claims drop below 700,000, first time since pandemic
WASHINGTON: New filings for regular unemployment benefits in the US dropped to 684,000 last week, the government said Thursday, their first reading below 700,000 since the pandemic sparked mass layoffs. The result was much better than analyst...
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2021-03-25
China to encourage SME innovation
(MENAFN)China has started a three-year preparation to provide financial incentives to provincial-level areas that have made attainments in promoting patent technology transfers from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The preparation was re...