SME News
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2021-03-22
Gov. Abbott visits North Texas for small business roundtable
FORT WORTH, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott was in the Fort Worth area on Monday to meet with small business leaders. The governor was joined by state Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, to hold a roundtable on small business. Hancock repre...
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2021-03-22
Missy Hughes: The ingenuity and grit of small business leaders are key to recovery in Wisconsin
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin’s economy stands at a crossroads between the depths of recession and a return to healthy growth. We need to seize this opportunity for economic recovery by accelerating support for a cornerstone of...
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2021-03-22
COVID hit to UK small businesses set to exceed £126bn
The toll of COVID-19 on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK is set to exceed £126.6bn ($175.6bn) — nearly double the initial estimate of £69bn projected a year ago as the UK headed into lockdown for the first time. ...
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2021-03-21
Coronavirus: tourism lawmaker urges Hong Kong officials to capitalise on vaccinations and negotiate return of international travel
The lawmaker representing Hong Kong’s embattled tourism industry has urged officials to press ahead with negotiating the return of international travel, saying most countries are open to setting up a quarantine-free system for those vaccinated ...
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2021-03-21
Kenyans Closing Small Businesses Over New Tax
Some online-entrepreneurs in Kenya are considering changing their business models, others are still in a dilemma on how to conduct their activities, while a few are passing any extra costs to consumers due to the new taxes that were effected at ...