SME News
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2021-03-10
What's in the $1.9 trillion rescue plan for small businesses
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act that President Joe Biden will sign into law on Friday contains a number of provisions intended to help small businesses, especially restaurants. It authorizes another $7.25 billion for the Paych...
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2021-03-10
SMEs optimistic for recovery
A majority of SMEs think 2021 will be better. Aproximately 75% of Singaporean SMEs think businesses will recover by April, according to the latest Mastercard Impact Study. Among the respondents, nearly 25% have reported that their operations ha...
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2021-03-09
China ‘two sessions’: help for coronavirus-hit small businesses likely to become more targeted, analysts say
China’s pledge to extend additional support to vulnerable small businesses will be more targeted, with the broad policies aimed at offsetting the economic impact of the coronavirus likely to be scaled back as conditions improve, analysts said. ...
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2021-03-09
Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy to launch new startup-focussed programmes
Dubai: The education arm of Dubai SME has launched a new set of training programmes, continuing some of the initiatives last year. For the next six months the Academy has charted out a series of programmes aimed to impart education and training on...
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2021-03-09
Preston small business owners 'unhappy and stressed out'
Just one in four SME owners say they have a good work-life balance. The takepayments Limited annual 2021 business challenges report of 1,000 small business and decision makers finds 86 per cent of small business owners are working over the recomme...