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CFCC Small Business Center tops state rankings for third year
CFCC's downtown campus (Photo: WWAY)WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Cape Fear Community College’s Small Business Center has been ranked the top-performing center in North Carolina for the third consecutive year, according to the state’s Small Business...

Maryland Department of Transportation Awards $500,000 In New Round of Purple Line Small Business Grants
HANOVER, Md. – The Maryland Department of Transportation announced $500,000 in grant awards for recipients in the second round of the Purple Line Small Business Grant Program, which the Department launched earlier this year. The grant awards,...

U.S. Chamber’s guide helps small businesses navigate new tax law
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a new Small Business Guide to the New Tax Law to help entrepreneurs navigate provisions in the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The legislation, a signature achievement of President Donald...

Governor Abbott announces Small Business Summit set for August in Big Lake
Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the next Governor’s Small Business Summit will take place in Big Lake on August 21, 2025. The event is part of a series held throughout the year in various regions across Texas, aiming to provide small...
Sintra.ai Launches Revolutionary 'AI Employees' Program to Transform Small Business Operations
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Platform Offers SMBs Access to Specialized AI Workers at Fraction of Traditional Hiring Costs, Positioning Company as 2025's Most Disruptive AI Startup Article content Dover, Delaware–(Newsfile Corp. – August 18,...
How Can Small Business Owners Survive After a DUI?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, an average of 1.5 million people in the US are arrested for drink driving in any given year according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This type of offence would be difficult for anyone to overcome,...
SEO Tips for Small Business
unsplash/rawpixel If you are a new online business, then the best advice any expert will give you is to explore SEO to market yourself online. While the results may not be immediate, they are certainly long lasting. But do you need to be an SEO...

Payoneer and Stripe Partner to Deliver Enhanced Online Checkout Experience for SMBs from Around the Globe
Payoneer, the global financial technology company powering business growth across borders, today announced a strategic partnership with programmable financial services company Stripe. The collaboration marks an expansion of Payoneer's Online...

India forges strategic digital partnership with Philippines
Homepage > News > Business > India forges strategic digital partnership with Philippines India and the Philippines have taken a significant leap in their bilateral relations by forging a ‘strategic partnership’ to address urgent regional and...

Free township SME training looks to boost digital skills
Article first published on Bizcommunity A digital transformation and financial education training programme for township-based micro enterprises will take place in Katlehong on 26 August 2025 and Daveyton on 23 September 2025. The full-day...

California Boosts Tech Innovation with AI Partnerships and Renewables
In the heart of California’s bustling tech ecosystem, a recent push by state officials to integrate artificial intelligence into education has sparked widespread interest among industry leaders. According to a detailed report from the Sacramento...

Defi Development Corp. To Participate In The Lytham Partners 2025 Consumer & Technology Investor Summit On August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) BOCA RATON, FL, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the“Company”) the first public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today...

Business News | EZTax's AI-Driven Self-Service ITR Portal Redefines Indian Tax Filing Experience
NewsVoir Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 18: Today, EZTax, India's top tax filing portal, unveiled a new edition of its self-service (DIY) Income Tax e-Filing portal with significant artificial intelligence (AI) upgrades to save on taxes,...
Celebrating 10 Years of Bringing Joy to the Community Through Preston Floral and Gifts
Preston Native Ashley LaFleur recently celebrated her 10-year anniversary at Preston Floral and Gift. LaFleur purchased the business from her grandma, Rita Simonson in 2015 and it has continued to be a favorite must-stop shop for area residents...

Star Imaging And Path Lab Lists On BSE SME At Discount To IPO Price
New Delhi, Aug 18 (KNN) Star Imaging and Path Lab shares commenced trading on the BSE SME Platform at Rs 138, representing a 2.82 per cent discount to its initial public offering price of Rs 142. The stock was listed at Rs 142, matching its IPO...

UK students explore community-driven design at Design Futures Forum
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2025) — Earlier this summer, 10 students and three faculty members from the University of Kentucky College of Design and the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and...

Service tax policy favours rich, undervalues SMEs - Bersatu Youth 10 m ago
Bersatu Youth today took the Finance Ministry to task over its recent statement justifying service tax exemptions for ship and jet rentals, lamenting that in doing so, the government is effectively undervaluing small and medium enterprises (SMEs)....

LETTER: BPT cut weakens GovGuam's ability to provide basic services
Every year at the Department of Public Works, we hear the same question from parents, teachers, and yes, even news reporters: “How are we doing?” This school year, my answer came quickly and with a mix of pride and concern. Ideally, we’d have 180...

The Most Effective, Highest ROI Tool To Get Customers Into Stores
New York City Small Business Signboards Michelle Greenwald For years I’ve wanted to write a story about street signboards, the least costly, lowest tech form of marketing. I’ve accumulated an entire library of images of the most engaging,...

EDC, eTranzact Partner, Advocate AI Adoption For SMEs Growth
Enterprise Development Centre(EDC), Pan-Atlantic University has partnered with eTranzact International, hence advocating Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption for the growth of Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. A report...