Zoho Sign Gets New AI Features to Help Small Businesses Work Smarter

Artificial intelligence has long promised to streamline business operations, but many small businesses have found the reality to be complicated, expensive, or out of reach. Zoho Corporation wants to change that. The company announced a broad...

Bipartisan House bill seeks to equip small businesses with AI

A new House bill will mandate that the federal government help small businesses across the U.S. adopt artificial intelligence solutions that benefit their operations. The AI for Mainstreet Act, introduced by Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., specifically...

Zoho Desk Expands Collaboration AI to Simplify Work for Small Businesses

Zoho Corporation is making another major move to simplify how small businesses adopt and use artificial intelligence — this time by embedding “agentic AI” directly into its Collaboration, Customer Experience, and Human Resources tools at no extra...

LSCP Hosting Marquette County Small Business Celebration Next Month

Diana Sundberg Marquette, MI – October 20, 2025 – The Lake Superior Community Partnership is hosting a special celebration event next month to recognize small businesses in Marquette County. Diana Sundberg, Small Business Promotions Specialist,...

Post From Community: A delicious way to support small businesses — $10 off at 12 local spots!

Editor’s note: Post From Community is the place for community announcements and event postings. If you have a community-oriented event you feel our readers would be interested in, please submit here. By Sarah Campeau Two days. Twelve restaurants....

Top Cyber Security Software For Small Businesses

A message from our partner Get Fortect now and keep your Windows PC up and running smoothly each time you use it. The tool will regularly check the health of you system files, drivers, hardware and apps, and tackle potential problems before you...

Allison Renville Announces Bid for South Dakota Governor in 2026, Focuses on Education, Tribal Sovereignty, and Small Business Growth

PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The 2026 South Dakota governor’s race is getting more crowded. According to Dakota News Now, community advocate and political organizer Allison Renville announced yesterday on social media that she’s entering the race....

10 Advantages of Using an Android POS System for Small Businesses

The Independent was not involved in the creation of this sponsored content. Running a small business means finding tools that make everyday tasks easier. A popular option among some business owners today is switching to an Android POS system....

Celebrating Small Business Week at the Langley Chamber

It’s been a challenging five years for small businesses, said Cory Redekop, CEO, Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, and the fact they are still here is a testament to their resilience and adaptability. “If you’re still in business now, dealing...

Grant from Wildhorse Foundation boosts Enterprise project

Published 10:00 am Monday, October 20, 2025 Working Homes gets grant for EM&M stone work ENTERPRISE — Working Homes LLC is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation to support critical stonework stabilization at the historic...

Zoho Adds Free AI Collaboration Tools to Simplify Work for Small Businesses

Artificial intelligence has often felt out of reach for many small businesses—too complex, too costly, and too disconnected from the tools they already use. Zoho Corporation is aiming to change that. The company announced a wave of new “agentic...

Maple Ridge hosting daily events for entrepreneurs during Small Business Week

Published 5:00 am Monday, October 20, 2025 Business owners looking for new ways to build success are invited to take part in the City of Maple Ridge’s Seven Days of Small Business series, during Small Business Week. Running from Oct. 19 to 25, it...

Small Businesses Ask Lawmakers to Shield Skill Games from Big Taxes

About a hundred small business owners, vendors, and community backers met at the Hershey Italian Lodge this week to ask for fair rules and sensible taxes on Pennsylvania’s skill games. The event, part rally and part town debate, showed how these...

MI Small Business Helper for Entrepreneurs Launches in Michigan

The New Economy Initiative and Gilbert Family Foundation have launched MI Small Business Helper, a free, digital platform designed to connect southeast Michigan entrepreneurs and founders — like those from the Mushroom Angel Co. (pictured) — with...

Warning to small businesses ahead of festive season and Black Friday

Six cybersecurity tips for small businesses to implement. With two of the busiest seasons for retailers approaching, businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), have been warned to beef up their cybersecurity, as this is when...

US–UK Financial Giants Call For Fast-Track Regulatory Reform To Power Jobs, Growth And Innovation

The British American Finance Alliance (BAFA), a coalition of leading financial and professional services organisations from the UK and U.S., is urging governments on both sides of the Atlantic to accelerate regulatory cooperation — a move they say...

Vantage West Partners with FHLBank San Francisco to Award Groundswell Capital, Pascua Yaqui Development Corporation, and Sahuarita Food Bank $150,000 AHEAD Program Grants

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vantage West Credit Union, in collaboration with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco), will deliver $150,000 AHEAD Program grants to Groundswell Capital, Pascua Yaqui...

StanChart grants $75-M social loan to Asialink Group

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC (StanChart) on Monday signed a $75-million social financing deal with Asialink Group, marking a milestone that could expand the local lender’s loan capacity and bring its initial public offering (IPO) timeline forward to...

Togo Provides Financial Support to Twenty Young Entrepreneurs in Savanes Region

Twenty entrepreneurs in northern Togo will each receive between 50,000 and CFA1 million ($80–$1,600) in funding. The initiative is part of the third edition of the “Carrefour Jeunes” regional forum organized by the Council of Young Entrepreneurs...

MD awarding $1M in technical assistance grants

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development officials announced funding that will impact more than three dozen jurisdictions and organizations across the state in an endeavor to aid communities in achieving neighborhood revitalization...