A&P Director Talks UAPB Homecoming Succeess, TAP Grant, and More

Sheri Storie The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) recently celebrated Homecoming with a series of events held across the city over several days. All festivities went smoothly, with no major incidents or crimes reported. The success...

Michigan lawmakers push for return to in-person work

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - In the State of Michigan’s 2025-26 Fiscal Year Budget, Public Act 22 of 2025 (Section 226), covers plans that would require state employees to work in-person. According to the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, the goal...

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...

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...

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...

Advans Ghana hosts SME growth clinic to drive business sustainability

Advans Ghana Savings and Loans is leading efforts in economic empowerment with a forward-looking capacity-building initiative, the SME Growth Clinic. On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, the institution hosted its SME Growth Clinic at the Golden Bean...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Small Business Week: Venture Norfolk helps entrepreneurs turn big ideas into reality

Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com Venture Norfolk is helping local entrepreneurs turn their business dreams into reality — one plan at a time. General Manager Kristine Carey says Venture Norfolk is a community-based, federally funded organization that...

Tampa small business owner nearly lost $15K to sophisticated 'cash bag scam'

TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area landscaping business owner narrowly avoided losing $15,000 to scammers who impersonated his bank and knew his detailed banking history in what cybersecurity experts call a "cash bag scam." Moses Harmon, who has...

Korean American Christians Grapple with Faith and Law after Massive Immigration Raid

Korean American Christians have issued mixed responses to the recent immigration raids targeting Korean nationals in the U.S. On September 4, more than 300 Korean nationals were detained as part of a large-scale deportation operation by the U.S....

Legal & General commit £2bn by 2030 to support UK-wide growth

Financial services giant Legal & General has committed to invest £2n by 2030 to support regional growth and regeneration across the UK. L&G’s announcement came at a regional investment summit in Birmingham where Sterling 20 – a new investor-led...

Small business workshop showcases financial resources

Representatives from more than 30 Webster City area businesses showed up to learn about the various funding opportunities available to them through the Small Business Development Center — Iowa, and venture capital organizations on October 3. The...

EU moves to simplify rules and support small businesses 

The European Parliament is pushing ahead with efforts to simplify EU rules, reduce bureaucracy, and support small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to create the conditions for stable and sustainable growth across the bloc. Following calls for...