These trends that will have an impact on small businesses in 2023 should be watched closely.

The market is always shifting, so it's important for small businesses to be flexible. No time is better than the beginning of a new year to take stock of how your company can better serve its customers and stay ahead of the competition in the coming year. To assist you in this endeavor, we co...

Technology Platforms Are Essential for Small Business Growth, According to a New Study

A new nationwide poll and economic analysis quantifying the impact of digital platforms on small companies and the economy were issued by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today.

The analysis, carried out by Teneo, discovered that small businesses that fully embrace technology are outperform...

SOUTH KOREA GOVT. PLANS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HANDOUTS TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

Highlights –

• South Korea govt. plans to provide emergency handouts to small business owners.
• The government plans to do so by early February, around the Lunar New Year holiday.
• The government will provide US$8.6 billion in relief fund...

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN S. KOREA STAGE PROTESTS AGAINST COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Highlights –

• Small business owners in S. Korea stage protests against COVID-19 restrictions.
• Several coffee shops, bars, and internet cafes joined the growing list of small business owner protests.
• The complaints have grown ever sinc...

S. KOREAN GOVT. LIKELY TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSITANCE TO SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS

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• S. Korean Govt. likely to provide rental assistance to small-business owners.
• The country is preparing $2.79 billion as funds for 3rd round of emergency cash handouts.
• The country currently provides tax credits on 50% of ...

SOUTH KOREA’S DP FIND WAYS TO SHARE BURDEN OF RENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

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• South Korea’s DP find ways to share burden of rent for small business owners.
• DP Chairman Rep. mentioned getting landlords to slash rent for struggling small business owners.
• A proposal to revise the Commercial Buil...

FACEBOOK TO OFFER $4.3 MILLION GRANT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN INDIA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Facebook has announced a $4.3 million grant to help small businesses in India.
• Facebook will help small businesses in the cities it has offices in.

Facebook has announced a $4.3 million grant for more than 3000 businesses ...

SMALL BUSINESSES OBSERVE IMPROVEMENT

Highlights

• In the third quarter of the year, small business confidence improved  
• It rose to 53 from 49 in Q2

Despite the rise in coronavirus cases, small businesses are adapting operations to the new normal. It is both in the c...

MARTIN MUCCI: SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT OBSERVES A FALL

Highlights

• Paychex releases its monthly Small Business Employment Watch with IHS Markit
• It offers insight ahead of the monthly jobs report

On Tuesday, Martin Mucci said that small business employment is falling again. It is becoming ...

RETAILERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EMERGENCY CREDIT

Highlights

• All the assistance under this scheme will be sent in the form of additional working capital through a term loan facility for the eligible MSMEs and businesses

• As per CAIT, retailers and small businesses lost business worth Rs 9 lakh crore, while the Ce...

AFTER MSMEs, INDIA’S ECONOMIC PACKAGE FOCUSES ON SELF-EMPLOYED & MIGRANT WORKERS

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of economic package worth Rs 20 lakh crore, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman came on Wednesday and announced measures which focused on reviving MSMEs and small businesses. On Thursday, FM Sitharaman came with further breakup of...

GOVERNOR INSLEE SIGNS THE SAFE STAR PLAN FOR WASHINGTON

Highlights:

• This plan will make up for the time that is set to lapse for business reopening with the stay at home order until May end
• Inslee stated that all the levies will be recalled if data shows a spike in  cases

After announcing the phase-o...

WASHINGTON'S SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CONNECT ONLINE WITH CUSTOMERS

Highlights:

• Small service business owners are making creative online videos to stay in touch with their customers
• Washington is now biking more to stay fit and save money.

With the ban on non-essential businesses, shops, gyms, exhibition galleries, a...

KOREA INTENDS PROPPING SME’S BY PAYING MONEY UPFRONT

• The Korean Government is undertaking a slew of measures to bring the small business enterprises back on track.
• The Government will spend money upfront to help businesses weather the loss.

The self-employed and small businesses have been under ...

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS 2020

Highlights

• Remote working is a rising trend
• The gig economy is relatively a new concept 

Remote working is not limited to the IT sector today. With the rising crunch on infrastructure and space along with their exorbitant prices...

SMALL BUSINESS TRENDS 2020

Highlights

• Customer service is important
• Artificial Intelligence can help provide support services

The year 2020 is likely to observe the following trends in small business 

Artificial Intelligence has been taking the ...

Hope Mwanake understands better than most of Kenya's plastic pollution crisis

An environmental scientist running a waste collection system in Gilgil, Kenya's central city, she observed the mountains of plastic buckets, bottles and jerrycans discarded by people, hotels, shops and schools at first hand.

"We just poured all the plastic in the garbage. It di...

A new entry to the US market

The United States market is an amazing market for companies that want to expand their businesses to a global level and this is the reason it is one of the most sought aftermarkets in the world.

Kleos (ASX: KSS) says the subsidiary company – Kleos US - will provide access to govern...