Durango-area small businesses feel effects of Trump’s tariffs

Hickenlooper introduces bill that could mitigate financial stress Sam Redman assists a customer at a very busy Maria’s Bookshop in November 2024 in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) × At least some small businesses in Durango...

Germany’s SME Association Opens Office in Rabat to Strengthen Business Ties

Rabat – The Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW), German association representing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has opened its Morocco office in Rabat. The new office aims to make it easier for German SMEs to set up...

Finovate Global Netherlands: Insurtech, SME Financing, and Digital Banking

This week’s edition of Finovate Global reviews recent fintech news from the Netherlands. Dutch insurtech RISK acquires Amsterdam-based fintech Dyme Dutch insurtech RISK has acquired Amsterdam-based savings app Dyme. Terms of the transaction were...

SME wishing to expand across Asean? Here’s how Miti can help

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Innovation rarely occurs because it is one of the many available options. Rather, innovation often happens only when one lacks options. Easy Pack Machinery, a wholly owned subsidiary of EPB Group Berhad, came about in 1992...

Small businesses in the UK 'left behind' as nine in 10 firms struck by late payments

British companies are facing a severe payment crisis, with nine out of ten firms experiencing delayed payments averaging 32 days, according to new research from trade credit insurer Coface. The situation contrasts sharply with international...

EIF partners with abcfinance to support SME investment initiatives

Leasing specialist abcfinance to expand financing for businesses across Germany New business financing using cash securitisation enabling abcbank to obtain funding from investors backed by EIF Support for SMEs in Germany, with a focus on...

Germantown's 100 Taylor shut down by Metro, leaving dozens of businesses without homes

A Germantown building that houses around 80 local businesses was shut down by Metro. 100 Taylor— a haven for small business in a neighborhood brimming with new development — abruptly closed due to several safety issues, leaving the future of the...

Henrico Small Business Spotlight: Sticks Kebob Shop

Sticks Kebob Shop is the product of three friends in fine dining wanting to bring something new to Virginia. It’s since become a local staple beloved by customers and employees, alike. Sticks Kebob Shop was born out of a desire to bring...

Over 100 SMEs complete ILO SCORE training with support from German Development Cooperation

More than 100 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 11 regions across Ghana have successfully completed the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) training programme, aimed at...

Ageing as opportunity

n October 1, the world marked the UN International Day of Older Persons. For many in Pakistan, this may seem like a distant issue, since our public discourse is still dominated by the celebrated “youth bulge.” Yet the numbers tell a different...

Business tenants left scrambling after Germantown art collective is temporarily shut down

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nearly 80 small business owners are scrambling to find a new space to operate in after their building in Germantown suddenly closed due to safety code violations. For the last few weeks, the owners of retail shops,...

German mobile payments startup FLIZPay closes $1M pre-seed funding

Berlin-based FLIZpay, a startup developing a mobile payment method free of fees for 90 per cent of companies, has raised $1 million pre-seed funding round. The investment was led by Antler, with additional support from prominent angels in the...

Tuscaloosa celebrates German traditions with third annual Oktoberfest

Tuscaloosa holds 3rd annual Oktoberfest Tuscaloosa has had strong ties with German culture for years, and on Sept. 20 Oktoberfest returned to T-town at Government Plaza for its third year. The festival attracted hundreds of attendees to celebrate...

Small business security warning - new malware is spoofing tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Office and Google Drive, so be on your guard

Cybercriminals spoof trusted tools like ChatGPT and Office to target small businesses with malware PUAs and fake apps hitting SMBs hardest Backdoors, Trojans, and downloaders dominate threat types across Europe and Africa Cybercriminals are...

Small Businesses Are Feeling 'the Heat' From Customers — Here's Why

The insanity first hit Jake Shivery this year, after he ordered a supply of camera film from China. He's the owner of Blue Moon Camera and Machine, a shop for classic photography equipment in Portland, Oregon, so it started with a pretty standard...

Recap: Rethinking Myths About Expanding Into Germany 

August 25, 2025 Burr + Forman In Germany, hiring is hard and firing is impossible, regulation and privacy rules stifle digital innovation, and disruptive startup culture takes a back seat to risk-averse engineering. These and other myths about...

Florida Congresswoman Says What D.C. Won’t: It’s Time to Start Trading With Russia Again

Russia’s Economy Is Growing—Europe’s Is Not In a turn that should shake every policy wonk in Sacramento and D.C. alike, Russia’s GDP is expected to grow more than 3% this year, while Germany, France, and the broader EU are hovering near zero or...

Sharice Davids addresses impact of government shutdown on Kansas's 3rd district

U.S. Representative Sharice Davids has used her social media platform to address the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on Kansas’s 3rd district, focusing on small businesses, federal employees, and community organizations.On October 3,...

SME listings at new peak this month

New Delhi: India’s primary market experienced its most active month this September in almost 28 years, as 25 companies went public on the mainboard, marking the highest number of listings since January 1997, when 28 were recorded. The SME activity...

German military to invest $41B in space capabilities

WASHINGTON — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius today announced that Berlin will invest €35 billion ($41 billion) over the next five years on space security, including improved cybersecurity. “[W]e are building structures within the...