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Crooked Crow: Small business shares Shepherdstown resident’s passion for plants
The Shepherdstown Chronicle - West Virginia
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Crooked Crow owner Lindsay Cobb, left, shares information about some of the plants in her shop with Shepherdstown resident Susan Loonsk in Evolve on Saturday. Photo by Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — Before giving birth to her second child,...
Miami Valley Communities expand energy aggregation programs for residents, small businesses
The Register Herald - Ohio
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June 12, 2025
MIAMI VALLEY — (MVTCG), formerly known as the Miami Valley Communications Council (MVCC), to offer expanded electric and natural gas aggregation programs designed to benefit residential and small business customers. MVTCG launched its...
Beltone Leasing secures $20m funding from German investor
MEED
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June 23, 2025
Egypt-based firm secures funding from Germany’s Finance in Motion to support sustainable lending and financial inclusion Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access Beltone Leasing & Factoring has signed a $20m funding agreement with Germany-based...
Small business AI adoption declines to just 28%
Monroe County Herald - Wisconsin
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June 5, 2025
Matt Crawford for NEXT Small business AI adoption declines to just 28% Is artificial intelligence (AI) living up to the hype for small business owners? NEXT’s recent survey of AI tool adoption for small businesses shows that many are dialing back....
Finom raises $131.97m Series C to fuel pan-European SME banking expansion
IBS Intelligence
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By Vriti Gothi Today AI B2B SMEs Cross Border Payments Finom, a challenger bank based in Europe and specifically tailored for SMEs and freelancers, has announced a $131.97 million Series C funding round. The round was led by AVP (formerly AXA...
20 Miami Valley communities expand energy programs to residents, small businesses
Journal News - Ohio
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“Aggregating energy supplies for our citizens and small businesses by taking advantage of increased buying power provides opportunities to potentially secure a lower price than an individual or small business shopping on their own,” Kettering City...
Dow Gains 50 Points; US Small Business Optimism Index Rises In May
Benzinga
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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 50 points n Tuesday. The Dow traded up 0.13% to 42,817.81 while the NASDAQ gained 0.22% to 19,634.48. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.29% to 6,023.46....
Wix Review: A Great Website Builder, But Is It Worth the Cost?
CNET
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Pros Wide variety of attractive templates Site builder is very easy to use Great server performance Good customer service Cons No ability to switch templates later on High starting cost Low storage on most affordable plans Founded way back in...
All the things Americans do agree about
Technical.ly
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July 4, 2025
Despite political dysfunction and rapid swings in national mood, Americans retain a strong belief in bottom-up power and their ability to shape society, a sentiment that fuels optimism even in difficult times. While the US produces a...
Welcome to the ICE Age: Economic Impacts of Immigrant Arrests Felt by East Price Hill Small Businesses
Cincinnati CityBeat - Ohio
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June 6, 2025
“This beautiful family — it's really a simple, humble, beautiful family that I know — they were going to a birthday party that would happen at 9 a.m. for a relative,” Vasquez said. “And the relative called them and said, ‘We are short of some...
German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce and SMBDA to launch AI platform for SMEs
AzerNews
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June 13, 2025
The German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (“AHK Azerbaijan”) and the Agency for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBDA), operating under Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Economy, announced plans to launch a joint platform aimed at...
Over 100 Ukrainian children allegedly abducted by Russia are in Germany — diplomat
TASS
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June 20, 2025
ST. PETERSBURG, June 20. /TASS/. More than 100 Ukrainian children allegedly abducted by Russia have happened to be found in Germany, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "The vilest thing is that children are indeed taken...
Mama G’s Bakery and Coffeehouse brings a taste of Germany to St. Petersburg
Tampa Bay Newspapers INC - Florida
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ST. PETERSBURG — When Jacqueline Blowers walks into her storefronts on Central Avenue and in Kenneth City, it’s not just the smell of fresh-baked strudel, sourdough and coffee that greets her. It’s the feeling of home and the memory of a childhood...
ECOWAS spearheads West Africa regional peace, security and economic integration with €105 million from EU, Germany, and Spain
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 19, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2025: The Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union (EU), Germany, and Spain, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), Expertise...
Germany sees innovation as bedrock of security and competitiveness
Smart Energy International
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June 12, 2025
Michael Hackethal. Photo: IRENA The importance of innovation in Germany’s energy policy was laid out in Bonn. Michael Hackethal, Head of Division at Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, was speaking at the biennial...
Putin says open to speaking with Merz if German chancellor wants to call him
TASS
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June 19, 2025
ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. /TASS/. Russia has not refused contacts with Germany and is ready for interaction if German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants it, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the heads of the world's leading news agencies...
News digest: While Fico puts on a costly show, Kanye’s festival falls apart
The Slovak Spectator
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July 4, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Welcome to your Friday edition of Today in Slovakia, after yet another hot day across the country. The weather is on the turn – the heat will not last, with...
Rachit Prints Limited receives in-principle approval from BSE SME Exchange, Plans to Raise ₹19.50 Crore
Equity Bulls
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Rachit Prints Limited (RPL), a leading manufacturer of high-quality specialty knitted and printed fabrics for the mattress industry, today announced that it has received in-principle approval from the BSE SME Exchange for its Initial Public...
Germany’s 1Komma5° unveils VPP-ready home solar-plus-battery product for Australia
ESS News
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June 6, 2025
With the Australian government set to open a AUD 2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) battery rebate scheme on July 1, German company 1Komma5° is offering homeowners Down Under a residential system featuring full-black, double-glass solar modules; a hybrid...
Marbella family issues urgent appeal to raise funds for life-saving throat cancer treatment
SUR in English
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July 4, 2025
Friday, 4 July 2025, 12:53 Compartir The family of a 60-year-old man from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who settled on the Costa del Sol in 2015, has made an urgent appeal to raise 100,000 euros for cutting-edge throat cancer surgery that could...