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Digitizing the informal: Simple tech +Simple tax for micro-enterprise growth
Business and Financial Times
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August 26, 2025
BY Dr. Kwadwo BOATENG & PROF. Elijah YENDAW At 6:15 a.m., Adwoa rolls up the shutter on her provisions kiosk at Kasoa. By 7:30 a.m., she has served a dozen customers, all of whom pay cash, except for the two who insist on using mobile money. She...
Navigating Health Insurance Choices: Mistakes Small Business Owners Should Avoid
Home Business Magazine - Minnesota
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August 26, 2025
Selecting the appropriate health insurance is perhaps the most important decision a small business owner will make—not only for the bottom line, but for the health and well-being of employees and their families. With so many choices and changing...
Small Businesses Recalibrate Amid Demand Shifts & Profit Pressures – ASSOCHAM D&B Index
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 26, 2025
PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 26: ASSOCHAM along with Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, has released its Small Business Confidence Index for the Jul-Sep 2025 quarter which...
More Small Businesses Are ‘Vibe Coding’ With AI-Powered Assistants
BizTech - Illinois
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Small and midsize businesses are increasingly using artificial intelligence–powered coding assistants to develop digital capabilities more cheaply. Facing worker and resource shortages, SMBs rely on these assistants to fill gaps and match the...
NFIB launches ad campaign thanking Rep. Tom Emmer for supporting small business tax deduction
Minnesota State Wire
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August 25, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has launched a new advertising campaign in Minnesota’s 6th District to thank Representative Tom Emmer for his efforts to make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent. The campaign,...
Liberis and Elavon Partner to Unlock Fast Funding for Small Businesses in the United States
Financial IT
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August 26, 2025
Liberis, a leading global embedded finance platform, today announced a new partnership with Elavon, a leading payments provider and subsidiary of U.S. Bank, to launch Quick Capital, a seamless funding solution for small businesses across the...
AFC outlines plan to assist and support start-up and small businesses
News Source Guyana
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August 26, 2025
Leader and Presidential Candidate of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes, has outlined his parties plans to assist start up businesses, support small business and expand large enterprises into regional and international markets. Speaking at his...
CORRECTION Small Business Tariffs End of de Minimis
KTBS 3 - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the U.S. this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods. A widely used customs exemption for international shipments worth $800 or...
New Report: Small Businesses Anticipate Strong Growth While Proactively Planning for AI Implementation and Tariffs
TMCNet
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August 26, 2025
Survey Finds 92% of Small Businesses Expect to Grow Over the Next Year, and Majority of Those Adopting AI Use It to Improve Marketing CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Small businesses continued to show confidence in their future growth,...
Five CNY non-profits, small businesses to receive their own TV commercials
WAER - New York
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August 26, 2025
Central New Yorkers are being asked to nominate their favorite non-profits and small businesses to get their own cinematic quality TV commercial shot and produced. The initiative is also aimed at shining a spotlight on local jobs in the film...
The big business of sorority rush
Yahoo News
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A woman with fresh blond highlights, dazzlingly white teeth and an impossibly perfect tan shows off her preppy butter-yellow and light-blue outfit in her dorm room, addressing TikTok in a singsongy voice as her wrists full of bracelets jangle...
Making Tax Digital For Income Tax: What Small Businesses Need To Know
Real Business
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August 26, 2025
Main photo by Thomas Lefebvre on Unsplash Britain’s tax system is finally kicking its paper habit. ‘Making Tax Digital’ (MTD) started with VAT in 2019 and is now marching toward Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA). If you run a micro-company,...
Where Small Businesses Are Thriving in New York
Kiss 104.1 - New York
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August 26, 2025
If you’ve been daydreaming about starting your own business in New York, you’re definitely not alone. The Empire State is buzzing with small business activity, and in some industries, things are really taking off. Thanks to new data from the U.S....
NFIB launches ad campaign thanking Rep. Tom Barrett for supporting small business tax deduction
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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August 25, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has launched a new advertising campaign to thank Representative Tom Barrett of Michigan’s 7th District for his efforts in making the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent. The campaign...
Small businesses hit hardest by tariffs, CFIB finds
Plant
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August 25, 2025
Nearly one in five small businesses dealing with extra tariff costs report that they will not be able to last more than six months if the tariff status remains unchanged. New data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveals...
NFIB runs ad campaign thanking three California representatives for supporting small business tax deduction
Golden State Today - California
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August 25, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has launched a series of radio and digital advertisements across California’s 22nd, 40th, and 41st Congressional Districts. The campaign expresses appreciation to Representatives David...
Alabama small business gifts thousands of dollars in boots to the Crimsonettes
AL.com - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
The University of Alabama’s Crimsonettes will have a little extra sparkle in their step during the first home game halftime show this season, all thanks to a small business in Cullman eager to help them shine. Jack’s Western & Outdoor Wear in...
Risch honors Artisan Labs as Idaho’s August Small Business of the Month
East Idaho Times
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August 25, 2025
Se. James E. Risch, U.S. Senator for Idaho | Senator James E. Risch Official websiteSe. James E. Risch, U.S. Senator for Idaho | Senator James E. Risch Official website U.S. Senator Jim Risch has named Artisan Labs in Hansen, Idaho, as the state's...
NFIB runs ad campaign thanking two Pennsylvania representatives for supporting small business tax relief
Keystone Today - Pennsylvania
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August 25, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has launched new radio and digital advertisements across Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th Congressional Districts. The campaign thanks Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) and Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. (PA-08)...
Smart meters for your small business: FAQs
Edie
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August 26, 2025
Are you a small business owner looking for ways to save time and money? Are you looking to incorporate more sustainable or energy efficient practices? 9 in 10 small business owners who say they are happy with their smart meter1. Getting a smart...