EIB Global provides €100 million to support Armenian micro and small businesses

ArmInfo. The operation, backed by European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+), will be on-lent via local financial institutions with the support of the German-Armenian Fund. The funding will back companies operating in areas outside...

Deep Creek Daily Notes Blog November 5

The weather today will be sunny, breezy, with highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph, increasing to 50 mph in the afternoon. Applications for Garrett County’s FY 2026 Small Business Marketing Grant Program are now...

Germany bets big on Nigerian skilled workers, opens legit 'japa' door

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Giessen-Friedberg of Germany reaffirmed its long-term commitment to deepening vocational training, institutional development, and economic collaboration with Nigeria.This development was revealed by Dr...

Germany pledges support to women enterprises

The Government of Germany has pledged support for women-led businesses in Malawi and seven other African countries through mentorship, access to finance and business development initiatives under a programme pegged at €1.2 million (about K2.4...

Wall Street dips as markets take in more earnings ahead of Supreme Court hearing on...

In a pivotal test of executive power with trillion-dollar implications for the global economy, the Republican administration is trying to defend the tariffs central to Trump’s economic agenda after lower courts ruled the emergency law he invoked...

Destroying Europe in order to save it: Extortion, theft, and the EU’s two disastrous choices

Europe can postpone recognition of failure, but it cannot postpone the bill. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su Europe now faces a stark choice forced by its disastrous war policy against Russia: either...

Wall Street holds stead as earnings reports flow in

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding relatively steady in the early going on Wall Street as more U.S. companies turn in their latest quarterly reports. The S&P 500 was little changed in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones...

Small Business Technology News: AWS Goes Dark, QuickBooks Online Is Compared To Desktop, ChatGPT Now Has A Browser

HANOVER, GERMANY - MARCH 31: The AWS Amazon Web Services pavilion stands are seen at the 2025 Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on March 31, 2025 in Hanover, Germany. The fair, which showcases German and international industrial production, is...

Rebuilding confidence: What comes after the SME crisis

Another encouraging sign: new technological advancements facilitate operations for business. Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than just a buzzword. As Germany’s second largest software company, we are dedicated to developing innovative...

Small businesses blind to ‘existential’ danger of hacks

SMEs still underestimate the potential impacts of hack attacks, amid a wider cyber protection gap, Munich Re says. Closing this gap and strengthening resilience to cybercrime is not just a strategic imperative for the insurance industry but a...

Why Yorkshire's games design industry is booming

James VincentPolitical editor, Yorkshire ShareSave Yasmina Fadel and her team work between Pontefract and York When the most anticipated new video game of the decade is released in 2026, its arrival on the market will be celebrated in a corner of...

Small Businesses Go Digital: How Social Media Is Powering Nigeria’s MSME Revolution Amid Deep Digital Gaps

1 In the face of rising inflation, weak consumer spending, and mounting operating costs, Nigeria’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are finding new lifelines in technology—especially social media. From Instagram and TikTok to WhatsApp...

German Economy Unravelling: Hospitality Crisis, Jobs Vanishing & Industrial Decline

Submitted by Thomas Kolbe While the federal government is desperately waiting for the start of the multi-billion euro debt package, the real economy is burrowing ever deeper into the ground. The numbers from the hospitality sector speak a clear...

German local utilities urge “clear rules for orderly gas exit” as many lack grid transition plan

As Germany moves towards its goal of a climate neutral economy by 2045, local utilities are struggling to develop plans to decommission or repurpose their networks of gas pipelines, a survey by utility association VKU found. “For 46 percent of...

While Enrollment In Foreign Languages Appears Unstable, Kirkwood German School Remains A Constant

Eric Hasselschwert, now retired from teaching German in the Kirkwood School District, teaches a German language class at Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood. The classes are made available through the German School Association of Greater St....

How Brazil’s New Digital Payments System Managed to Enrage (and Terrify) Both Wall Street and Silicon Valley

A mobile payments system that is publicly controlled, easy to use and without fees (for individuals and small businesses) is “tough to beat.” Over the past decade Brazil, like China, has morphed from a heavily cash-dependent economy into one of...

German firms hire 325,000 staff since 2022 just to handle bureaucracy

Most new jobs created by German companies in the past three years came in response to the ever-growing bureaucratic onus put on the private sector. According to a new study by the Institute for Labour Market Research (IAB), a unit of the Federal...

What Spain’s ‘Tourism Strategy 2030’ really means — from a new tourist rental watchdog to billions for small businesses

SPAIN’s ‘golden goose’ tourism sector – which fuels one in eight jobs and more than a tenth of the economy – is about to face a shake-up. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has unveiled a new national plan that promises to reshape how Spain manages its...

PayPal (PYPL) Launches Ads Manager for Small Businesses

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) is one of the stocks to buy according to billionaire Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates. On October 7, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) launched PayPal Ads Manager, a new platform that lets small businesses...

Small Business, Big Lessons

The blue chips grab headlines, but it’s the small and medium-sized businesses that make B.C.’s economy buzz. Compared to the rest of the country (per capita), B.C. has the fastest-growing small business sector and the second-largest number of...