Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers. The price for a container of goods from China…
Main Street welcomes added aid in Biden’s Covid…
A usually busy Main Street in Livingston , Montana after Governor Steve Bullock order the closing of restaurants, bars, and theaters on March 20, 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.William Campbell | Corbis via…
A year after Covid began, China’s economy is…
China’s economic ascent is accelerating barely a year after its first coronavirus lockdowns, as its success in controlling Covid-19 allows it to boost its share of global trade and investment. The world’s second-largest economy is…
ICICI Bank ties up with Niyo to issue…
MUMBAI: ICICI Bank and fintech company Niyo on Thursday announced a tie-up to issue prepaid cards to workers of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). MSMEs will now be able to get ‘ICICI Bank Niyo…
Starbucks pledges $100 million to help small businesses…
Starbucks is starting a $ 100 million fund aimed at investing in community development projects and small businesses in areas populated by Black, Indigenous and people of color.The company's Community Resilience Fund is part of…
SSA Finserv raises $3 million from Blue Ashva…
MUMBAI: Small businesses-focused non-banking lender SSA Finserv has raised $ 3 million (around Rs 21 crore) from Blue Ashva Capital. The money, invested through Blue Ashva Sampada Fund, will be used to expand lending from…
Sidbi extends validity of SCRF to facilitate free…
MUMBAI: MSME lender Sidbi has extended the validity of Swavalamban Crisis Responsive Fund (SCRF) to facilitate free onboarding of more Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). According to Sidbi officials the plan is to onboard…
A guide to rebuilding your small business for…
Marc Romanelli | Tetra images | Getty ImagesThe Covid-19 crisis has hit Latino small businesses particularly hard, including not being able to access PPP funding at a similar rate to other business owners. And many…
With Congress approving up to $284 billion to…
Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, speaks as Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens at a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.Erin Scott | Getty ImagesThe Paycheck Protection Program will…