EU plans deforestation delay only for small businesses

The European Commission won’t propose a delay of the anti-deforestation regulation for all companies, but only for small and micro operators – not just farmers – that place commodities covered by the rules on the market, three parliamentary...

Anger as Spain’s rail operator knocks down century-old Catalan train stations ‘under cover of night’ – but Adif denies it’s ‘indiscriminate’

SPAIN’S state rail operator is facing growing outrage after a wave of demolitions wiped out some of Catalonia’s oldest train stations. Campaigners are warning that Adif is carrying out the destruction of historic buildings in silence and often...

The European Union and Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce Organize Awareness Events on EU Funding Programs

Bethlehem / PNN / The European Union (EU) Delegation in Palestine, in cooperation with the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce and Industry, organized an awareness event on European funding programs and instruments. The event aimed to introduce...

Dear Britain, do you worry that Team Farage is just a hot mess in power? Or is everyone too angry to care

“I’m meant to be on bloody holiday this week, Paul! I don’t want to be having this meeting!” There is much to enjoy about the patriotic revolution in government promised by the leaked footage of the Reform UK group of councillors running Kent...

‘The cars just turn them into mush’: can Britain’s toads be saved from traffic and terrible decline?

It’s 7.30 on a Friday evening, but I’m not heading to the pub or putting on a film. Instead, I’ve caught the train to a market town in Wiltshire, where I’m meeting up with members of Warminster toad patrol. These are volunteers who – like similar...

EU Pledges Stronger Cost-Curbing Measures for New CO2 Market

The European Union will propose stronger measures to curb emissions costs in a new and controversial carbon market to help address concerns that consumers will struggle to afford to heat homes and fill up cars. An emissions-trading scheme to cover...

Why American Express Is Investing in European Gaming and High-Growth Enterprise

Amex is making precise, calculated investments in European digital commerce, especially the expanding gaming sector. This article will show you the financial and lifestyle strategies you need to know to optimize your company’s growth. American...

Zoho Sign Gets New AI Features to Help Small Businesses Work Smarter

Artificial intelligence has long promised to streamline business operations, but many small businesses have found the reality to be complicated, expensive, or out of reach. Zoho Corporation wants to change that. The company announced a broad...

Zoho Adds Free AI Collaboration Tools to Simplify Work for Small Businesses

Artificial intelligence has often felt out of reach for many small businesses—too complex, too costly, and too disconnected from the tools they already use. Zoho Corporation is aiming to change that. The company announced a wave of new “agentic...

EU moves to simplify rules and support small businesses 

The European Parliament is pushing ahead with efforts to simplify EU rules, reduce bureaucracy, and support small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to create the conditions for stable and sustainable growth across the bloc. Following calls for...

EU Vows to Curb Costs in Carbon Market for Buildings and Transport

The European Union will seek to address criticism that a new emissions trading system will have unbearable costs for consumers by introducing additional measures to lower these costs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a...

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...

Small Business Technology News: Windows 10 Support Ends, Gemini Adds A Great New Feature, Xero Automates Accounts Payable

Windows 10 operating system logo is displayed on a laptop screen for illustration photo. Gliwice, Poland on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Here are five things in small business...

Half of Morocco’s small businesses struggle to access bank financing, EU survey finds

One in two Moroccan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) faces major barriers to obtaining official bank loans, according to a new survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union, highlighting persistent financing gaps...

UK unveils Sterling 20 partnership to 'get Britain building again'

The providers, known as the Sterling 20, are united in efforts to unlock billions to |build affordable homes, power communities and connect the countryside", as well as provide scale-up finance for companies working in key sectors that align with...

Major warning over Britain's 'overlooked and overburdened' pubs as demands made

The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group said recent regulation is 'choking' the potential of the UK’s pub and brewing sector(Image: Getty Images) MPs have warned that Britain’s pubs are “overlooked and overburdened with tax” as they called for bold...

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...

Half of Morocco's small businesses still struggle to get bank loans, survey finds

Getting a proper bank loan remains a tough challenge for half of Morocco’s small and medium-sized businesses, according to a new survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The study, carried out as part of the EU-funded “Trade and...

GOPIO Says H-1B Visa Fee Hike Will Cripple Small Business In America

India-West Staff Reporter HARTFORD, CT – Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) fully supported the concerns of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) regarding the Trump Administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee increase, warning that the...