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Newcastle named the best city in Britain to work for a small business

The Northern Echo ·

The ranking comes from SME lender iwoca’s new 'Top 25 Towns & Cities for SME Jobs' list, which uses ONS data and factors in job density, growth in small businesses, average wage, commute times, and house prices. Newcastle took the top spot thanks...

Poland has EU’s second-lowest level of AI use by firms

Notes from Poland · July 3, 2025

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Revealed: Two-thirds of small businesses would now vote Remain after profits hit by Brexit

The Independent · June 30, 2025

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Denmark to push major EU tax and customs reforms by December 2025

Euro Weekly News · July 6, 2025

Danish buildings. Credit: Pixabay, Pexels Denmark aims to finalise key EU tax and customs agreements during its six-month EU Council Presidency from July to December 2025, including reforms on customs rules, energy taxation, and carbon border...

Potential RM4bil investments from Anwar's visit to France, says Zafrul

The Malaysian Star · July 6, 2025

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has successfully attracted potential investments worth RM4bil from French companies, following Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's recent visit, says Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Aziz (pic). The Investment, Trade and...

IT Support Services That Help Small Businesses Thrive

TechBullion · June 29, 2025

Share Share Share Share Email Let’s be real—running a small business isn’t for the faint of heart. Between juggling clients, managing staff, handling payroll, marketing your brand, and trying to grow your company, there’s hardly any time left to...

118,000 jobs at risk: Italy faces a trade shock it may not survive.

Euro Weekly News · July 5, 2025

Italy's export-heavy economy faces a new threat: U.S. tariffs that could cost billions in trade. Credit: StockSnap from pixabay via Canva.com The warning didn’t come from overseas. It came from Italy’s own industrial leaders — and it couldn’t be...

EU-Streit creates over 14,000 jobs in Sepik

The National ·

OVER 14,000 jobs were created across the Sepik region through the EU-Streit (Support to rural entrepreneurship, investment and trade) PNG programme as it nears completion later this year, says programme coordinator Ali Yesuf. Yesuf talked up the...

EU-backed initiative fuels energy efficiency in Sri Lanka’s industrial sector

EconomyNext · July 2, 2025

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is working on starting e-invoices which will be directly linked to the tax office to digitalize the value added tax payments, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando said. “We have to bring the...

One year of Labour and Europe — why the government must go further on EU reset

Politics.co.uk · July 5, 2025

At 10pm on July 4, 2024, when the exit poll was revealed — making it clear that Keir Starmer would be our next prime minister — our hopes for a better relationship between the UK and Europe, with all the economic benefits that would bring, were...

EU countries blow climate deadline, putting funds for vulnerable people at risk

Politico Europe · July 1, 2025

To avoid penalizing low-income Europeans — many of whom already struggle paying their energy bills and can’t afford high-priced EVs — as well as small businesses, the EU set up the €86.7 billion Social Climate Fund, which is meant to fund measures...

EU guarantees to enable €60 million in loans for sustainable growth in small businesses in North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro

European Investment Fund ·

The EU-funded Western Balkans Guarantee 4 SME Resilience is supporting financing under favourable lending conditions, contributing to small business growth and boosting employment and competitiveness. This initiative complements the EU’s broader...

Family-run Scottish DIY store crowned Britain's Best Small Business

Daily Record & Sunday Mail · June 27, 2025

The store's witty Scots name impressed the public and judging panel A family-run DIY shop in Dunoon has nailed it, quite literally, by being crowned Britain’s Best Small Business Name for 2025. Dae It Yersel, a well-loved fixture in the Argyll...

The European Commission has rejected calls from major tech firms to delay its AI Act

Cryptopolitan · July 4, 2025

The European Commission has dismissed requests from major tech companies to delay implementing its AI law. Artificial intelligence is finally getting a comprehensive regulatory framework despite industry leaders’ insistence that the new European...

Tax cuts and pensions: How Germany's budget changes could impact you

The Local - Germany · July 4, 2025

From scrapped plans to cut taxes on electricity for households to bringing forward a change for mothers' pensions, here's a look at the budget changes recently agreed by the German government that could affect you. Following the approval of the...

Pun and Done: Dae It Yersel wins Best Small Business Name 2025

Asian Trader Magazine · June 26, 2025

Key Points: Scottish DIY shop Dae it Yersel has been voted as Britain’s Best Small Business Name, beating 2,200 other small businesses and winning a £2,500 cash prize Shortlisted businesses included Kashmiri restaurant Balti Towers, Honey farm So...

AstraZeneca's Imfinzi receives EU approval, AFC Energy launches Joint venture with ICG

ShareCast ·

STOCKS TO WATCH Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday that its Imfinzi asset has been approved in the EU as the first and only perioperative immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. AZN said the approval was based on Phase III trial...

Germany set to miss EU social climate fund deadline, but ministry denies funds are at risk

Clean Energy Wire · June 30, 2025

Billions of euros in EU subsidies for socially just climate action projects in Germany are at risk as the country’s government looks set to miss a 30 June deadline for submitting plans on how it would spend the money, newspaper Handelsblatt...

Marteu Launches to Revolutionize Factory-Direct Tile & Vinyl Purchasing for Small Businesses

International Business Times · June 26, 2025

Marteu, a new digital platform transforming global tile and vinyl procurement, has launched, aiming to bridge the gap between international manufacturers and small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). It enables wholesalers and retailers to source...

Coalition: Proposed Digital Advertising Tax Would Drive Up Costs for Small Businesses and Consumers

Mackinac Center for Public Policy · June 26, 2025

LANSING, Mich. — The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, along with a broad coalition of leading business associations, taxpayer advocates and policy organizations, has issued a joint letter to Michigan legislative leaders urging them to reject a...