Facebook enters SME lending market with Clearbanc
October 30th, 2017 – Amazon and PayPal are already plugging into the market for SME lending. And now it looks like Facebook is following their lead with the launch of a deal with Canadian finance firm Clearbanc. Here’s roughly how it all works. Fa...
Seven ways for SMEs to grow an Instagram following
October 24th, 2017 – Instagram is now a certified social media giant, with over 700m users worldwide, 400m of which are active daily. Here’s how SMEs can crack it. The frequently termed king of social has become a leading platform for communicatio...
Mastercard brings card payments to 15,000 SMEs in South Africa
October 25th, 2017 – Mastercard has on Wednesday announced a collaboration with South African fintech company Yoco to roll out 15,000 mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) devices to small and medium-sized businesses by the end of the year. To start accepting...
An EU-wide mobility scheme for employees from SMEs taking shape
A recent pilot project for the exchange of employees between SMEs in the EU has shown promising results and the Commission is pondering an expanded, EU-funded exchange scheme for its next budget. September 29th, 2017 – A broader scheme on employee m...
Industrialization can drive growth, sustainable development in Africa, stress UN officials
September 21th, 2017 – While much of Africa has achieved impressive economic growth, United Nations officials today encouraged countries on the continent to take further action to advance inclusive and sustainable industrial development. “We all have ...
EU SMEs can offer ‘critical’ technology to GCC
October 9th, 2017 – The European Union hopes that European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can help the UAE and other countries in the GCC reach their aims of developing smart, sustainable cities, according to EU Trade Counsellor Tania Mielikki ...
Global Messaging Security Market 2017-2022
DUBLIN – September 26th, 2017 – The “Messaging Security Market by Solution (Content Filtering, Email Encryption, Data Loss Prevention, Antispam), Service, Mode of Communication (Email Messaging, Instant Messaging), Deployment Mode, Verti...
Integrating SMEs into value chains can boost development
September 13th, 2017 – Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to global income and job creation. In developing countries, they provide 60-70% of formal employment. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, that figure rises to 80%. The scal...
Europe needs an Erasmus for SMEs
September 26th, 2017 – European project MobiliseSME showed the potential of a cross-border exchange program for small and medium-sized businesses in Europe. It is now important that this idea is continued with an Erasmus for SMEs, so as to help Euro...
Blockchain Lending Platforms Can Bail Out SMEs and Improve Global Economy
September 26th, 2017 – SMEs are the cornerstone of economic development. In most countries, they provide the platform for job creation and economic growth. Therefore, any product or system designed to encourage the entrepreneurial adventure of SMEs ...
