On Africa Industrialization Day, UNIDO re-affirms its support for productive sector-led growth
VIENNA – November 20th, 2017 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization brought together a wide range of African Ministers, senior policymakers, academics, representatives of UN organizations and entrepreneurs to mark Africa Industri...
Facebook releases small business research and new global targeting tools for SMBs
Nearly 210 million people from around the world are connected to a business in Australia, according to new Facebook SMB research. November 15th, 2017 – Facebook has released research statistics about the performance of Australian small and mid-sized...
Digital platforms crucial for SME funding
November 15th, 2017 – The efficient use of digital platforms is crucial in enabling convenient access to funding for South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This is according to Mike Vacy-Lyle, CEO of FNB Business, who says a pragmatic...
Facebook Launches Africa’s First SME Council in Nigeria
October 30th, 2017 – As part of ongoing commitment to help support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Africa, Facebook has launched its Nigerian SME Council, the first on the continent, designed to boost SME development in Nigeria ...
WEIF 2017 – Entrepreneurship and innovation are essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
MANAMA – November 3th, 2017 – Experts and entrepreneurs from over 90 countries gathered at the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF) 2017 in Bahrain this week. The Forum focused on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through promotin...
New funded trade finance program to benefit SMEs in developing Asia
October 26th, 2017 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and J.P. Morgan have signed an agreement to support trade in developing Asia. The partnership is the first of its kind under the ADB Trade Finance Program’s (TFP) new funded risk sharing produc...
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...
