Focus on infrastructure, Eskom to recover the economy

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to deliver his National budget speech this afternoon at Cape Town City Hall. Bongani Bingwa interviews Dion George, DA Shadow Minister of Finance, December Mavuso of NEHAWU, and the president of the Black Business Council, Elias Manoge. The Black Business Council is calling on the government to prioritize infrastructure […]

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Ban on port touts, 48-hour visa approval… highlights of business facilitation act

President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the business facilitation (miscellaneous provision) bill 2022, also known as the omnibus bill, into law. Now the business facilitation act 2023, the document is a legislative intervention by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), which amends 21 business-related laws. The amendment of the relevant laws is to promote the […]

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The new business owners hoping to revive downtown Caribou

CARIBOU, Maine – It has been a rough year for Caribou’s downtown, but several entrepreneurs are determined to help jump-start a revitalization. Sweden Street has struggled to attract and retain businesses since Limestone’s Loring Air Force Base closed in 1994, which led to major population decline. Once a vibrant restaurant and retail center, the area has […]

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Vernon business nails down skilled employees through immigration project

There’s an untapped market for North Okanagan and Shuswap trades employers looking for skilled workers. And, with the help of a pilot program that bridges the gap between local businesses and experienced candidates, it’s a market that’s within reach. Just ask Cory Petty, owner of Cory Petty Construction, about his experience with the Rural and […]

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Tanzania: Business College equips graduates with job skills

The programmes are aiming at solving the major employment problem in the country by making graduates keep up with the pace of technological change in the fields of business and economy and promoting self-employment. “Apprenticeship training is based on practical training in conjunction with the real workplace. Here, the student spends half of their time […]

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Newark’s United Community Corporation to Host Finance Expo

Newark By: Yuritza Arroyo A workshop session hosted by United Community Corporation (UCC) is coming to Newark dedicated towards assisting individuals in understanding how to manage their finances better. According to officials, UCC’s “Finance Expo” will be hosted Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Essex County West Side Park Community Center, located at 600 South 17th […]

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Business owners Kerri Stewart, Don and Diana Elzer, Nathan Foster and Maggie Guglielmo concerned over future stigma of East Palestine, Ohio

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) – East Palestine is made up of small businesses, many of which are owned by people who live in or near the village. On Tuesday, reporter/anchor Stan Boney sat down with five of them to discuss the last two weeks and the next 20 years. Boney talked to a couple who […]

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Hope Finance Drained for $2M

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hope Finance suffered a $2 million exploit on February 20th. The hacker purportedly stole everything from the protocol genesis, according to its Twitter account, which was the first to announce that the community was scammed. The Arbitrum-based protocol also shared the information of the person while attaching a photograph with a […]

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US business activity rebounds to 8-month high in February

WASHINGTON: US business activity unexpectedly rebounded in February, reaching its highest level in eight months, according to a survey on Tuesday (Feb 21), which also showed inflation subsiding. S&P Global said its flash US Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors, increased to 50.2 this month from a final reading of […]

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CarParts.com Wants to Break the Auto Parts Business for Good

The massive disruptions of the last few years may be starting to fade in the rearview mirror, but the ripple effects are still with us. Broken supply chains left automakers struggling to produce a third, a fifth, a tenth as many new cars as before, and both new and used car prices spiked as a […]

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