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AI & risk: How to protect your business from an algorithmic PR disaster
Inside Small Business
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August 22, 2025
If your business is using or thinking about using AI, you’ve probably heard all the promises of speed, savings and scalability. What’s getting less airtime is the very real risk that a tool could tank your reputation faster than a dodgy customer...
Simply Business launches £50k Young Entrepreneur Fund with Professor Green on A-Level Results Day
SME Today
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August 22, 2025
This week, it has been reported by the ONS that the UK job market continues to weaken as job vacancies fall and the graduate job market specifically has hit its lowest level since 2018. As young people across the UK received their A-Level results...
‘I can’t imagine doing anything else’: Funeral business marks 150th anniversary
Bury Times
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August 21, 2025
Silletts Funeral Service was first established in 1875 and still has branches in Radcliffe and Bolton. Elijah Halliwell originally began the company under the name of ‘Joiner, Builder and Undertakers’ on Newchurch Street in Radcliffe. He was...
WATCH: DC business owner says new federal crackdown may be making streets safer, but hurting sales
FOX Business
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Business owners in Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown spoke candidly about the National Guards presence, with some welcoming the added security and others saying the troops have scared off customers and hurt sales. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy) A...
‘We’ve had a fantastic response so far’ - as new business opens its doors
Bury Times
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August 21, 2025
Family-run Balloon D’or officially opened on Bolton Rd West in June. Owners Christine and Neil Wood from Bury took over newsagents Percival’s of Prestwich 11 years ago and are no strangers to the world of retail. Alongside the Prestwich store, the...
Ukraine says 15 injured due to Russian strike on US-owned enterprise in Zakarpattia region
Yeni Safak
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August 21, 2025
Ukraine said on Thursday that at least 15 people were injured due to an overnight Russian airstrike on a US-owned enterprise in the country’s Zakarpattia region. A statement by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Telegram said the strike in the...
McHenry County Enterprise Zone Board met Aug. 20
McHenry Times - Illinois
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August 22, 2025
McHenry County Enterprise Zone Board met Aug. 20 Here is the agenda provided by the board: 1. CALL TO ORDER Roll Call 2. MINUTES APPROVAL 2.1 McHenry County Enterprise Zone - Public Meeting - Apr 28, 2025 10:30 A.M. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT 4. NEW...
Jack Mintz: Government and business make bad corporate bedfellows
Financial Post
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August 22, 2025
Canada has had a large number of mixed enterprises, including Suncor, Cameco, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and the Canada Development Corporation. Between 1985 and 1995, most of these enterprises were sold off to the private sector. The...
Tunisia's strategic geographic position made of it trade and investment hub, PM tells Japanese business operators
Zawya
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Tunis - Tunisia's strategic geographic position made of it a trade and investment hub, said Premier Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri. This was as she addressed Thursday Japanese business operators and enterprises at a thematic event entitled "Discover...
Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum highlights business role in new era
VietnamPlus
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August 22, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) - The business community has plays a central role in advancing the sustainable development agenda in Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said at the 12th Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum (VCSF) in Hanoi on August 22. Phoc,...
Digital twins, giga-casting to influence advanced manufacturing, says Pankaj Abhyankar, Godrej's Tooling Business VP
ETManufacturing.in
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August 22, 2025
The shift towards aluminium-based lightweight solutions in EVs and modern mobility has accelerated Godrej’s technological investments. In an industry undergoing rapid technological transformation, Godrej Enterprises Group’s Tooling business has...
Corporate governance vs family legacy: Lessons from India’s listed companies
The Times of India
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August 22, 2025
India’s publicly traded enterprises must navigate the delicate equilibrium between honouring founder heritage and upholding rigorous corporate governance standards. Maintaining long-term stakeholder confidence requires commitment to governance...
Cleverlee financial product breaks stereotypes about crypto in traditional business
Markets Insider
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Vilnius, Lithuania, August 22nd, 2025, Chainwire Cleverlee, a newly launched crypto fintech company, introduces a platform designed to assist business owners and their employees with funds management. It provides a unified environment for crypto...
Moldovan Farmers and Small Enterprises Can Access Up to €150,000 in Funding
MoldovaLive
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August 22, 2025
Farmers and small agro-enterprises can now secure loans of up to €150,000 to support processing, packaging, and storage of agricultural products. The loans cover up to 90% of project costs, require a minimum 10% contribution from beneficiaries,...
Xinhua News | China adds nearly 20 million enterprises during 14th Five-Year Plan period
Xinhua News Agency
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China has registered a net increase of nearly 20 million enterprises since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the State Administration for Market Regulation said on Friday. #XinhuaNews
IndiGo partners with Snowflake to build enterprise data hub
TechCircle
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August 22, 2025
Airline company IndiGo has selected Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud to create a unified and secure enterprise data hub. This collaboration will help India’s largest airline to drive real-time insights and enable informed decision-making. The platform...
ICU-Ghana calls for revitalisation of state enterprises and stronger social partnerships
MyJoyOnline
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August 22, 2025
The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana), Morgan Ayawine, has called on the government to revive distressed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as part of efforts to tackle unemployment and drive industrial...
Jordan: 67 industrial companies receive $6.3mln in grants through modernisation programme
Zawya
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AMMAN — A total of 67 industrial companies on Thursday signed agreements under the second phase of the industrial modernisation programme, with grants exceeding JD4.5 million. During the signing ceremony, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply...
Atupele Muluzi advocates “business first” approach to stabilize Malawi’s economy
Malawi 24
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August 22, 2025
During a recent presidential debate, Atupele Muluzi emphasised the importance of prioritising business as a key strategy to stabilise Malawi’s economy. He argued that a strong and vibrant private sector is central to creating jobs, increasing...
Wipro shares in focus after $375 mn acquisition of HARMAN’s digital transformation solutions business
The Economic Times
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August 22, 2025
The shares of IT major Wipro will be in focus on Friday, August 22, after the company announced a $375 million agreement to acquire the Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit of Harman Connected Services and its subsidiaries, along...