Banks fear rising bad debts as oil prices squeeze Thai SMEs
Thai banks are raising concerns over a potential rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) as prolonged geopolitical tensions in…
Access Bank, King’s Trust International Partner to Boost Youth
Small businesses in Liberia are set to gain a critical competitive edge as the Liberia Special Economic Zones…
GSMA Launches £200,000 Innovation Fund to Support SMEs
The GSMA has unveiled an Innovation Fund to support small and growing enterprises using mobile and digital technologies…
Call For Applications: Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2026
Nigeria’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing tightening access to credit despite record lending by development finance…
Call for Applications: SIA Startup Foundry Cohort 3 Gor Entrepreneurs
Nigeria’s poultry industry remains one of the most lucrative agricultural segments in the country, with annual consumption estimated…
Firms Launch F.A.S.T Accelerator to Support African Fashion Entrepreneurs
Bala Mohammed, on Monday, officially launched the 2025–2026 dry-season farming programme in Misau, positioning agriculture as the backbone…
MTN Foundation Empowers 6,000 Microbusiness Owners with Digital Skills to
The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment generated more than $500 million in export revenue in 2025, reflecting…
Powered by E-commerce: How South Korea’s Beauty & Personal Care MSMEs Are Scaling Global Exports
Scaling South Korea’s beauty & personal care sector through e-commerce South Korea has established itself as a global…
Venture capital funding for Irish SMEs was down 23% in 2025, in first decline since 2018 – The Irish Times
Irish small and medium-sized enterprises saw venture capital funding fall in 2025 for the first time in seven…
South Africa’s start-up problem isn’t funding — it’s access
Entrepreneurship, according to economist Israel Kirzner, is a “tendency for profit opportunities to be discovered and grasped by…
Insken chief Viviante first Malaysian to be awarded WEF Public Social Innovator
PETALING JAYA: National Entrepreneurship Institute (Insken) chief executive officer Viviantie Sarjuni has become the first Malaysian to receive…
Call for Applications: African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC)
The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative is an innovative, 12-month leadership and business management capacity-building program that accepts 200…