Administration Announces Record Contract Spending on Small Disadvantaged Businesses and New Steps to Create Contracting Opportunities for Disadvantaged Businesses through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The Federal Government is the largest consumer of goods and services in the world, spending roughly $600 billion each year. Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure […]
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New Romanian real estate investment company draws EUR 3.6 mln financing from local investor
Encore Capital Trust (ECT), a newly-launched Romanian real estate investment company, has drawn RON 17.7 million (EUR 3.6 mln) from several strategic investors in its first round of financing. Thus, the company’s capital reached RON 18.2 million (about EUR 3.7 mln). The list of investors who participated in the first […]
Want to open a business in Sturtevant? There are new finance options available | Local News
Journal Times staff STURTEVANT — To help encourage business improvement, retention and attraction, the Village of Sturtevant created a new program with favorable loan terms: little-to-no equity requirement, low interest and principal deferrals. The program also allocates funding for grants aimed at assisting business and property owners with their expansion […]
Canna-cocktails and gummies: Missouri’s marijuana industry preps for legalization | Local Business
ST. LOUIS — Missourians won’t vote on fully legalizing marijuana until later this year. But the industry is confident. Over and over at its latest convention on Friday, leaders of one of the state’s newest business sectors spoke of the change as inevitable, citing hundreds of thousands of petition signatures […]
Chamber centers on business development | Local News Stories
Last week the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce and Visitors’ Bureau opened up new space in its office on Main Street for local businesses to get resources, ask questions and hold in-person or hybrid meetings. Officially dubbed the Coastside Business Center, it’s a project that’s been years in […]
UNBC Business Instructor sees local opportunities amid rising food and gas prices
According to a survey done by RATESDOTCA in mid-April, 58 per cent of Canadians have adjusted how they drive due to soaring gas prices. UNBC Senior Instructor in the School of Business, Charles Scott says while gas prices are rising, it may actually be the price of other things that’s […]
Business Development Residency – Lookout Local Santa Cruz
Lookout Santa Cruz has begun the local news reboot that communities around this country need now more than ever. Founded by news analyst Ken Doctor in November 2020, its innovation is being watched around the country — both in its mobile-first local news product and service and in its borrowed-and-scaled-appropriately […]
Restaurant industry still strong in Lincoln despite challenges | Local Business News
Doug Evans will happily cite this statistic to you: About 80% of restaurants fail within five years. In fact, 60% of them don’t even make it to their first birthday. But he’s not expecting the one he’s involved with will be one of them. Tom Mejstrik, the local franchisee for […]
New local IT business moves forward tech industry in Utqiagvik
When it comes to businesses in Utqagvik, tech is not the first field that comes to mind … just yet. With a new IT business in town, companies can get help with their technology needs locally, and residents considering a career in tech might have a place to find mentorship […]
CHOGM: Local women entrepreneurs optimistic over potential business opportunities | The New Times
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are one of the fundamental principles of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth priorities for Gender Equality 2017-2020 and beyond were endorsed by Women’s Affairs Ministers at their 11th meeting, hosted by the Government of Samoa in September 2016. They provide a template for action for the four years and beyond, […]