Entrepreneurship stories
The sector's 16% annual growth is being driven by a handful of larger operators, even as startups struggle to win early domestic customers.
International founders can now open US business accounts remotely, as Bluevine removes a major barrier for overseas owners in eight markets.
Small merchants can now sell across websites, social media and messaging apps from one dashboard as online discovery shifts to AI and social channels.
The Cambridge firm's shortlist place boosts its profile as it expands festival and public sector deployments, including work with the NHS.
Strong US demand has pushed the skincare brand to seek NZD $4 million, as stock shortages and FDA registration open wider retail channels.
Indian firms and schools face a widening AI skills gap as leaders warn of productivity gains, job disruption and ethical risks.
The deal is aimed at plugging a funding gap for established UK SMEs seeking expansion money without surrendering control to buyout investors.
Many Canadians are delaying home purchases and other major decisions as awareness of credit scores fails to translate into action.
The rebrand aims to sharpen the group's identity as it pursues a 10,000-strong global workforce across businesses from software to property.
The free forum aims to ease burnout and compliance risks for small Irish employers, with 99.5 per cent of surveyed SMEs reporting exhaustion.
Rising demand from schools and councils has helped the Manchester-based children's learning business post its strongest sales months yet.
MSP owners could gain more targeted marketing support as a new UK consultancy promises advice shaped by first-hand operating experience.
Free entry could draw hundreds of SMEs nationwide, as the awards spotlight entrepreneurs, teams and local businesses across 10 categories.
The spending now supports more than 41,000 jobs in Ohio, while Amazon's local sellers and suppliers add further economic lift across the state.
Smaller UK businesses saw funding weaken as AI deals soaked up a record share of equity investment, despite overall market value slipping 4%.
The Florida optical shop lifted revenue by 16% after owner Lea Agramonte used free training to tighten budgets and adopt digital tools.
The move gives the campus its first commercial occupier for The Sequence and adds 21,000 sq ft of labs for health start-ups.
Young Māori could gain funding, mentoring and industry links under a new scheme aimed at building future leaders in technology and entrepreneurship.
Small business owners facing tighter credit can now seek fixed-rate funding of up to USD $250,000 through SoFi, with decisions in minutes.
The expansion will deepen Berkeley's ties with Japanese universities and government bodies as it scales bootcamps and founder exchange programmes.