Tag: Small

 Dr. Tanika Long, a Barnesville native, has founded a new nonprofit, Full Circle of Hope, Inc. (FCOH) to assist disadvantaged children and their families in Barnesville, GA/Lamar County. She was once one of these kids. Only by the grace of God, the love of reading and education, the support of family, and the generosity of anonymous donors did she become the physician she is today. She is the first and the only, African American female from Barnesville to become a physician, and she left over 20 years ago. As she heard of other people she didn’t know about who were ... Read more

 HOYA Foundation is contributing toward coordination of the symposium, and announces the first seminar in a national series to discuss how small businesses can get contracting dollars from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. The previously passed $1.2 trillion Senate bill allocated $550 billion in spending on infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Transportation will have Director Shelby Scales from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization lead a day-long virtual seminar to provide resources and information for small businesses in the transportation and construction industry. Speakers from Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration will discuss ... Read more

– • A new study by World Economic Forum finds that previous disadvantages can lead to new opportunities for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) – • Report highlights how SMEs can leverage their size, networks, people and technology to support sustainable growth, positive societal impact and robust adaptive capacity – • Report was developed in collaboration with the National University of Singapore Business School…

Survey on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ Credit Conditions for for Third Quarter 2021 ****************************************************************************************** The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:      The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published today (November 2) the results of Survey on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)’ Credit Conditions for the third quarter of 2021.             Regarding SMEs’ perception of banks’ credit approval stance relative to six months ago, excluding respondents who answered “no idea/don’t know”, 88 per cent perceived similar or easier credit approval stance in the third quarter of 2021, up from 72 per cent in the previous quarter. 12 per cent ... Read more

 Mark Harrill, owner of All American Heating, in Fairplay, Colorado, announced Monday that each employee at All American will receive a $3 per hour pay increase to help weather the rising cost of living in the Colorado mountains. The move will inject almost $120,000 into the local economy in Summit and Park Counties and ensure that each employee is now paid what World Population Review and MIT consider the average required hourly wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the State of Colorado. Numerous studies show that employees making a living wage are more satisfied in their daily employment and ... Read more