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Business Retention and Expansion Programs Support Local Business Growth
Local businesses are the bedrock of community vitality. In this context, business retention and expansion programs emerge as essential mechanisms for nurturing and supporting the economic health of both the region and our communities. By retaining existing businesses and helping prevent closures or relocations. This helps maintain the diversity of goods and services available to residents.
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Corteva Agriscience - Loralee Orr
Corteva Agriscience announces the appointment of Loralee Orr as Canada commercial leader, succeeding Jeremy Dirks. Orr will remain based in Calgary, Alberta, where she will lead the organization as it delivers a pipeline of new, sustainable seed and crop protection solutions to Canadian farmers.
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Read more at Seed World
TAMIU Small Business Development Center
TAMIU’s Small Business Development Center is inviting business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to take advantage of its small business management program. The classes feature lessons on budgeting, marketing, banking, employment, accounting and how to get started. Norma Rodriguez, director of the program, says they also highlight problem areas that some business owners often struggle with.
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20 Easy-To-Start Small Businesses That Could Elevate Your Income
In this article, we will take a look at 5 Easy-to-Start Small Businesses That Could Elevate Your Income. At a Glance According to a report by Forbes, almost 33.3 million businesses in the United States are considered small businesses. The home health and personal care industry is projected to experience the highest job growth of almost 22%. The incidence of technology has propelled more people to set up businesses with minimal costs.
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EV-Curious Drivers Getting More Chargers
By the end of 2023, every fast-charging cord in the country was plugged in for an average of nearly five hours a day. In that sense, the surging utilization numbers represent scads of stations climbing into the black for the first time. EV charging has long been locked in a kind of chicken-and-egg standoff, especially in the US.
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Read more at Fortune
Matches Fashion Sells to Frasers Group for £52 Million
Frasers Group is shutting down the online luxury retailer. In a statement released to the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, Frasers said that Matches would go into administration after continually missing its business plan targets. A turnaround would have been an undertaking, though one Frasers seemed willing to take on. It’s the latest blow to online luxury marketplaces which have seen a string of setbacks.
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Read more at Vogue Business
War on Alcohol Must Not Hurt Legit Business
PHOTO/Wangari Njuguna The government believes will help contain the menace of illicit brews, alcoholism and drug abuse. It is a double-edged sword that attempts to address the symptoms of a problem that has been bedevilling the society without necessarily attempting to diagnose the root cause.
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How Globalisation Has Presented An Opportunity For Women to Thrive
Globalisation has presented an opportunity for women to thrive Research shows that women involved in the global marketplace have greater opportunities and are more focused on becoming better versions of their former selves than women who only confine themselves to local engagements. The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers tremendous opportunities for unlocking business potential across the continent and the world.
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Fincantieri to Buy Leonardo’s torpedo unit
Fincantieri is in talks with Italy’s Leonardo to buy the latter’s torpedo unit for €200-€300 million (U.S. $218-326 million), a source with knowledge of the negotiations told Defense News. The move reflects the state-controlled yard’s push to beef up its defense business, which currently accounts for 40% of overall revenue.
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Gap CEO Richard Dickson: "We're Not Going to Turn It Overnight"
Richard Dickson was one of the Mattel executives behind the resurgence of Barbie. After a lengthy search, Gap named Dickson as CEO. The group diagnosed long-running issues (clunky website, less-than-cool products, supply chain inefficiencies) that plague the retailer's performance and stock price.
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Read more at Yahoo Finance