North Bay's Chamber of Commerce named eighteen 2026 Evening of Excellence finalists, a list pairing local entrepreneurs with a 136-year-old global drilling manufacturer.
Category: Business
The Business-Optimization Statistics Everyone Cites Don’t Check Out
Popular small-business efficiency stats trace to decade-old surveys and unmeasured myths, while real 2026 adoption data show a slower, uneven payoff.
BSP’s Thrive Program Graduates 200 Entrepreneurs Into Fiji’s Tight Credit Market
BSP Fiji's Thrive program has mentored more than 200 entrepreneurs since 2023, yet Fiji's estimated FJ$2.2 billion MSME financing gap remains unresolved.
Clara Shih Left Meta After Her Own AI Agent Cut Jobs
Clara Shih quit Meta after her AI agent taught small businesses to cut jobs, and now she's arming Gen Z with the same tools.
Reynolds Returns as Business Secretary as Small Firms Press for More
Business groups cheer Jonathan Reynolds' return as UK business secretary, but Burnham's first tax move funded household bills, not firm costs.
Anant Raj to Spin Off Its Data Centre Business Into Ashok Cloud
Anant Raj's board approved a demerger splitting its data centre unit into Ashok Cloud, repeating a 2018 scheme that took four years to close.
Duns 100 Names 60 Firms Powering Israel’s Defense-Tech Surge
Dun & Bradstreet's Duns 100 index ranks 60 Israeli defense-tech firms for the first time as exports and startup funding both hit records.
Vietnam’s High-Tech Park Overhaul Still Rewards the Biggest Players
Vietnam's Decree 260 ties high-tech park incentives to R&D and scale, and Samsung-sized investors are already clearing the new bar easiest.
Carrie Kerpen’s New Deal Reveals the Exit Gap Founders Keep Missing
Carrie Kerpen's operational checklist for sellable companies doubles as a fix for the Exit Gap, where women founders capture under a penny per dollar in deals.
Most of Australia’s Ageing Business Owners May Never Find a Buyer
RBA data and succession surveys show real buyer demand for Australian businesses, but most of the 500,000 owners nearing retirement aren't ready to sell.