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Bandr Alhomaly, left, chief executive of Jada Fund of Funds, and Huda Al Lawati, founder and chief executive of Aliph Capital, signing the agreement. Photo: Aliph Capital

PIF-backed Jada to invest in Aliph Capital to boost SME ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

EconomyAugust 31, 2023

Ahmed Al Naqbi, chief executive of EDB, right, and Bill Crawley, founder and chief operating officer of TCP, signed the agreement. Photo: EDB

EDB signs pact to launch supply-chain financing for UAE SMEs

EconomyAugust 17, 2023

View of the Dubai skyline. The emirate has unveiled various support measures for SMEs and businesses over the years. Pawan Singh / The National

Dubai SME members awarded $305m in contracts in 2022

Start-UpsJuly 05, 2023

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development chairman Ahmed Al Zaabi speaking at the Make it in the Emirates forum. Photo: Added

Abu Dhabi launches $136m fund to help industrial SMEs adopt smart manufacturing

EconomyMay 31, 2023

ChatGPT could help business owners generate content for their marketing materials. Reuters

Why ChatGPT is becoming popular among small business owners

CommentMay 01, 2023

EDB chief executive Ahmed Al Naqbi, left, signs the agreement with his Emirates Islamic counterpart Salah Amin. Photo: EDB

EDB signs credit guarantee agreement with Emirates Islamic

EconomyApril 19, 2023

The UAE government is supporting SMEs through various programmes. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

SME numbers in the UAE exceeded half a million by the end of 2022

EconomyApril 06, 2023

ADCB executive Saoud Al Jassem, left, and Shaker Zainal of EDB during the signing ceremony. Photo: EDB

EDB signs pact with ADCB to boost SME lending

BusinessDecember 12, 2022

Many UK small business owners are reluctant to discuss the pressures they are facing, research has shown. Getty Images

UK small business owners say inflation has affected well-being

BusinessDecember 06, 2022

Employees work at a semiconductor production facility for Renesas Electronics during a government-organised tour for journalists in Beijing. AP

WEF: These 5 sectors lead digital transformation in manufacturing

BusinessFebruary 11, 2022

Workers clean a restaurant in Campania, Italy before it reopens for delivery service after 45 days of closure amid the spread of Covid-19. Small businesses are struggling across Europe as the movement restrictions continue. Reuters

Why Europe's small business owners may not survive the virus

MoneyApril 25, 2020

JS Anand, the owner and founder of Leva Hotels in Dubai, says there have been many occasions when he could not afford to pay his bills. Reem Mohammed/The National

Money & Me: 'My electricity got cut off and I spent a night without power or water'

MoneyNovember 29, 2018

Illustration by Alex Belman

The Debt Panel: Dubai business owner financed his failing SME with credit cards

MoneyApril 24, 2018

The Abu Dhabi SME did not register for VAT at first as it did not think its sales would generate enough revenue. Delores Johnson / The National

VAT q&a: My Abu Dhabi start-up now qualifies for VAT. Can we reclaim any tax paid before registration?

MoneyMarch 26, 2018

Light tributes placed during a silent protest in memory of murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend Martina Kusnirova, seen in photo, in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. AP

Final story of murdered Slovak journalist published

EuropeMarch 01, 2018

Jalal Al Khamis, one of the recipients of a loan approved as part of Oman's self-employment financing scheme, used the money to start a lathe machine workshop in Bidbid, a town north-west of Oman. Saleh Al Shaibany

Can Oman business loans save young people from unemployment line?

December 18, 2017

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