SMEs
How to grow your business using data
Lucy Bradley, Brand Commander, Plug, a dubai based creative agency highlights the importance of data for small businesses and shares the simple secrets of gathering and utilising data to grow your bus...
SVC invests in a global specialty lending fund
Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) announced its investment in a global specialty lending fund managed by Partners for Growth (PFG), one of the international and experienced fund managers providing venture a...
EDB signs a MoU with Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF to provide financial support to SMEs and startups
The Emirates Development Bank (EDB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF) to provide financial su...
46% increase in cyber attacks on SMEs in Saudi Arabia
Kaspersky researchers assessed the dynamics of attacks on SMEs between January and April 2022 and the same period in 2021 to identify which threats pose an increasing danger to entrepreneurs. The numb...
UNWTO launches Digital Futures Programme for SMEs
UNWTO has announced the launch of the Digital Futures Programme, designed to accelerate the adoption of new technology among tourism enterprises.
Fashinza joins hands with other fintech leaders to empower SMEs with over $15 million supplier-financing program
Fashinza, a B2B, new-age product development and production management platform enabling fashion brands and manufacturers to produce better, together, has joined hands with Stride One, SaraLoan and ot...
Saudi Arabia launches SME Development Program
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), Saudi EXIM Bank, and General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monshaat) signed an tripartite MoU to launch the KSA SME Developmen...
Finastra announces a BaaS collaboration with Microsoft
Finastra today announced a Banking as a Service (BaaS) collaboration with Microsoft to bring new lending options to thousands of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – a sector severely underserved whe...
Cybersecurity survival tips for small businesses
André Lameiras, security writer at ESET discusses how can businesses that lack the resources and technological expertise of large organizations hold the line against cybercriminals?