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Meta, Amex and TikTok Offer Holiday Help to Small Businesses

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Meta also will highlight businesses from its Meta Business Leaders Network in the new 2022 Smalliday Showcase gift guide, and provide small businesses with advice on advertising effectively with its SMB Holiday Marketing Guide. small business owners.

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Qurate, NRF Foundation to Shine Spotlight on Diverse Small Businesses

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Qurate Retail Group (parent company of HSN , QVC and Zulily ) and the National Retail Federation Foundation are expanding their joint Small Business Spotlight (SBS) initiative to support 100 entrepreneurs of diverse backgrounds in 2021. The application period for the 2021 Small Business Spotlight runs through Feb.

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Cyber Week 2021 Was Slow, but Retail is Still on Track for a Record-Breaking Holiday Season

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In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a mixed bag for retailers. higher than 2020’s, although it was not yet back up to 2019 levels (Black Friday 2021 was down 28.3% million shoppers in 2020.

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NYC Unveils Plan to Combat both Organized and Individual Retail Theft

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With the exception of 2020, the total number of shoplifting complaints across New York City’s five boroughs has increased every year since 2018 — although there are signs that this tide is turning in 2023. Retail theft has increased citywide and nationwide since the pandemic, and we must continue to work together to drive down shoplifting.

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Alibaba Supply Chain Exec Recommends Futureproofing with AI, Blockchain and Crowdsourcing

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For 15 years he worked as a business and trade consultant for PwC , helping multinational corporations navigate the intricacies of customs, international trade and the global supply chain. Ecommerce became not just a ‘good-to-have’ channel, but a must-have channel for small businesses.

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Amazon Boosts Total India Investment to $26 Billion

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While the latest investment wasn’t given a breakdown, Jassy and Modi reportedly discussed supporting Indian startups, creating jobs, enabling exports, digitization and empowering individuals and small businesses to compete globally, according to Reuters. The move will involve adding an additional $6.5 and Europe.

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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Most Minority Business Owners Optimistic About the Future

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In May 2020, McKinsey issued a report stating while the COVID-19 pandemic was shaking up small businesses across the board, it was disproportionately affecting minority-owned small businesses. Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. Investing in Technology Crucial.