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Adani Enterprises Announces ₹1,000 Crore NCD Issue Offering Up To 9.3%
New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani-led group's flagship firm on Sunday announced a Rs 1,000 crore NCD issue offering up to 9.30 per cent per annum. The issue opens on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, and closes on July 22, a company statement said. It...
Stats SA gives the nod to database for small business
Meeting brokered by Presidency minister points to positive outcome for informal market Stats SA has opened up to the idea of developing a register for small-scale and informal businesses after the statistician-general met the outgoing CEO of...

Mom gunned down, found in Enterprise drain
A TUNAPUNA mother of three was shot dead in Enterprise, Chaguanas, on Friday night, in what her friends and family yesterday described as a senseless killing. Valene Vanessa Campbell, 34, of Marcano Street, Tunapuna, was found lying face-down in a...

For CT small business, Trump’s tariffs call for another ‘pivot’
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. Editor’s note: We are now offering an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. At the Dutch Epicure Shop in...
Cambodia to Host the 6th Francophonie Entrepreneur Meeting
AKP Phnom Penh, July 06, 2025 — On behalf of H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Secretary of State SUN Sovanna attended the 5th Edition of the...

Kitsch couple hosting Gather 'Round event for Okanagan entrepreneurs
Photo: Contributed Gather 'Round will be held on Friday, July 18. Trent and Ria Kitsch are looking for entrepreneurial visionaries to gather with them later this month. The serial entrepreneurs are hosting an event called Gather ’Round on Friday,...

SCCI’s podcast boosts Sharjah’s investment appeal across sectors
The podcast has featured a handful of inspiring success stories from prominent entrepreneurs and corporate leaders who emphasized how Sharjah’s pro-business environment served as a catalyst for their global growth and expansion. The "Business...
31st Lanzhou investment and trade fair draws global participation
LANZHOU, July 6 (Xinhua) - The 31st China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair opened on Sunday in Lanzhou, the capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, attracting over 2,000 domestic and international enterprises. This year's fair features...
First Mutual backs Zim entrepreneurs
Designed to tackle the unique hurdles faced by small businesses, the SME Loan Product boasts flexible repayment terms, minimal collateral requirements, and quick access to working capital. 6 July, 2025 FIRST Mutual Microfinance (FMMF) has launched...

Limitless Without Borders 3.0 in London: Rukayat Alabi marks record-breaking success, igniting a new era of inclusive innovation and entrepreneurial empowerment
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, London’s Greenwich Borough Hall became the epicenter of innovation, empowerment, and inclusion as Limitless Without Borders 3.0 (LWB 3.0) successfully hosted over 1,200 attendees, including more than 600 global virtual...

India in active negotiations with over dozen countries for finalising bilateral investment treaties: Official
With India approaching to become the third-largest economy and a hub for global manufacturing, the government is taking a series of measures to further improve its investment regime that encourages investors. India is actively negotiating...

AI-powered wood recycling startup in Grand Rapids secures $3.75M in seed funding
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Grand Rapids-based startup that turns scrap wood into biomass for renewable energy production has raised $3.75 million in seed funding that it plans to use to strengthen operations and its artificial intelligence platform....

Adani Enterprises Announces Rs 1,000 Cr NCD Issue Offering Up to 9.3%
"As the incubator of India's most critical energy and transport utility platforms -- including Adani Ports & SEZ, Adani Energy Solutions, Adani Power, and Adani Green Energy -- AEL is successfully scaling the next generation of infrastructure...

5 Business Ideas A Teen Entrepreneur Can Start Today With $0
teen entrepreneur celebrating launching a businessgetty Becoming a teen entrepreneur is gaining momentum. According to Junior Achievement, 66% of teens aged 13-17 express an interest in starting their businesses as adults. This shift represents...

Hong Kong ramps up small business inquiry
HONG KONG -- It's been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting restaurants, bookstores and other small businesses....

Investment of USD 75 bn needed for Indian farmers to adapt to climate change impact: IFAD President
Investments worth around USD 75 billion is required for small-scale farmers in India to adapt to the impact of climate change, and bringing finance to rural areas is a critical challenge ahead for rural communities across the world and in India,...

Musk plans political party: Investment firm postpones Tesla ETF
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens during a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 13, 2024. /Reuters file photo Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens during a meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 13, 2024. /Reuters file photo...

Startup Raises $730,000 for Mozart AI
The London-based music AI startup Arthos has announced that it has raised $730,000 in pre-seed funding for the launch of its first product, a AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) designed to convert user instructions into musical output. The...

Rural skills training drives investment, INFOTEP director urges
Santo Domingo.-At the VI Congress of the National Confederation of Trade Unions (CNUS), INFOTEP Director General Rafael Santos Badía stressed that training workers in towns outside major urban centers with technical skills is essential to attract...

Chinese investment in overseas mining is said to surge to decade high
Paula Bronstein/Getty Images NewsChinese mining companies are accelerating their international acquisitions, marking the busiest year for overseas deals in over a decade as they move to secure vital raw materials essential to global supply chains,...