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Zoho Sign Gets New AI Features to Help Small Businesses Work Smarter
Artificial intelligence has long promised to streamline business operations, but many small businesses have found the reality to be complicated, expensive, or out of reach. Zoho Corporation wants to change that. The company announced a broad...
Owner: Leland McFarland
Zoho Desk Expands Collaboration AI to Simplify Work for Small Businesses
Zoho Corporation is making another major move to simplify how small businesses adopt and use artificial intelligence — this time by embedding “agentic AI” directly into its Collaboration, Customer Experience, and Human Resources tools at no extra...
Owner: Leland McFarland
India News | Uttarakhand CM Dhami Meets Governor Lt General Gurmit Singh (Retd) at Raj Bhavan
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 20 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday met with Governor Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan. CM Dhami extended his heartfelt greetings and best wishes to Governor on the...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
India News | Uttarakhand CM Dhami Visits Local Shops in Chakrata, Buys Earthen Lamps and Other Indigenous Items
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 20 (ANI): On the occasion of Diwali, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited local shops on Chakrata Road in Dehradun today, where he purchased earthen lamps, utensils, and other traditional...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Zoho Adds Free AI Collaboration Tools to Simplify Work for Small Businesses
Artificial intelligence has often felt out of reach for many small businesses—too complex, too costly, and too disconnected from the tools they already use. Zoho Corporation is aiming to change that. The company announced a wave of new “agentic...
Owner: Leland McFarland
Young People Once Avoided Chinatown. Now They’re Coming Back
Xinling Wang avoided San Francisco’s Chinatown for years. When she first came to the United States three years ago as an international student, the general advice was: If you want to adapt and thrive here, you should not linger in Chinatown. But...
Owner: San Francisco Public Press (Non-profit)
Sanae Takaichi Poised to Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Amid Political Upheaval and Deep Divisions
BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA Japan stands on the verge of a historic shift in leadership as Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old conservative lawmaker and longtime ally of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, prepares to become the country’s first female prime...
Owner: Sam Anthony
From Trust to Transformation: How Smita Ram is Reshaping Financial Inclusion in India
When Smita Ram co-founded Rang De in 2008, she didn’t just envision a financial platform she imagined a movement that would democratize access to credit and unlock the entrepreneurial potential of rural India. Along with co-founder Ram Nagarajan,...
Owner: Abhishek Mazumdar & Anurag Mazumdar
Singapore is the Backdrop of ITMA ASIA + CITME
ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 is the region’s leading platform for sourcing cutting-edge technologies and sustainable solutions across the entire textile and garment value chain. The show boasts 70,000m2 of gross exhibition space, with room...
Owner: Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
Thousands expected as UK's biggest celebration of Japanese culture announces huge Manchester event
Launched in 2010, it showcases contemporary and traditional Japan across anime, gaming, music, fashion, food, crafts, technology and tourism (Image: AFRAMEUNDONE) A three-day festival of Japanese culture, food, fashion, anime and music is heading...
Owner: Reach PLC
Knitwear industry thrives in small town in S China's Guangdong
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People's Daily Online
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Dalang, a town in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, produces one in every five sweaters worldwide. Today, its knitwear industry is evolving from labor-intensive production to a technology-driven, smart manufacturing model. One apparel...
Owner: Chinese Government
Small Business: Gumboots just another canvas for Maaia Boots
The business is named after my baby Maia, and her father and my co-founder Ariki Honetana-Paea is an artist. He used to draw art on to canvases and things like that, but when I came into the picture I encouraged him to get into doing printed...
Owner: New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
HSBC calls India world’s “anti-AI” market; CLSA bets on stability — will TCS, Infosys or HDFC Bank emerge winners?
Neutral
Financial Express
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India’s services-led economy is under the scanner again. In its latest India Strategy report dated October 13, HSBC described the country as the world’s “anti-AI” market, a place defined by restraint, not exuberance. The brokerage said global...
Owner: Goenka Family
Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant
Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in familiar cycles, from current account deficits, debt crises to IMF bailouts, and recurring promises of reform repeated umpteen times. Whilefiscal and monetary adjustments dominate public debate, the structural...
Owner: Nizamy Family
FTI to meet Bank of Thailand on strong baht, U.S. tariffs, and SME liquidity concerns
FTI leaders to meet BoT this Tuesday to tackle strong baht, U.S. tariffs, and SME liquidity challenges amid rising economic pressures. PATTAYA, Thailand – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will meet with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) on...
Owner: Pratheep “Peter” Malhotra
BBB Business Tip: 10 fall campaign ideas for small businesses
Indeterminate
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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Consumer shopping habits have changed frequently over the past three years, and businesses are taking advantage of the market changes. • How to use fun, seasonal campaigns to keep customers engaged and boost brand awareness this fall • Creative...
Owner: Madison Venture Corp & David Radler
Diwali 2025: Bollywood Stars and TV Actors Back ‘Vocal for Local’, and Urge Shoppers To Support Small Businesses Across India
Mumbai, October 18: As the festive season progresses, Bollywood actors are lauding the Government of India’s initiative of Vocal for Local. On Saturday, several actors took to their social media to share videos about the message of buying from...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Grand Festival Bazaar2025 of ICC celebrates spirit of India in Qatar
Tribune News Network Doha The Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), under the aegis of the Embassy of India in Qatar, successfully organised the much-anticipated Grand Festival Bazaar 2025 on Wednesday, 15th October, and Thursday, 16th October 2025, at...
Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
‘Garv se kaho yeh Swadeshi hai’: PM Narendra Modi doubles down on India-made products ahead of Diwali
‘Garv se kaho yeh Swadeshi hai’: Ahead of Diwali on Monday, October 20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday doubled down on India-made products and urged citizens to mark the festive season by celebrating the hard work, creativity and...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Filipino student joins winners of 2025 FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge Asia-Pacific
Federal Express Corp., one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, together with Junior Achievement (JA), announced the winners of the 2025 FedEx/JA International Trade Challenge Asia-Pacific finals in Singapore. Among the top six...
Owner: Anthony Salim