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Spotlighting merit and awarding entrepreneurial spirit at ET Excellence
The Economic Times
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September 9, 2025
In an eventful night of spectacle and ceremony, the fifth edition of ET Excellence was held in Hyderabad on Wednesday, July 30, at the Novotel Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The event celebrated the significant strides made by...
OC investment guru charged with bilking $62.5 million from clients
Orange County Register - California
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September 10, 2025
Marco Giovanni Santarelli billed himself as a “wealth creator.” On podcasts and websites, Santarelli, 56, pitched his Laguna Niguel private equity firm, Norada Capital Management, which offered unsecured, high-yield promissory notes backed by...
OC investment guru charged with bilking $62.5 million from clients
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - California
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September 10, 2025
Marco Giovanni Santarelli billed himself as a “wealth creator.” On podcasts and websites, Santarelli, 56, pitched his Laguna Niguel private equity firm, Norada Capital Management, which offered unsecured, high-yield promissory notes backed by...
Global investment in new renewable projects hits record $ 386 b
Daily FT
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Global investment in new renewable energy projects hit a record $ 386 billion in the first half of 2025, up 10% from the previous year, a report said. However, asset finance for utility-scale solar and onshore wind shrank by 13% compared to 1H...
Apple’s quiet conquest of SA’s small business sector
Daily Maverick
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September 9, 2025
By the time you read this, your YouTube feed will be clogged with content about the new iPhones. After a month of living with the iOS 26 beta on the excellent and often slept-on iPhone 16e – Apple’s previous newest phone – my conclusion is that UX...
Sign In Solutions intros AI-powered features to streamline enterprise security, visitor experience
KioskMarketplace - Kentucky
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September 9, 2025
Photo: Adobe Stock September 9, 2025 Sign In Solutions, a provider of visitor management and experience solutions, announced a suite of features for its enterprise platform. The updates, which include AI-powered analytics and smarter workflows,...
Sparks Boulevard Project enters second phase with $86 million investment
KRNV - Nevada
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SPARKS, Nev. — The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County, in collaboration with the City of Sparks and the Nevada Department of Transportation, has commenced the second phase of the Sparks Boulevard Project. This phase extends...
Britehouse and SnapLogic Partner to Accelerate Enterprise Integration and Digital Transformation
South Africa Today
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September 9, 2025
Combining AI-powered agentic integration with mobile-first solutions to drive innovation, agility, and faster time-to-value for enterprises Local digital transformation solutions provider Britehouse has entered into a strategic partnership with...
Chicago Bears announce Kneads & Wants Artisan Bakery and Café as first 2025 Small Business All-Pros Winner presented by PNC
Chicago Bears - Illinois
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The Chicago Bears kick off the 2025 Small Business All-Pros, presented by PNC, by spotlighting Kneads & Wants Artisan Bakery and Café as the first of four small businesses to be promoted this season. From Sept. 8 to Oct. 4, Kneads & Wants will...
Bowling Green Chamber launches Tech Investment initiative
WNKY - Kentucky
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September 9, 2025
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – As technology continues to evolve, the City of Bowling Green is taking steps to stay ahead. The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce has launched the T.I. Initiative, a tech-focused investment program aimed at supporting...
CoreWeave unveils venture fund to accelerate startup growth
Cryptopolitan
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September 9, 2025
CoreWeave, a cloud infrastructure company specializing in AI workloads, announced today the launch of a venture capital arm to invest in AI-focused startups. The company’s stock jumped to over 4.6% following the announcement. The venture capital...
Private capital firms eye increasing investment in attractive UK market
City A.M.
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September 9, 2025
Wednesday 10 September 2025 12:00 am | Updated: Tuesday 09 September 2025 6:03 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Private capital firms are eyeing up...
Breaking the bank: Why small business insurance costs keep climbing in 2025
Polk County Enterprise - Texas
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Tara Mier for CheapInsurance.com Breaking the bank: Why small business insurance costs keep climbing in 2025 In 2025, insurance is a major expense for small business owners. Premiums are climbing with no sign of easing up. Sharp increases in...
Small business optimism index improves more than expected in August
Markets Insider
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September 9, 2025
PeopleImages/iStock via Getty ImagesThe NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased to 100.8 in August from 100.3 in the prior month, according to data released by the NFIB Research Center on Tuesday. The 0.5 points increase, which surpasses the...
IN FOCUS: What happened when I used ChatGPT for investment advice
Channel News Asia
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September 9, 2025
The willingness to turn to an AI chatbot for something as personal as money could be linked to the increasing normalisation of their everyday use, as well as confidence in the technology at large. For one, “robo-advisers”, which tap...
Investment fund acquires Charcuterie Artisans, new leadership announced
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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September 9, 2025
BURRILLVILLE – Charcuterie Artisans, the parent company of Rhode Island-based food maker Daniele International LLC and Creminelli Fine Meats of Utah, announced Tuesday that it has been acquired by an investment fund managed by Industrial...
Emirati Tycoon Khalaf al-Habtoor Announces Major Investment Plans in Post-War Syria
[your]NEWS
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September 9, 2025
By Emmanuel Ogbonna Emirati business magnate Khalaf al-Habtoor, chairman of the Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group, revealed on Tuesday that he intends to channel significant investments into Syria, a country still reeling from nearly 14 years of civil...
The Broken Market for Small Business Sales
The Harbus - Massachusetts
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September 9, 2025
Why Main Street is being left behind in M&A. We’ve all heard the hype: small businesses seem to be everybody’s favourite new path to wealth. The “silver tsunami” promises to bring to market 12 million businesses over the next 10 to 15 years, and,...
Startup Behind Goldman Sachs’ First ‘A.I. Employee’ Valued at $10B After Peter Thiel Funding
The New York Observer
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September 9, 2025
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund led Cognition’s latest $400 million funding round. Photo by Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union Cognition AI, the San Francisco-based startup known for its A.I. software engineer Devin used by Goldman...
Entrepreneurs operating in “24/7 zones” to receive subsidies and tax cashback
UzDaily
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Entrepreneurs operating in “24/7 zones” to receive subsidies and tax cashback Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Earlier it was reported that the Agency for Strategic Reforms had drafted a resolution on developing the night-time economy in...