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With continued investment, RI’s health system can recover
By LISA TOMASSO You don’t need to work in health care to know that Rhode Island’s system is struggling. Maybe you’ve been trying to find a primary care provider only to end up on a waitlist for months or even years. Maybe you recently had a...

DPP sacrifices Taiwan enterprises for 'selfish party interests': mainland official commenting on industry white paper
Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Asked to comment on recent proposals from a white paper released by a Taiwan industries federation, including facilitating cross-Straits exchanges, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for...

Cuban Regime Forced to Tolerate Private Enterprise
amid the country’s economic collapse A Cuban “mipyme” or small business, unloading merchandise in Havana. Photo: 14ymedio Interview with Ricardo Torres Perez, adjunct professor at American University in Washington DC, and author of the study:...

New venture competition brings AI startup craze to Waco
By Josh Siatkowski | Staff Writer There are 498 private AI companies valued at over $1 billion. A new initiative in the Hankamer School of Business has many hoping number 499 comes from Baylor. “Think you’ve got the next big idea in AI?” asks the...

Enterprise man arrested on charges of sex crimes
Published 6:03 pm Tuesday, September 9, 2025 ENTERPRISE — The Enterprise Police Department arrested a man for sex crimes against two minors. Gamaliel Castro, 20, of Enterprise, faces charges of one count of third-degree rape, three counts of...

Enterprise minister launches competitiveness plan to bolster Irish trade
The Government will launch a new competitiveness plan today aimed at ensuring Ireland is maximising trade in areas within its control. Enterprise minister Peter Burke expedited the plan in light of geopolitical tensions and is focusing on funding...

AI Podcast Startup Sets Off Disruption: 5,000 Shows, 3,000 Episodes Weekly at Just $1 Each
The marketing funnel is dead or at least largely irrelevant. Google’s AI summaries, like “AI Overviews,” now satisfy user queries before they click, eroding traditional visibility and upending content strategy as we know it. The Vanishing Click...

Footballer and entrepreneur invests in football’s future
Thato Molomo, a footballer and entrepreneur, who last year launched Molomo Marketing to give youngstars in Fourways a platform to kickstart their football careers, has been admitted into the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Business...

Rare cancer then divorce: entrepreneur’s amazing recovery from rock bottom
Douglas Bray has overcome more challenges than most of us in the last four years. The Hong Kong business owner was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in September 2021. Three months later, he and his wife separated. A few weeks after that, he...

Brunswick startup transforms salmon waste into biomedical marvels
Salmonics is transforming fish waste into biomedical products for research and diagnostics. BRUNSWICK, Maine — A biotech startup in Brunswick is giving fish waste a new purpose by transforming it into biomedical products used in research and...
Make investment in energy attractive, power minister tells commissioners of energy
The Minister of Power Adebyo Adelabu has called on state commissioners for energy to roll out policies that would make investments in rural healthcare attractive. In his remarks at the First National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health...

4 takeaways from day one of Launch Dayton Startup Week
Launch Dayton’s Startup Week runs Tuesday and Wednesday this year, beginning at 9:30 a.m. each day. Startup Week continues this evening with the pitch competition held at 5 p.m. at Yellow Cab Tavern, where teams of entrepreneurs will compete for...

More Investment And Big Goals For America’s Major League Cricket Amid Saga
Glenn Maxwell was a star in Major League Cricket (Photo by Arjun Singh / Sportzpics for MLC) Supplied After a particularly grim period amid never-ending tumult, prompting major concern as the Los Angeles Olympics inches closer, there is some...

New initiative set to transform Osun farmers into agribusiness entrepreneurs
In a move set to redefine Nigeria’s agricultural landscape, a new initiative – the Micro Cassava Enterprise Support Programme – has been launched to transform small-scale cassava farming in Osun State into a profitable, thriving enterprise. The...

The Mill holding a pair of small-business events this month
If you're a small business owner, a budding entrepreneur or just thinking about starting up a side hustle of your own, The Mill Workspace has a pair of upcoming events that might be of interest to you. Build Your Brand with New Workshop DYERSBURG...

WA small business owners not as optimistic due to pending tax hikes
(The Center Square) – Small business owners in most of the U.S. feel more upbeat, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ Small Business Optimism Index for August, which increased by half a point from the previous month to...

US explores investment in Pakistan's ports
ISLAMABAD: A US delegation visited the Ministry of Maritime Affairs on Tuesday, where it was briefed on Pakistan's ports, operational capacity, business models, and maritime connectivity. Federal Secretary Syed Zafar Ali Shah received the...

Arizona lawmakers thank Taiwan for bolstering state with TSMC investment
Taipei, Sept. 10 (CNA) A group of visiting lawmakers from the state of Arizona on Tuesday said their ongoing visit to Taiwan was meant to thank the country for putting Arizona on the map with Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC's US$150 billion investment....
Citigroup sees investment-banking fees, markets up mid-single digits
Volatility has whipsawed global markets since US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on trading partners around the world [NEW YORK] Citigroup said that its third-quarter investment-banking fees and trading revenues are both trending up by...

SBA opens nominations for 2026 National Small Business Week awards
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened nominations for the 2026 National Small Business Week Awards. National Small Business Week recognizes the contributions of America’s 36 million small businesses – which make up 99% of all...