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  How To Build A High-Converting Sales Funnel For Your Small Business
How to build a high-converting sales funnel for your small business getty You're getting traffic but nobody's buying. Your competitors seem to convert effortlessly while you watch potential customers slip away. The problem isn't your product. It's...
    
  ‘Urgent and consistent’ policies needed to revive SME housebuilding
Tuesday 04 November 2025 12:01 am | Updated: Monday 03 November 2025 5:20 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email According to Nationwide, the average price...
    
  I run a very small business. Here are 21 simple ways AI saves me time every day
chrispecoraro/E+/Getty ImagesFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Are you thinking about investing in AI for your small company? The buzz about AI seems to be everywhere, but is there real value, especially for small businesses?...
    
  How to use AI tools to create 'Small Business Saturday' posters, flyers, and ads - for free
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. For many shoppers, Black Friday is mostly an online affair. Small businesses often struggle to market themselves as effectively as big-box stores during big sales...
    
  How to actually use AI in a small business: 10 lessons from the trenches
peshkov/iStock/Getty Images PlusFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. CNBC recently reported on conflicting numbers about AI adoption and productivity among small businesses. Productivity among the S&P 500 rose 5.5% since the...
    
  Pink Friday Returns November 21 to Celebrate Small Business in Downtown Jasper
The Greater Downtown Jasper Business Association is proud to present the third annual “Pink Friday” small business shopping event on Friday, November 21, 2025. This much-anticipated tradition continues to offer a joyful and meaningful alternative...
    
  Small Business Saturday roadshow hits the road
A UK-wide roadshow celebrating the nation’s favourite small businesses kicks off today (3 November), marking the start of the countdown to Small Business Saturday on 6 December. The month-long ‘Tour’ will shine a light on the real people, passion,...
    
  Balanced Regulation: Nigeria Ready To Lead Africa In Tobacco Harm Reduction Innovation
7 As nations across the world record unprecedented progress in reducing smoking rates through innovative public health strategies, Professor Nnanyelugo Martin Ike-Muonso has called on Nigeria to adopt a balanced regulatory approach through Tobacco...
    
  Wherever PM goes, he accuses Oppn of insulting India, should create 'Apamaan Mantralaya': Priyanka
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for frequently accusing opposition leaders of ”insulting him, the country and Bihar”, and sarcastically suggested that he should create a new ministry, the...
Malta’s creators: Grow your fanbase overnight with Blastup
Starting a social media page as a creative person or small brand in Malta can feel like opening a little shop on a side street that is not busy. The work you do may be different and interesting, but not many people will see it online. A post can...
    
  Creating a valuable Ghana Cedi for SMEs after 60 years
The Bank of Ghana or Ministry of Finance does not solely determine the value of the cedi; its value is determined more so by the daily lives of the average Ghanaian entrepreneur, producer and consumer. And it is only natural that the demand for...
    
  Price of tariffs hits home for Indigenous designers, small businesses
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  Google has a new experimental DeepMind AI tool to help your SMB scale marketing fast
Pomelli is an experimental AI tool for creating digital marketing assets It can build brand knowledge just from a link to your website AI-generated assets are editable for the final human touch Google Labs has launched a new experimental AI...
    
  Roadshow to celebrate the nation’s ‘favourite’ small businesses kicks off
A UK-wide roadshow celebrating the nation’s favourite small businesses kicks off today, marking the start of the countdown to Small Business Saturday on 6 December. The month-long ‘Tour’ will shine a light on the real people, passion, and...
Local Gems Sweepstakes to celebrate and support Oakland County small businesses
Last Friday, Oakland County kicked off the 2025 Local Gems Sweepstakes, a month-long campaign encouraging residents to shop local and support small businesses throughout the county. The launch event was held at Designed Mindfully in downtown...
    
  22-year-old who opened West Sussex pottery painting studio after surviving a heart attack is thrilled to expand her small business
The long road to recovery gave Hollie Cheesman a new appreciation for slowing down and enjoying small moments. She launched Pot Luck Creations in Cobblestone Walk, Steyning, in June, one year after her heart attack, and has had so much success,...
    
  SME Foundation to organise National SME Business Plan Competition
The SME Foundation will organise the third edition of its innovative business idea competition, titled "National SME Business Plan Competition 2025." The second edition of the competition was held in 2012. Those interested in participating in the...
    
  Supreme Court Reviews Trump’s Global Tariffs Case Impacting Small Business
One of the most consequential economic cases to reach the Supreme Court in years was the sprawling battle over the global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. Yet the country’s largest companies remain on the sidelines of the conflict. A...
    
  Walkabout Outfitter Named One of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses
(Courtesy of Walkabout Outfitter) WILLIAMSBURG — Walkabout Outfitter has been recognized as one of America’s Top 100 Small Businesses in the ‘Culture Champions’ category, an honor that celebrates workplace excellence and community engagement. “It...