Entries by Business Executive

Chicago small businesses ready for holiday shoppers amid Black Friday deals, Small Business Saturday after Thanksgiving 2025

CHICAGO (WLS) — Black Friday isn’t just a one-day event, it’s a full shopping season with big retailers offering big discounts and small neighborhood boutiques offering their own unique incentives. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch At the Target on Elston in Logan Square, holiday shopping is not just about deep […]

UN ECA, TradeMark Africa and Google Join Forces to Boost Digital Trade Across Africa

Aligned with the recently adopted AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade, the initiative aims to strengthen institutional and technical capacities necessary for effective implementation of the Protocol. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),  through its African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), has launched a new […]

New Mexico rolls out bilingual program to help small businesses access capital | Business

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Small Businesses in DC area struggle to recover after 43-day government shutdown

The owner of Valleta Port in Alexandria says her revenue dropped by 40% during the nation’s longest shutdown ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As the federal government slowly reopens after the nation’s longest shutdown, small business owners in Northern Virginia say the financial fallout is far from over. For Svetlana Makrovskaya, owner of Valetta Port, a Mediterranean restaurant […]

Indy Chamber Helps Small Business Grow with Procurement Roundtables  – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic

When she started her trucking and hauling business in 2016, Crystal Simonton thought the Indy Chamber existed only to help large companies, not small businesses like hers.  Simonton is the owner of CAS Transport, a company that hauls materials like dirt, sand, gravel, asphalt, and more to local construction sites. She says she fell in […]

Open Innovation in Defense: A Strategic Necessity

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,353, November 9, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In today’s fast-paced technological environment, defense systems can no longer rely solely on internal R&D. Open innovation—systematically engaging with startups, academia, and civilian tech sectors—has become a strategic necessity. The distinct cases of the US and Israel suggest that diverse models can serve a […]