SMEs: Page 5

Technology

How Point of Sale Is Changing the Future Of SME Business Through Digitalization

PoS which is currently the need of the hour is largely aiming at changing the future of SME business through its cloud-based features

Growth Strategies

The Road Ahead: Visa Webinar Discusses How A Shift To Digital Can Help In The Recovery Of SMEs In The UAE

With Entrepreneur Middle East Editor in Chief Aby Sam Thomas as the moderator, the discussion was led by Saeed Al Marri, Deputy CEO, Dubai SME, Madhur Mehra, MENA Head of Merchant Sales and Acquiring at Visa, and Raed Hafez, CEO of elGrocer.

News and Trends

Blue Ashva Capital Raises INR 454 Crore For Its SME and Startup Focused Fund

The investors include family offices and high net worth individuals

Growth Strategies

Catalyzing Online Commerce: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted Business As We Know It

Visa's COVID-19 CEMEA Impact Tracker shows how the COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered how customers interact with businesses today.

Growth Strategies

Silver Linings: What SMEs In Dubai (Potentially) Stand To Gain From The COVID-19 Crisis

Looking beyond the summer, I'm hoping that we are going to see drastic changes to how we work, how we get paid, and a reduction in bureaucracy that will benefit everyone.

Marketing

Online Businesses & COVID-19: How To Be More Resilient In 'The New Normal'

These three strategies will help new and current SMEs in the online retail space make their businesses as resilient as possible quickly

Finance

How Fintech Can Help Ensure The Survival Of SMEs In The Middle East

Improving financial inclusion for SMEs could boost annual economic growth by 1% per year, and also lead to a potential 16 million jobs by 2025 in the Middle East and Central Asia regions.

News and Trends

PM Narendra Modi Announces INR 20 Lakh Crore Package, Stresses On Self Reliance

There will be a fourth phase of lockdown starting May 18, which will be done in consultation with respective state governments.

News and Trends

Tips For Small Businesses To Protect Themselves During COVID-19

This is the perfect time to go online and start investing in brand-building, good content, SEO and more.

Growth Strategies

It's Time We Support Our Communities Through Conscious Consumerism And Wise Investment

Even during such troublesome times, we have the ability to work collectively together to negate the possibilities of our fellow community members becoming vulnerable.

News and Trends

Coronavirus: Start-Ups, SMEs Scramble For Cash As Disruption Hits Hard

A Local Circles Survey found that only six per cent were covered, in terms of cash, for a period of more than six months.

Technology

Future Scope of Accounting Software for Small and Medium Enterprises

Some SMEs already use automated accounting software however they spend hours to make their software automate processes

Finance

These Fintech Apps Are Making Digitization Easier For SMEs In India

In the Union Budget 2020, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the turnover threshold for auditing will be raised from INR 1 crore to INR 5 crore for MSMEs who carry less than 5 per cent of their business transactions in cash

Entrepreneurs

Phinests Wants To Become Kuwait's Leading Creative Professionals Hub

Launched in April 2019, Phinests is an online platform that helps connect creative and media professionals to their customers in accessible and convenient way.

News and Trends

[Funding Alert] SuperMoney raises $1 million from Unitus Ventures in pre-series A round

Lending platform SuperMoney raised $1 million from Unitus Ventures in a pre-series A funding round.