Small Business (SMB) stories
The funding will help the Italian software group buy US businesses and deepen its reach among small firms already using multiple tools.
Finance teams can now see cash flow and other key measures in real time, as Iplicit rolls out a beta AI analytics suite.
More than half of North American SMBs lack basic email protections, leaving them more exposed to phishing, impersonation and fraud than UK peers.
The new tool aims to cut manual upkeep for agencies juggling dozens of WordPress sites, with updates and checks now handled in one place.
The Manchester firm is now weighing outside funding and headcount growth after repeat business pushed first-year revenue above GBP £250,000.
The tool could cut repetitive finance admin for accountants and small businesses, while keeping every automated step logged for compliance.
Small businesses can now query live Xero data in Claude as the accounting group widens its AI push to 4.5 million subscribers.
That annual software bill can rival a senior engineer's pay as AI add-ons and shadow IT push spending to USD $141,606 for a 50-person firm.
Buyers across Europe are trading up to higher-spec refurbished notebooks, lifting revenue 10% even as unit sales stayed broadly flat.
It gives Raise a foothold in India's fragmented insurance market as the group aims to expand beyond investing and trading products.
Businesses face tighter reporting and new rules as ministers move to overhaul cyber security, AI oversight and digital identity regulation.
Digital payments are set to dominate regional online shopping by 2029 as the market races towards USD $289.8 billion, a study says.
Uncertainty over planned capital gains tax changes could deter startup funding and prompt founders, investors and talent to leave Australia.
Tax changes could curb early-stage investment even as the Federal Budget backs critical minerals, AI and renewable project delivery.
AI skills are pushing up salaries across Australian workplaces, with employers struggling to price talent amid fierce competition.
Early-stage founders in New Zealand are being offered step-by-step help on tax, branding and cashflow as Bossit targets stronger business survival.
The cash is aimed at helping smaller firms afford the processing power needed to scale AI products and keep value in Canada.
Mid-market firms could cut procurement bottlenecks as Spendflo's Flo AI automates buying, contracts and invoices across existing systems.
Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.
Customers get a single cyber and compliance service as WorkNest folds Pentest People and Bulletproof into a new security division.