Fast-Tracking SME Sustainability Could Accelerate Global Climate . . . Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, 23 June 2025 – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 90% of businesses globally and account for 40%-60% of business-sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, yet they remain one of the most under-supported segments in the global sustainability transition
Indonesias SMEs are key to development. How can they grow? Indonesia's small businesses will be an essential driver of the country's future development Currently most are micro-enterprises – there is an urgent need to understand how they could scale up and become established companies A new blueprint will help owners to understand how they can take their businesses to the next level
Small Business, Big Problem: New Report Says 67% of SMEs Worldwide Are . . . Geneva, Switzerland, 2 December 2022 – Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies are the backbone of the global economy They create close to 70% of jobs and GDP worldwide But, amid warnings of a global recession, research from the World Economic Forum and the National University of Singapore Business School indicates that 67% of executives from SMEs cite survival
3 ways to empower SMEs and create global cyber resilience The biggest cyber risk to the global economy is attacks on the often-overlooked and more vulnerable small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs form supply chains, power economies and provide employment, but have smaller budgets and fewer resources to handle cybersecurity Smaller businesses can follow three pathways to stronger cyber resilience, collectively, and by doing so, also strengthen the
How to help small businesses thrive in the digital economy Around 99% of all firms in OECD countries are small- and medium-sized businesses Helping small businesses accelerate their digital journeys builds wider access to the digital economy Partnerships across the public and private sector can support greater social inclusion and help businesses thrive
Why small businesses and startups are thriving in the Gulf In Kuwait, which licensed 6,700 new companies through the first three quarters of 2024, the National Fund for SME Development recently launched its Mubader Plus programme, offering workshops, counseling and other assistance to budding entrepreneurs