Fast-Tracking SME Sustainability Could Accelerate Global Climate ...
Jun 23, 2025 · 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 …
Driving global growth through the power of small business
Jan 13, 2026 · Public-private partnership is key to delivering the financial education, acceptance of digital payments, and increased access to capital that small businesses need.
3 ways to empower SMEs and create global cyber resilience
Jul 29, 2025 · 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 …
Here's how SMEs can turn cybersecurity risk into opportunity
Jul 30, 2024 · For SMEs, cybersecurity can be a costly and difficult endeavor — but it doesn't have to be that way. Here's how SMEs can turn cyber risk into opportunity.
Want to invest in Africa? Time to think smaller and smarter
Jan 19, 2026 · For Africa’s SMMEs, stronger systems, better technology, sound governance and targeted training can enable businesses to scale into the middle market and drive sustainable …
The big opportunity behind small businesses | World Economic Forum
Dec 8, 2022 · This includes our future readiness self-assessment and benchmarking tool, the creation of an SME digital community for peer-to-peer learning between companies as well as meet-ups with …
Report: 5 key insights on the future-readiness of SMEs
Dec 3, 2021 · SMEs play a significant role in enabling and shaping the nature of innovation. We share the insights of over 300 CEOs and founders of forward-looking SMEs.
Japan's SMEs are receiving a recruitment and retention boost
May 30, 2025 · Japan's SMEs often find it difficult to recruit and retain talent, which affects business continuity. Digital tools and government support are helping.
Why priming Africa’s SMEs for growth needs more than money | World ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Growing the SME sector in Africa will boost employment, increase national revenues and free governments to focus on social and economic infrastructure.
Harnessing power of SMEs can shape the future of sustainability
Apr 22, 2022 · Small and medium-sized enterprises have a big role to play in improving corporate sustainability - the World Economic Forum’s intelligence can help.