USA

IDrive, a leading provider of cloud backup and storage solutions, is helping small businesses protect their critical business data with IDrive Business, an affordable cloud backup solution designed to simplify data protection across computers, servers and other devices. Designed to meet the needs of small and growing businesses, IDrive Business combines cloud backup, centralised administration and flexible recovery capabilities in a single solution. Businesses can protect multiple computers and servers under one account while managing backup activity remotely through a centralised web console. Unlike traditional backup approaches that can require extensive infrastructure and manual intervention, IDrive Business runs scheduled backups in the background, helping organisations maintain data protection without interrupting everyday workflows.

CANADA

Woveo, an AI-powered FinTech platform that helps financial institutions and community organisations expand access to affordable smallbusiness credit, has announced a CA $ 10 million lending initiative with the Business Development Bank of Canada. Through this microlending programme, entrepreneurs across Canada( excluding Quebec) who have traditionally been underserved by conventional financing models can access loans of up to CA $ 25,000. By combining accessible financing with personalised support and guidance through trusted community organisations, the programme helps entrepreneurs build financing confidence, strengthen their credit profiles, grow their businesses and ultimately progress towards larger financing from mainstream financial institutions as their financial profiles mature.

UK

Innovate UK has opened applications for its BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst programme, offering UK SMEs access to a £ 5 million funding competition to help deploy AI and Machine Learning technologies in real-world business environments. The programme focuses on helping smaller AI companies move beyond pilot projects and commercialise technologies that support important business decisions. Applications must involve a UK AI SME working alongside a medium-sized or large organisation that will deploy the technology. The competition closes on December 8.

IRELAND

TriNet, a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses( SMBs), has unveiled an integrated brand campaign designed to redefine how SMBs think about HR. TriNet’ s What You Really Need from HR challenges the notion that HR is simply a set of administrative tasks by highlighting the value of expert guidance, advocacy and technology in helping businesses navigate workforce challenges and realise their full potential. TriNet’ s campaign puts the spotlight on some of its SMB customers, spanning a range of industries and geographies and showcasing how industry-tailored HR support can help businesses of all sizes and stages of growth to thrive.

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