Business ❯ Small and Medium Enterprises

Challenges

Economic Impact Cost Management Financial Struggles Competition Crisis Response Regulatory Compliance Logistics Production Issues Tax Burden Funding Inequality

NR-1 Forces Mental-Health Risk Management as Many Brazilian Firms Lack Tools to Comply

Starting May 26 the rule requires routine mapping of psychosocial risks, which will expose gaps in leadership, method and small‑firm readiness.

Mexico Presses PTU Payouts, With Some App Workers Now Eligible

Commerce Pay Deal Takes Effect With 5% Raise and $120,000 Extra for Workers

Three Senators Move to Repeal Argentina’s New Severance Fund as Court Freeze Holds

Argentine SME Leaders Press for Economic Rethink as New Data Show Weak Output and Job Losses

DIHK Warns Germany Faces De‑Industrialization Risk as Insolvencies Hit 12‑Year High

Mexico Emerges as U.S. Trade Winner as New Import Tariffs Near

Argentina’s Industry Drops 6% in November as SMEs Warn of ‘Critical’ Strain

Rahul Gandhi Accuses Centre of Aiding Monopolies, Says GST Regime Is Crippling Small Traders

ARD Documentary Captures a Year of Strain for Germany’s Mittelstand

Corporate Insolvencies Rise Across Austrian States in 2025 as Big-Ticket Debts Recede

Pakistan Orders SBP and SMEDA to Tackle SME Credit Crunch, Signals Fixed Tax and Power Incentives

Most Brazilian Firms Not Ready for 2026 Tax Reform, New Surveys Find

German Mittelstand Doubts Merz Government’s Reforms as New Dialogue Begins

Argentina’s Industrial SMEs Hit 58% Capacity Use as Registered Job Losses Reach 272,880

Salta Announces FOGASAL as Argentina’s SME Guarantee Network Expands

Argentina’s Bakery Sector Deepens Crisis With 14,000 Closures and Steep Sales Drop

Mexico Enacts 40-Hour Workweek Law as Stakeholders Negotiate Rollout

Corporate Insolvencies in Germany Surge by 22.9% in October