The Oklahoman: New executive order makes it easier for tribal nations to access federal funds. “The executive order also creates a ‘one-stop-shop’ for federal funding to be available to tribes and Native American businesses through a database called the Tribal Access to Capital Clearinghouse, which was launched at the Tribal Summit, the White House said.”
Otago Daily Times: Lost revenue blamed on mysterious Google caller. “The owners of a Dunedin cafe say they have lost significant business due to the carelessness of a mysterious caller claiming to work for Google.”
NHK World Radio Japan: Tokyo doctor to sue Google over ‘harmful’ Maps app reviews. “NHK has learned that a doctor in Tokyo is preparing to sue Google. The physician says the US IT giant has refused to delete harmful reviews of their clinic from its Maps application. Google Maps allows users to post reviews about facilities and locations and rate them. It is said to be the most popular map application in Japan.”
The Oregonian: New economic data dashboard sheds light on Black Oregonians, businesses . “The Black Business Association of Oregon this week launched a new tool to access data on the socioeconomic status of Black Oregonians. The Black Economic Prosperity Dashboard… draws on existing federal, public and proprietary data. It includes data across five topics: population, health, education, economic well-being and business ownership.”
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: Canada poised to create public company registry to curb financial secrecy. “The Canadian parliament has paved the way for the creation of a national register of company owners… Unlike the United States’ long-awaited beneficial ownership registry, the Canadian database will be publicly searchable and include a mechanism for whistleblowers to discretely flag incorrect or fraudulent information.”
Gothamist: Beloved NYC design store seeks new home for its extensive archive. “[KIOSK] was a place where you could find simple items from around the world, curated and arranged so that customers understood who made the objects and why they mattered. Now, the beloved emporium is looking for a new home for its archive of more than 1,500 objects – with a deadline of Thanksgiving to vacate from its current space.”
Search Engine Journal: Google Helps Small Businesses Stand Out With New Search Label. “In a company blog post, Google detailed upcoming changes to Search, Maps, and Merchant Center aimed at helping small businesses stand out. These include AI-powered product image generation, enhanced business information panels, and labels identifying ‘small business’ listings.”
The Verge: The restaurant nearest Google. “Thai Food Near Me, Dentist Near Me, Notary Near Me, Plumber Near Me — businesses across the country picked names meant to outsmart Google Search. Does it actually work?”
Harvard Business School: When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy . “The study, coauthored by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Luca, Abhay Aneja at the University of California-Berkeley, and Oren Reshef of Washington University in St. Louis, shows that making it easier to search for Black restaurant owners on Yelp substantially increased their demand, leading to more calls, more delivery orders, as well as more in-person visits—boosting in-store traffic by about 10 percent.”
VN Express: Google Maps used to advertise illegal services in Vietnam. “People are trying to advertise illegal services anonymously using Google Maps’s tagging feature, the broadcast watchdog said. Le Quang Tu Do, head of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information, confirmed this on Thursday, saying his agency has received reports about tags not being properly displayed on Google Maps.”
ABC 7 Denver: New website ShopBIPOC.com connects consumers with BIPOC-owned businesses. “Consumers in Denver looking to support businesses owned by people of color now have a way to do so with just a few taps and clicks. It’s all thanks to The Center for Community Wealth Building, a Denver-based nonprofit organization, which recently helped launch a website dedicated to connecting consumers with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)-owned businesses.” I checked this Web site to see if it was Denver-only, but after finding results in Colorado Springs and other places I’m pretty confident it’s for all Colorado.
CBS News: Google eases wartime restrictions in boost for Ukrainian entrepreneurs, but digital hurdles remain. “One month after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, Vladyslav Lysenko surveyed the damage to his egg warehouse outside Kyiv. Russian soldiers had occupied the building for weeks and destroyed most of his stock. ‘At that moment,” he said, “I realized that I had the opportunity to do something new.’ His dream had always been to open a restaurant, so after meeting Ukrainian ‘MasterChef’ finalist Ivan Kozyr while volunteering to help internally displaced people, he hatched a plan.”
TechCrunch: X tries to lure back advertisers with new $250 ad credit. “X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has a new initiative aimed at luring smaller businesses to advertise on its platform. The company announced on Wednesday it would offer a one-time ad credit of $250 to select businesses when they spend $1,000 or more on new ad campaigns over the next 30 days.”
Search Engine Land: Google Business Profiles to let you manage your social links. “Google may soon allow businesses and organizations to manage their social media links that show up on their local listing within Google Search and Google Maps. Google added a new help document on how to manage your social links in Google Business Profiles.”
Music in Africa: Goethe-Institut Kenya launches database for female creatives. “Goethe-Institut Kenya has launched a database for female creatives called FemBase. FemBase aims to connect individuals or organisations looking to engage the services of female creatives in Kenya.”
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