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A small minority of firms generates most new employment. Nearly fifty years after economists first proved it, the money to grow

A small minority of firms generates most new employment. Nearly fifty years after economists first proved it, the money to grow

For years, we asked how people find ICSB. Now the answer is changing. ChatGPT and other AI assistants are sending readers

ICSB Sunday Times explores a growing paradox: small firms are adopting AI faster than ever, yet falling further behind their larger

Small firms doubled AI adoption between 2023 and 2025 and still fell 11 points further behind. Five open questions for the

Eight young women walked into the United Nations with something to say.
Some were university students. Some were still in high

What does a builder owe the thing they built? Nine years after ICSB helped create United Nations MSMEs Day, the answer

GDP measured what economies produce. HDI measured the foundations of a good life. Now ICSB is asking what comes next: can

What a World Congress! Like any great World Cup, there was not just one winner. Every day brought another winning moment.

In 2020, I asked whether arts and entrepreneurship were a marriage made on earth. At the 71st ICSB World Congress, a

Last week, ICSB introduced its 2026 Class of ICSB Fellows, first at the United States Congress during the ICSB-GW Day on

South Korea is shining on the global stage for MSMes Day at the United Nations. South Korea’s largest news platform—spotlighted the

More Than a Celebration: MSMEs Day 2026 Becomes a Global Call to Action. More than 300 global leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators,