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Small businesses are key to a more sustainable and inclusive world. Here's why

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) make up 90% of businesses globally.

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) make up 90% of businesses globally. Image: Pexels.

Sanda Ojiambo
CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact
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